College of Education, Health and Human Sciences
Department of Leadership

M.S. Leadership and Policy Studies Leadership & Student Personnel Concentrations

The portfolio is to be based on the compilation of objectives in the student's program of studies and the program competencies delineated in the Portfolio Matrix.

In planning the portfolio, students should

 Examples of items that could be included in the portfolio are:

 These items must appear in every portfolio:

1. An up-to-date resume

2. An approved program of studies

3. Table (matrix) that indicates the courses and competencies

4. An artifact (paper, project report, video, photograph) documenting each         competency. If possible, use the graded paper (including faculty comments). If you have a revised or updated version, you may include both.

In addition:

• Each item included in your portfolio must be dated
• If the item submitted as evidence is course related, the course number must be included and the graded version must be submitted
• Time, place, and nature of the activity from which the artifact derives must be clear
• Submit the artifact that is best evidence. For example, a committee report listing you as a member is better than an internship log page claiming participation
• A written reflection should be prepared to accompany each artifact.
• The student must show in the reflection the relationship that exists between the artifact and the competency.
• In the reflection you may give examples from up to three courses to demonstrate you have met the compentency.
• In the reflection, compare and contrast your experience with theories you studied in your masters classes.

At your portfolio defense, prepare to talk about the following:

1. Look back across the materials in your portfolio and reflect on the process and progress you have made towards becoming a competent educational leader. Take a holistic look at your growth.

•  What successes can you describe?
•  Where did you miss the mark?
•  What did you learn?
•  How has your experience resulted in the improvement of your leadership skills?

2. During the final presentation of your portfolio to the faculty, you will be asked to reflect on your professional growth. Focus on what you have accomplished and how you know you have expanded your abilities in these areas. Develop a strategy for your future to continue to hone your leadership skills.

Electronic Portfolio Guide/Tutorial

The portfolio must be submitted in an electronic format. We recommend a program called Weebly. This is a free website builder that can be accessed with your browser at http://www.weebly.com/. Additionally, the links below provide a tutorial to assist in developing your portfolio. Within the tutorial you will find a sample portfolio from a former student who used Weebly. The links below are to a video tutorial and tutorial handouts prepared by Courtney Orians, our Coordinator & Instructional Designer for Online Education. Courtney is also available to address questions once you have reviewed the video tutorial and handouts (contact information below). You can use other applications for this project; however, we are only providing tutorial support for Weebly.

• Weebly Tutorial Handout
• Weebly Video Tutorial

Courtney Orians

Department of Leadership Higher & Adult Education

Coordinator & Instructional Designer for Online Education

311 Browning Hall

901-678-5229

cckelly@memphis.edu

Updated: May 2012