Michael Austin

December 3, 2014

University 150

Elizabeth Isenkul

While working on my ePortfolio throughout my writings I began to see a change for the better. My writing techniques have become more eloquent and professional. When the ePortfolio was first assigned during class I did not like the idea. It seemed to be too much pointless work and writing 12 journals seemed like a lot. As a student now after my ePortfolio I have grown as a writer and established better techniques.

At first I only uploaded my papers I had written for english and one from history class. I was not quite sure what to write about in my journals so I needed inspiration from my professor, friends and family. After I was able to receive multiple ideas from everyone, I began to type my first journal. I enjoyed writing about me first and giving background knowledge of things I liked. When I finished with that I moved on to talk about my favorite song, athlete, hobby and best friend. I was able to express myself through my 12 journals and it did not feel like a boring assignment anymore. As I kept writing more and more journals my grammar improved as well as my vocabulary.

I believe the ePortfolio has prepared for my placement test; I feel more confident now about my writing. Coming out of high school I thought I was ready for college level writing but after failing my placement test I knew maybe that was not true. Looking back towards the beginning of this year I have progressed into a great writer. The ePortfolio played a big role in my writing ability.