PLAN Workshop-Be Searchable

Description. What is your web presence like? Are you only visible on Facebook, or do you have a professional online presence? If you are going on the job market (or planning early for that distant day), the answer to these questions could set you apart from other applicants. This workshop will discuss why you should consider developing an online portfolio or posting an online cv, what documents or information should be included, and how even the busy or technologically-challenged can build an online presence starting today. Acknowledging the varying levels of experience or need with building online content, this workshop will be presented in two parts: 1) 2-3pm - Discussion of online portfolios, materials to include, presentation of examples, and sharing of participants' insights  2) 3-4pm: Step-by-step guidance in building a basic Wordpress blog to support professional materials online. This will provide an opportunity for those who are particularly uncomfortable embarking on this process alone (as well as those who just need a structured setting and time to make sure this process gets done!) to begin building their portfolio with the guidance and support of workshop facilitators.

Learning Outcomes. As a result of this session, participants will walk out of the session with an understanding of the value of online portfolios for the job search, knowledge about how to develop one, and an actual page on which to build yours.

Presenter(s). Keri Mathis is a third-year Ph.D. student in English - Rhetoric and Composition and the research assistant to Dean Beth Boehm in SIGS. In this role, she is interested in developing professionalization programs, including teaching, technology, and career workshops, for graduate students.  Her research interests in English include studying how genre and developments in technology have influenced the way people write and learn to write in different historical moments. 

Michelle Day is a second year Ph.D. student in rhetoric and composition at the University of Louisville. Her research focuses on the intersections between writing studies, community engagement, and trauma. Michelle utilizing a range of online platforms, especially WordPress and Google Drive, to facilitate the classes she teaches, as well as a range of other activities.

Please register for this event here.

 

Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at 2:00pm to 4:00pm

Ekstrom Library, Room W103
2215 S. 3rd Street , Louisville, Kentucky 40208

Event Type

Training & Development, Academic

Audience

Students

Departments

School of Interdisciplinary and Graduate Studies, PLAN

Website

http://louisville.edu/graduate/plan

Contact Name

Michelle Rodems

Contact Phone Number

502-852-3110

Contact Email

michelle.rodems@louisville.edu

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2301 S. 3rd St.

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky 40292

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