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Strategies for Online Learning—Week 6, Assignment 2

Table of contents

  • Career goal
  • Vision statement
  • Career portfolio
    • Samples of Web site design work
    • Transcripts of education
    • Writing samples
    • Diplomas, degrees, certificates
    • Newsletters

Career goal

It is my ongoing goal to work in the field of Web design and development—either as a self-employed business owner or a full-time employee.

Vision statement

I desire to further my education to better serve my employer as well as to learn more about emerging technologies and make myself more marketable to other potential employers.

Presently, I am employed in my field of study, and have been for the past 4 years. I enjoy my work, and am pleased that I am currently pursuing education that will better equip me to better and more efficiently accomplish the daily tasks before me. However, with more knowledge, both broad and deep, in my area of expertise, I will be able to market myself more effectively to other potential employers. It will also enable me to better serve customers in the event that my own personal business grows large enough to wholly sustain my family and me.

In some ways, the reality of what I currently do at my present job matches my expectations; I wish to work in Web design, and that is what I do. But at the same time, there are areas where I know I need improvement. It is frustrating to me to know there is a way to do something, but not know how.

I plan to move my present reality toward my goals by continuing through The Art Institute’s Interactive Media Design Program. I also plan to continue to research and learn about emerging technologies through other online sources—blogs, news sites, research, etcetera.

Career portfolio

Samples of Web site design work

Transcripts of education

  • Unofficial transcripts from University of Alaska Fairbanks
  • Transcript from Frontier High School

Writing samples

Diplomas, degrees, certificates, awards

  • May 2001 — Diploma, Frontier High School

  • May 2005 — Society of Professional Journalists award for public service Web site

    Alaskans win media awards

    Staff Report

    The staff of the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner earned an honorable mention in the 2005 Northwest Society of Professional Journalists Awards for its single-day comprehensive coverage of the Boundary Fire. Four staff members earned additional awards.

    In addition, Fairbanks public radio station KUAC-FM and the Anchorage Daily News earned several awards, which were announced Saturday.

    News-Miner online coordinator Jon Bourne took second place in the public service on the Web category for the News-Miner’s “Senate 2004” Web site.

    News-Miner photo chief Sam Harrel earned third place in the spot news photography category for his photograph, “On thin ice.” Staff photographer Eric Engman earned honorable mention for “Wired for a fight.”

    And news editor Chris Talbott took third place in the environment and energy category for “Born to burn” about the black spruce tree.

    KUAC reporter Dan Bross took two awards—a pair of third places, in spots news for “Pogo” and “Oil tax” in investigative. Fellow KUAC reporter Sara Neal took second in the investigative category with “TIFs in Fairbanks, Alaska.” Coast Alaska Radio News’ Ed Schoenfeld made the investigative category a clean sweep for Alaska, taking first with “3-11 Plasma burner.”

    Among the Daily News’ award winners was former News-Miner sports writer Josh Niva, who earned second place in the business category for “A penchant for parties.” The ADN staff won for its Web site while George Bryson and Tom Kizzia picked up first-place awards in education and personalities respectively.

Newsletters

  • Company-wide newsletter mention for Web site traffic record

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