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Conclusion

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My takeaway from this e-portfolio creation was a build-up of confidence in entering the LIS field. While reviewing past MMLIS assignments and work experiences (in the form of artifacts) in which I applied MMLIS learnings and excelled, I felt satisfying sentiments. I was so proud that I wrote beyond the page count of my capstone write-ups (Scalar pages) than the minimum requirement. I am happy to show off my artifacts because they are an extension of my new identity as a library professional.

The issue faced when constructing an e-portfolio was following my action plan timeline due to limited time. The change in daylight savings times with few daylight hours affected my energy to complete the assignments timely. In addition, other responsibilities (personal, work, and family needs) came up unexpectedly, and it was challenging to navigate around them. However, I did predict balancing all those things in my life would be hard during the semester. That’s why I developed my portfolio SMART goal the way it was and factored in the possibility that I may fall a little behind and maintain accountability. As a reminder, my SMART goal stated,

During academic weeks 1-15, I will follow the timeline I outlined to complete my capstone requirements (e-portfolio), reflectively choose artifacts illustrating my LIS skills and knowledge that correspond with ALA core competencies, and seek support from the Capstone Instructor if there are challenges in completing each weekly task before each deadline.

I shared I will communicate with the professor if I need assignment extensions, which I did. Additionally, I strayed from the plan to use Brainfuse to review my writing for most of my assignments. However, the professor said I write well and skip the writing review service to meet my deadlines.

The insights and skills I obtained in developing the e-portfolio were learning how to navigate and design website pages within the Scalar publishing platform. I took time to learn about Scalar’s functions to create my pages in a way I would like to appear and ensure that those who visit my pages understand how to navigate my portfolio and can easily access my MMLIS program learnings. Scalar functions I became familiar with were tagging uploaded artifacts and media files with certain portfolio pages, modifying the uploaded pictures’ size and appearances on each page, adding descriptive data with my write-up for each photo uploaded to credit the photographers and photography location, and restructuring coding functions of my write-ups for each page. I had a blast designing my pages to an aesthetic that promotes user accessibility. Funny enough, this experience brought me back to my Myspace days when I would obsessively redesign my page within the HTML code function rather than social networking with people online.

To future cohorts of this course, I advise you to mentally look forward to showcasing your learnings. Scalar is a great and easy platform to navigate. If you can navigate posting the discussion responses, you can set a small amount of time to play around with Scalar and quickly learn its functions. As a result, it becomes easy to upload your artifacts, write-ups, and pictures when it is time to. Secondly, refer to each MMLIS class syllabus to help you determine which artifacts you want to add under each program goal. Use Dr. Winn’s artifact matrix worksheet -MMLIS PROGRAM GOALS- to map out your artifacts. Trust me. Utilizing the worksheet helps speed up the writing process when drafting the program goals. Examine all the resources Dr. Winn provides under Canvas' Course Resources. Examining other students' past submissions was very useful for me. Thirdly, writing the program goals will take longer than expected. I advise you to plan accordingly and commit to it. You can do it.