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How to build an edtech portfolio as a teacher
A useful edtech portfolio is a collection of evidence, not a museum of every lesson you have taught. It should help someone understand the problem you worked on, the choices you made, and what you learned when the work met real users.
Pick two or three relevant samples
For curriculum and learning design roles, a lesson sequence, facilitator guide, learning module, or assessment rationale can work. For customer-facing roles, a training outline, onboarding plan, or change-management case study can be stronger. Choose samples that match the target role rather than adding unrelated work.
Explain the decision-making
Every sample needs context: the audience, learning or adoption need, constraints, approach, and how you would judge success. A reviewer can infer less from a polished final artifact than from a short explanation of why you made those choices.
Protect students and your employer
Remove student names, images, records, internal data, and materials you do not have permission to share. When a real artifact is too sensitive, recreate a simplified version or write a case study that describes your process without exposing confidential information.
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