The Final Report had been completed, application packages were underway, and I had made it to the end. One of the largest assignments was upon me. The webfolio.
To be honest, the webfolio was tricky. I found it difficult to find examples online of other people’s webfolios, and I initially didn’t fully understand the difference between a LinkedIn profile and a webfolio. After doing a few readings and attempting to fully understand the given instructions, I started off slow and worked my way through step-by-step.
When it came time to create my page, it brought me back to thinking about our initial assignment in the course — creating our student blog. I needed to retrace my steps in formulating a webpage as this is a practice I do not carry out often. I opened the settings of my 301 student blog and I started creating my new webpage as a replica. I made the appropriate adjustments, such as changing the colour scheme, adding different menu items with the subsequent tabs, and put more effort and variation into the stylization of the text.
Parts of this webfolio I felt myself rushing to finish, as a peer review assignment couldn’t be done within the time I had planned to complete it due to a teammate’s late assignment. I was forced to reschedule my writing plan and focus on other areas first. After doing the layout and theme, I began with what I had that wasn’t going to be changing. Luckily, there were assignments that had earned a perfect score during the course which could be added into the webfolio without revision. After adding those assignments, I began revising in chronological assignment order, starting with the definition assignment deliverables, and so on. My LinkedIn profile was also a safe bet to include as it is just a hyperlink addition, and my unit reflections could be moved over from my student blog.
My home page for this webfolio is a little bit out of the ordinary. It is definitely not your typical webfolio introduction. I strived to encompass details beyond what is included within the webpages. I want to highlight not only what kind of work I do, but also what kind of person I am as that, I believe, is one of my greatest assets for what I want to do going forward in my career. As I continue to finalize my webfolio with the reminder of requirements, I hope to continue to encompass both who I am as a person and what I can do as a professional.