Portfolio
A portfolio is more than a collection of projects; it is evidence of your learning and growth as a Creative Technologist. A strong portfolio shows not only what you made, but also how your work demonstrates your development. The way you present depends on your audience.
For internal use (teachers and assessment), your portfolio should make it easy to connect your work to the learning outcomes: analyzing, advising, designing, realizing, managing & controlling, and personal leadership. For example, you can explicitly show how you validated a prototype (Analyzing) or how you prepared and gave a client presentation (Advising).
For external use (future employers, clients, or partners), your portfolio should highlight your skills and role. Instead of focusing on educational criteria, you emphasize what you can do and how you contribute to a project. For example, “I developed the interaction design in Unity and led user testing with five participants” shows your technical and collaborative strengths.
Starting Points
- Identify your audience: is this portfolio for teachers, employers, or clients?
- For internal assessment: explicitly link projects to learning outcomes.
Example: under “Realiseren,” show how your prototype met acceptance criteria. - For external presentation: highlight your skills, contribution, and impact.
Example: show how your technical expertise in Arduino made a creative idea possible.
Key Points
- Each project in your portfolio has a clear context: what was the challenge and who was involved?
- You balance process and results, but the emphasis shifts: teachers want to see reflection and iteration, employers want to see results and skills.
- You make your contribution explicit: explain what part of the project you were responsible for.
- You adapt your tone and structure to the audience: link to learning outcomes internally, highlight professional skills externally.
- You demonstrate growth: show how your work has evolved and what you learned, regardless of the audience.