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Yesterday I attended Macaulay’s first Eportfolio Expo, where we discussed each person’s eportfolio on what we liked and what can be done to enhance them. A cozy group was present, where we made introductions and ate cupcakes, but soon after the question of blog versus eportfolio as asked. Although my site is in blog form, I still believe that it is an eportfolio, for I do have content to showcase as well that is originated by me. As you can explore on the site, I have photography, videos, and reflections that I am proud to share. However, I still want to explore my interests of the world to further show my personality and character beyond my compositions. Thankfully, there were quite a number of individuals that shared the same sentiments. I believe having my eportfolio in a blog format fosters social interaction and is best for what I have to offer, considering that I want to chronicle my path as a student of the Macaulay Honors College.
I am glad that I attended the expo, for I was able to see the strengths of each submitted site more clearly because we all discussed and viewed each site together. I also appreciated the diversity from all of our blogs even more, for we all have something certain to display, and we did in a manner that would reflect who we are as people. The competition was very close, but Maisha Lopa’s eportfolio was deemed the winner by the judges. The expo was well executed, but for future reference, I would prefer having the judging done on the day of the expo instead of making it pre-determined, so that certain questionable aspects of each eportfolio would be clarified. Having three prizes to offer would be nice as well, even if the runner-up prizes are not as expensive as an iPad2.
However, the contest is not over. There will be one more winner, determined by April 26 at 11:59 pm. Please check all of the sites here and if you believe that mine is best, vote for me for the People’s Choice of 2011 and please spread the word!
A special thanks to my friends, Corina, Olivia, Rebecca, and Susan for going to the expo with me to show support! We had a delicious dinner from Shake Shack afterwards.
On top of that, thank you for reading and viewing this entry, and for voting!
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Hey Clarissa!
I just wanted to say that it was great meeting you last night, I really enjoyed hearing about your blog. I agree, I think it would be better to do the judging after hearing each student present their site and explain the choices they’ve made along the way. I thought it was great that you brought a group of friends with you, and I look forward to seeing their sites now that they’ve been inspired 🙂
Good luck with everything in the future!
-Ariana
(Hunter ’11)
Hi Ariana! It was a pleasure meeting you too 🙂 I really like your e-portfolio and how you made it fit your thesis. I can’t wait to see the final product! Yeah, I’m so happy my friends made it…maybe they’ll be competition next year! Much luck to you too, but I’m sure the path is already brightly lit.
-Clarissa
Great post, Clarissa (and great presentation, too).
Your thought about the judges needing to be present (and hear the presentations!) before judging is a good one. I mentioned that to the judges after the event, and I think that is something we will add to the plans for next year.
(another thought is to have a few separate panels of judges for different categories of awards. Maybe a panel of student judges, some photographers, some professors, some artists, some business people)
This was our first time, and a good start, I see a lot of potential for future events to be even stronger–especially with the help of you and your suggestions!
Thank you, Dr. Ugoretz! I am even more excited for next year’s expo from hearing your ideas. I think that having different categories would help address the diverse Eportfolios, and that having judges from various fields would increase insight and networking opportunities. Perhaps with these different perspectives, it would be beneficial if the judges examine all of the sites if there is a top prize overall.