Instructor: Dr. Marjorie Wonham, associate teaching professor at the University of Washington

How will you incorporate marine biology into your future? You’ve invested in your education and acquired a unique combination of knowledge and skills and interests. How do you now synthesize, integrate, and articulate what you have learned – and more importantly how and why you learn – for yourself and for future graduate programs and employers? In this course you will build an e-portfolio that reflects your academic development and builds your professional future. You will gain a deeper understanding of the core values and ideals that motivate you, acquire a suite of tools for aligning your personal and professional principles, showcase your moments of most transformative learning, and write research, grant, or fellowship pitches and proposals. You will be able to select items from this e-portfolio to highlight in future conversations about who you are, what you do, and why you do it. If knowledge is power, knowledge about knowledge is the super-power you will develop in this course.

Required prerequisites: any three 300-level courses

UW Marine Biology majors enrolled in this course are eligible to earn Other Electives credit.

This course will meet in person on the Seattle campus the first week of Winter ONLY. All other classes will be held online.

Digital portfolios created by Spring 2026 class (accessible via Google Chrome only)

Cassandra Chin

Charly Cooper

Brooklyn Foster

Marco Lopez

Claudia Stile

Questions? Contact FHL Academic Services at fhlstudents@uw.edu.