In order to begin my ePortfolio, it was necessary to begin brainstorming and organizing my thoughts. I wanted to formulate an idea within my mind to strive to create. I used a pre-writing model known as FAT-P to determine my message and a tool called a "mind map" to visually organize my thoughts for the layout of the site. I was able to stick with my original FAT-P outline well and my mind map was an effective tool for arranging the site.
Here is my FAT-P information:
FORM: multi-paragraph story narrative for "About Me," friendly letter for "Welcome", lists for "portfolio/professional work"
AUDIENCE: employers, family, friends, networking connections, professors
TOPIC: my polished personal and professional identity, the work I have done, why I should hold a job after graduation, my goals and aspirations aka my past, present and future
PURPOSE: to inform and persuade, to get a job
With the help of these two tools, I was able to being my site. The FATP helped to determine my style of writing and to think a bit deeper about how I wanted to project my image based on who I would most likely be sharing the site with. It challenged me to remain consistent in my message and how to incorporate a level of friendly personality into an otherwise relatively serious topic; my professional goals and aspirations.
The Mind Map was a tool I had learned about in a previous class so I had some experience using it before. It is a great way to think about layout and organization of a site. If the image of my mind map above showed all information that is in the map, you would see nodes being emitted from each category to identify what kind of information would be included within each area. Contact includes all of my email addresses, LinkedIn and Twitter, Professional includes my resume and relevant work done through internships and classes at Saint Mary's, Personal includes information about me and my family as well as how I have come to study communications. The Other site tab is a link to my HTML website which is similar to this site. I tried to ensure that the two would complement each other in content and layout/theme.
I stayed true to my original plans, besides some small deviations from the mind map. It is still a work in progress, but please feel free to check out my ePortfolio and if you have comments or suggestions, please let me know!
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