Professional Portfolios

​Professional Portfolios

Mckelle Hamson Cox, Ph.D., MPH, CHES(R)​

Multiple Select

Do you currently have a professional portfolio?

• Yes

• No

​(Cotrell, Girvan, & McKenzie, 2009, p. 237)

" A collection of evidence that enables students to demonstrate mastery of desired course or program objectives."

Open Ended

In what ways could creating a professional portfolio help you?

​Benefits of Professional Portfolios

1. Help learners develop new or deeper learning

2. Help students connect what is learned in different classes and across different assignments​

3. Help learners develop a better sense of themselves as students and individuals

4. Showcase learners’ achievements

5. Provide concrete evidence of skills for job opportunities

Open Ended

What does PLO stand for when it comes to the Public Health Department here at UVU?

​Program Learning Outcomes

​Describe what students should be able to DO as a result of the successful completion of their program.

​Public Health PLOs

​Assess

• Needs, resources, and capacity for health education/promotion ​

Plan

• Health education/promotion programs for individuals, families, and communities​

Implement and Evaluate

• A health education/promotion strategy, intervention, and/or program​

Resource Person

• Communicate an advocate for health, health education/promotion, and the profession​

Ethical Decision Making​

• Use ethical principles as applied to health education/promotion activities​

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​Healthcare Administration PLOs

Business and Healthcare Policy

• Exhibit a more complete understanding of business and healthcare policy​

Leadership and Management

• Serve in leadership and management roles and demonstrate effective, efficient, and ethical leadership

Health Systems

• Knowledge of public and private healthcare systems, their issues, and benefits​

Internship

• Complete a 240 hour internship experience and be able to apply the professional competencies in health administration​

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​School Health Education PLOs

• Prepare and teach developmentally appropriate lessons or learning experiences that lead to achieving health objectives based on the Utah State Secondary Health Education Core Curriculum.

• Utilize effective instructional methods and pedagogy to deliver developmentally appropriate lessons or learning experiences that lead to achieving health objectives.

• Create and maintain a positive, productive, safe, student-centered learning environment to facilitate student learning.

• Utilize formative and summative assessment strategies to determine if students have achieved the desired learning objectives.

Multiple Select

Were you aware of the PLOs for your major?

• Yes

• No

• Sounds familiar

Open Ended

What do you think you should include in your portfolios?

​What to Include in Your Portfolio

​For this class:

• Professional headshot photo

• Introduction

• Work Experience

• Accomplishments/Education

• Resume

• Professional Goals

​Portfolio Platform Options

​Available after you graduate

Easy to use​

Not as customizable​

​Folio/Portfolium

Customizable

Easily Accessible

Trouble with accessing documents/examples​

​Google Sites