Hello! My name is Raven Laibstain and I’m currently a Junior majoring in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSDS) at Longwood University. I have been specializing in this field for a year and couldn’t be happier. Before I was a Communication Sciences and Disorders major, I was an Elementary Education major. I was in that major for two years, before I switched my major this past summer. The reason why I changed my major is because when I was younger I use to have an articulation disorder where I couldn’t pronounce the sound of some letters of the alphabet. As I got further into my college studies, I realized that I didn’t want to be a teacher anymore. I want to still work with children, but I want to be a Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) who works with children. I was lucky that with my therapist, my articulation didn’t last too much longer after I received therapy. I want to give back and help those children who have a speech disorder like I did as a child. I have always loved working with kids whether it was babysitting, working at my Temple as an assistant teacher and help children learn Hebrew, or be with children during the summer as I currently work at Camp Blue Star where I’m a camp counselor and have been working there the past three summers. I have had a lot of experience working with kids in different settings and I’m looking forward to becoming a Speech Language Pathologist one day.
The purpose of this ePortfolio is to gather all of the information that I have done this semester in ENGL 470 and display those documents in a way for others to view. The ePortfolio is an organized way to present past pieces of work for people to have an easy way to access them. I have accomplished the course learning outcomes of ENGL 470 by thinking about how each outcome relates to each professional document and the reason why and how it relates to it. The class activities and course assignments have influenced the way I practice my professional writing by making me realize how important it is to practice these skills and how to be successful in obtaining that goal. In order to be a professional writer, you must know how to do professional documents such as Correspondence Letters, a Brochure, a Press Release, and a Formal Report. All of these written documents were done throughout the semester have been a guide on how professional writing skills are important to know in life. The following course learning outcomes play a role in each of the professional documents that I completed this semester in ENGL 470.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Analyze and produce writing genres commonly found in the professional world (e.g., business, gov., media);
- Create professional documents that use plain English (clear, concise, and grammatically correct);
- Conduct research to create content for a variety of professional documents (memos, letters, reports, etc);
- Create professional documents that uses design–standard formats, layout, use of graphics, etc.
- Practice oral communication skills to present content effectively (enhanced with multimedia tools);
- Participate productively in collaborative projects.