When I first started my WIX ePortfolio, I was nervous because I had never created a website before. I thought it would be difficult because I’m not very good with technology. I began creating the WIX ePortfolio around the same time I created a website for my other class, so it was cool to see the differences between the two websites.  According to an article written by Nancy Chick regarding metacognition, "A key element is recognizing the limit of one’s knowledge or ability and then figuring out how to expand that knowledge or extend the ability." I took this into consideration when creating a website, something I have never done before, and figured out how to apply it to this new project to expand my knowledge. According to an article written by the University of Illinois in Springfield, "multimodal projects promotes more interactivity, portrays information in multiple ways, and adapts projects to befit different audiences." I used many different multimodal strategies across my website. The template I chose for my ePortfolio was the recommended template. I chose this template because it’s simple and easy to navigate. On my home page, I shared that the website was created to share writing projects from my college course. Underneath the the section where I explained what the website was for, I decided to integrate a section where I gave a brief detail about my writing projects for this semester, and included a hyperlink to get to the projects as well. I did not choose to have a personal “about me” section on my WIX homepage because I wanted to keep it more professional. 

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Regarding hyperlinks, I used internal hyperlinks as well as external hyperlinks. I used external hyper links to help provide the reader with more background information on what they were reading. For example, I selected a hyperlink to lead to a website called Babbel, which is an online language learning tool. I used a hyperlink for this in case the reader was interested and wanted to use the website themselves. I also used an external hyperlink to a quote I used so the reader could read more information about it. Regarding internal hyperlinks, I used them on my homepage to direct the reader to different writing projects I had done.

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According to an article written by Nida Zehra, "Brains are far more engaged by storytelling, especially when they're accompanied by images and videos than heavy text placed all over the page." Going off this, I decided to incorporate pictures throughout my webpage. The photos I chose to use on my ePortfolio were both found online as well as taken myself. For my immersion experience, in order to add a more personal touch, I decided to incorporate pictures I took myself.  I did not use any outside sources for my pictures for my immersion experience. For my film review, I used pictures I found on the internet as well as a graph to help get a point across. I feel as though pictures really enhance websites and make the reader feel more connected with what they are reading.

 

I chose the colors gray and blue to use on my website just because I think they go well together. Regarding using eye track, I used a font big enough for the reader to see without straining their eyes, and an even bigger font with a color change for my pull-out quotes. The red font and larger font size help the reader to understand key points from the articles they are reading. 

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An article written by Helen L. Chen states that "Folio thinking provides opportunities to create learning portfolios and reflect on learning experiences." Throughout my WIX portfolio,  I used personal examples to help me reflect and acknowledge my opinions and what I learned from each writing experience. 

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Overall, building this WIX website helped me to learn the techniques I need to create a successful website, and it also helped me to expand my boundaries and try something new.

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