Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5
5.11
Put Together and Finalize Your Circular Course Portfolio
We’ve made it to the final week! It is time to gather and synthesize everything you have learned and been inspired by into your finalized course portfolio.
The portfolio that you put together is a systematic collection of your work designed to provide a holistic view of the skills and insights you have developed. Its aim is to bridge theory and practice, transforming your individual assignments into a cohesive roadmap for action. By reflecting on your learning process and synthesizing material innovations with systemic insights, you create a professional foundation that can lead to meaningful changes in your own real-world context.
The instructions below are the key parts of the assignment that you began back in Part 1.
The Circular Course Portfolio Assignment
The aim of the portfolio is to create an easy-to-access catalogue of the things you have learned in the course, and how to put that knowledge and those skills into practice. The portfolio can be digital-only, digital then printed, or created physically using paper, materials, and handwriting (scrapbooking or similar).
The structure of the portfolio is up to you to decide; it doesn’t have to follow this exact order, but it needs to include these parts:
- Point 1: Introductory Text (Cover Memo): A summary of the content of the portfolio, briefly explaining the context in which it was created (this course) and a few lines about you.
- Point 2: Your In-depth Introduction: The more detailed introduction of yourself that you completed in Step 1.2.
- Point 3: Weekly Assignments: Summarized and reflected upon, with an emphasis on visuals, accessible text, and practical applications.
- Point 4: Highlights and Key Lessons: Other important parts of the course you want to include—feel free to copy parts of or whole pages of this course (with a reference included at the end).
- Point 5: Concluding Action Plan: A plan with concrete bullet points focusing on what you have learned and how you and others can use that knowledge.
To give you an example of how this could look – a portfolio could start with Point 5 (your action plan), followed by Point 1 (intro), then Point 4 (your highlights), after that Point 3, and finally Point 2. Any order that makes sense for your narrative is okay.
For further details on the assignment, you can revisit Step 1.15 The Circular Course Portfolio Assignment, as well as Step 1.16 and Step 1.17.
When you’re done with your course portfolio please share your work as a link or document in Studium.
© Daniel Mossberg, CEMUS, Uppsala University and Sonali Phadke, studio Alternatives and Stephanie Foote