How to build a mini course for your portfolio | Build your Google Sites portfolio series pt 2

Let's talk about how to build a mini course! In this part 2 of my "Build your Google Sites portfolio" series, I'll take you step-by-step through building your first portfolio project, the mini course! In this mini course, there will be an introduction page and 3 modules, and within each module, there will be a combination of text, videos, activities, and more! By the end of this video, you'll have your first mini course ready to add to your Instructional Design portfolio!
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[@Saaede_82]

Thank you I like all your contents about ID they’re all helpful

[@SamTaylorEd]

Glad you like them! Thanks for watching!

[@coreywebb2276]

Great information! Thank you!!

[@SamTaylorEd]

Thank you - Glad you liked it

[@stevenklug902]

Thank you for showing how to do this. What are advantages/disadvantages of making the course for the portfolio this way versus getting the free trial of Articulate Storyline 360?

[@SamTaylorEd]

Great question! Google sites is great because its always free, and I like that you're able to control when/how to share it fairly easily. I also like that there's a much smaller learning curve than Articulate Storyline 360. The cons are that there is pretty limited functionality/features. But I think if your course just calls for video, assessments, text, embedded content, etc., it's a great choice. Articulate Storyline 360 is great because it has significantly more interactive training elements and there are lots of companies that use it, so it is a great way to show off your skills with it. The biggest issue with Articulate Storyline 360 is version control and not really being able to update your content once your trial expires.

[@Blessingaworinde]

How do I add my writing samples? I don't get what you mean by mini course.

[@SamTaylorEd]

You can either copy and paste your writing samples into a new page on your portfolio site, or you can put a downloadable version of your writing sample onto a page! And for the mini course, this will be an example of how you build a multi-page course within Google Sites (that you use to teach someone something). This includes pages that are linked/structured together that a learner can click through to learn a new topic/content. Usually I like to have a few modules in a mini-course so recruiters can get an idea of how I would structure/create a course!

[@tlynne311able]

Hi! How do you link the course you create to your LinkedIn page? Thanks for sharing 😊

[@SamTaylorEd]

Hi! On LinkedIn you have an option to add Featured links to your profile, and you can generate the link to your site/course by publishing it. Thanks for watching!

[@joyolaleye8295]

Thank you! This was super helpful.

[@SamTaylorEd]

Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching!!