RAPPORT
Volume 3 Issue 1 (2018)
they can apply all the skills gained through
their college education and develop a
successful career in their fields. Eportfolio
professional development for students has
the potential to improve the overall quality
of their eportfolios (Ring et al., 2017).
Professional development for faculty is
also necessary for a successful
implementation of the career eportfolio and
the items covered in this article (Eynon &
Gambino, 2016). The main goal of an
eportfolio professional development
program for faculty is for them to mentor
students to use their eportfolios as
marketing and career tools, to plan their
overall college experience, and to
showcase their skills and qualities to
potential employers. Faculty should also
be trained in how to use their courses and
deliverables to help students demonstrate
mastery of knowledge or skills.
In summary, assessment and career
eportfolios share many similarities, but it is
important to prepare students to make
necessary customisations to create
effective job application and interviewing
tools. Professional development for faculty
and students, leveraging the affordances
of technology and social media and
researching the use of career eportfolios
for job placement in specific fields are
steps that higher academic institutions
should take to foster competitive and
marketable professionals.
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