PORTrait

About This Project
Slogan: 
Follow your path through your personal outlet for reflective thinking.
Year: 
2016

A staggering percentage of students end up not using their chosen major in college. This eclectic mix of AppLab students sought out to change this, but developing a personal outlet for reflective thinking. By mining personal reflections to uncover skills, personality attributes, and other key tendencies, students can make important curriculum decisions that better align to their innate capabilities.  

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What? An integrated platform that assists students into deciding majors and career paths most suited to them. How? Self-reflection, performance and feedback metrics, personalized resources, personality and strengths insights.
laptop screen showing login screen for PORTrait: your personal outlet for reflective thinking
portrait dashboard screenshow showing skills map, personality map, positive/negative keywords
assignment submissions screenshot with fields for reflection, positive keywords, negative keywords, file upload
the value: potential increase in retention rates; intuitive navigation; there's nothing like it
potential pathway to end user: administration > tech support > career centers > registrar > degreeworks > student