Voice

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I am constantly struggling to find the voice of my ePortfolio. I get focused on the purpose of the portfolio, and then I get confused over who my audience is. On the one hand, I want to refer my students to the portfolio for my tips and information. Yet, on the other hand, I want to utilize my portfolio professionally to showcase my development as a professional. Then on the third hand, I also want to personalize my portfolio and share my growth and learning as a student. 

Because I come from an older generation where you didn’t want to give away too much personal information online, I am still struggling to find what voice my portfolio will fulfill for myself and my audience. As discussed in chapter 11 of the COVA book, I need “formative feedback/feedforward and encouragement” to continue to develop my voice.

I have realized that while trying to figure out what I’m supposed to be reflecting/blogging about, I have not started implementing my Advisors Tips/Innovation plan. The only way I will be to apply the information I am learning in this ePortfolio course is by authentically living with and using it. I have started phase one of finding my voice by taking the most common information I share with students on a daily basis to build those sections on my website. I will immediately be able to start sending links to this portfolio and obtain feedback with the users it is intended to help.

I feel like this portfolio changes almost daily as I implement different aspects and tweak different placement, information, links, and functions. Once again, I am just trusting the process and hoping that as I exercise this muscle, I will gain confidence and find my voice through and beyond the ADL program. 

References:

Harapnuik, D., Thibodeaux, T., & Cummings, C. (2018). COVA: Choice, Ownership, and Voice, through Authentic Learning.