This document discusses digital footprints and eportfolios. A digital footprint is the trace of information someone leaves online through their online activities and digital content. It can include social media posts, comments, photos/videos uploaded, and interactions with others. One's digital footprint is important because it supplements their offline identity and can be viewed by potential employers. The document also provides tips for managing one's digital footprint and checking what information appears online. It then discusses how eportfolios can help showcase one's qualifications and experience as a language teacher through curricula vitae, teaching samples, and evidence of professional development.

1. your digital footprint

2. What is a digital footprint?
The mark
you leave online
to be found
about yourself,
your ideas and
your behaviour.

3. What’s included in your digital footprint?

4. Why is it important?
It supplements your offline persona.
• It can be challenging to remove.
• It can be forever.
• It can be lost over time.
• It can be looked at by employers.
• It can showcase your initiative,
investment and experience.

5. What’s included in your digital footprint?
Anything you’ve done publicly
• Facebook posts, shares & likes
• Twitter updates
• Uploaded photos & videos
• Blog comments
• LinkedIn profiles
• Documents you’ve uploaded
• Interactions with others

6. Digital footprint DOs and DON’Ts
Ask yourself if you’re OK with
an employer seeing it.
• Avoid embarrassing commentary.
• Think about the platform’s accepted
usage.
• Control your privacy settings.

7. How can I check my digital footprint?

8. How can I check my digital footprint?
• Tyson Seburn
• Joan Bartel
• Michael Griffin /
Michael E. Griffin
• Cecilia Lemos
• Shelly Terrell
• Yourself
1. Is it obvious who this person is?
2. Is there more than one person?
3. Is there much available about
their ELT?
4. What type of information is
available?
5. What did that person create
themselves?
6. What links were created by
someone else?
7. What can you learn about that
person?
8. What would an employer think?

9. How can I check my digital footprint?

10. What is an eportfolio?
“Thus, a [teaching] portfolio is a collection of artefacts
through which teachers present their own professional
persona.” (Bailey, Curtis & Nunan, 1998)
“In his words, it demonstrated to them my commitment to
the profession and my drive to improve as a teacher, as
well as giving them something physical to look at when
considering my application, compared to the other thirty
which were based only on what was said during the
interview.” – Alex Walsh, on what his British Council
interviewer said to him regarding his online portfolio.

11. What is an eportfolio?
1. A clear statement about yourself:
a. Summary of who you are as a language teacher;
b. Your teaching philosophy
c. Your main accomplishments
2. Your curriculum vitae (CV) i.e. résumé
3. Samples of what and/or how you teach.
4. Demonstration of your commitment to the industry.
5. Evidence of your commitment to development.

12. What is an eportfolio?
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13. Browse their footprints.
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14. Considerations for eportfolios
Source: http://sophlylaughing.blogspot.ca/p/about-soph.html

15. Considerations for eportfolios

16. Considerations for eportfolios
Public vs private
ROI

17. Considerations for both
Visibility
Currency
Mentions

18. Further reading
Why and How to Create an Online ELT Portfolio – Alex Walsh
http://bit.ly/1walsh
On teaching portfolios | 4C in ELT – Tyson Seburn
http://bit.ly/2seburn
Update Your Digital Footprint #30GoalsEdu | Teacher Reboot Camp – Shelly Terrell
http://bit.ly/3terrell
Ozge Karaoglu's Blog - eportfolio
http://bit.ly/4karaoglu