Create Artifacts of Your Research and Experiences
Purpose: Scholars will learn about various platforms where they can advertise their research findings and research skills.
Being Your Own Public Relations Specialist
Continue the good work in research. You are gaining invaluable skills. As you progress in your research career think about how you will promote your findings and skillsets. Professionals are increasingly required to act as their own public relations specialists- marketing their skills and scholarship through various channels. Consider that most job vacancies are filled through networking and personal referrals.
To network, you must advertise yourself. There exist multiple platforms to create compelling professional and scholarly identities that enhance their visibility and impact through broader dissemination. Through it, you can promote their experiences and education to potential employers and prospective universities. Below is a video from Knights of Distinction about advice on how to market your greatest assets and skills through an ePortfolio.
This may seem overwhelming, but there is great news! There are many ways to promote yourself in different ways:
- Get Published
- Create An Online Portfolio
- Present At A Conference
- Create A Digital Story
Creating Your Academic Portfolio
In this video, learn which artifacts can be included in an e-portfolio. Learn how to build an ePortfolio and prepare materials for your graduate school application(s).
Throughout this lesson, there will be more information on how to create your own online academic portfolio. However, the first step is to create artifacts and organize the information you do have and figure out what you need to still create. For more information about creating your academic portfolio, refer to a topic further in the Mastering – Part II Reflect and Create an Online Portfolio.
Choosing Your Content
Priscilla Louis, an AAP Scholar and Biomedical Sciences and Psychology double major, describes how to create and design your academic ePortfolio to prepare for graduate school. In this video, she dives into how to choose content to showcase on an ePortfolio.
Examples of Artifacts for Online Academic Portfolios
Create a Digital Story
Also, known as digital documentaries, digital stories focus on a specific topic. They are made of computer-based images, text, recorded audio and music. They last anywhere from 2-10 minutes. This a great way to advertise your research to specialist and non-specialist audiences. For more information click here, this site is sponsored by the University of Houston.
Review Lianne Brito’s digital story, “The Road to Graduate School” below. Lianne is an alum from UCF with a Civil Engineering bachelor’s degree and a current graduate student at the University of Colorado, Boulder working towards her doctorate degree.
Suggested Assignment
Assignment #26
Create Artifacts for your Academic Portfolio
Purpose: Scholars will create a list of online platforms they will create and outline the materials they will need to gather to construct them. For assistance schedule a visit with AAP Peer Advisors.
Instructions: Plan for an Informational Interview; 4d_activity_three
Instructions for navigation
Prepare for graduate school now by marking this topic complete: click the “Mark Complete” button below in the bottom left hand corner to keep track of the topics you’ve completed. Then, click the “Next Topic” button below in the bottom right hand corner to move onto the next topic within the lesson.
If you are following the application elements curriculum, follow the Quick Learn icon to the right to the next topic in Resume/CV.
Note: For a refresher, consult the topic Actively Engage in Undergraduate Research and/or Experiential Learning
