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ePortfolio Tips

Overview

Welcome to this tutorial on how to set up and navigate the ePortfolio! Throughout your journey

in the BA Psych program here at SNHU, you will be asked to reflect upon your learning, your

perspectives, and your future career direction in your coursework. Your

ePortfolio will be a tool

that you access within every course of the program- an opportunity to reflect on aspects of

your personality and lived experience, and how those elements come together to help you

thrive within the professional setting.

Your ePortfolio is designed for you to showcase relevant coursework to recruiters and

prospective employers in your chosen field. Therefore, think of it as an opportunity to not only

highlight your academic success, but to show how you can leverage your knowledge and

skills to

communicate and collaborate within a team dynamic or as a leader in the workplace. And

remember- although the ePortfolio that you build from course to course is ungraded in

PSY-108, it will become a graded part of each of the other eight courses in the BA Psychology

program.

Setting Up Your ePortfolio In Brightspace, click on the Tools chevron and select ePortfolio. This will take you to your

ePortfolio Dashboard. On the right panel, in the section titled Build Your ePortfolio, click on

New Presentation.

On the New Presentation page, you will complete the information in the four tabs shown:

Properties, Content/Layout, Banner, and Theme. Note: Do NOT use the back or forward arrows

on your browser to navigate any aspect of the ePortfolio. If you do, you will receive an error

message. Whenever you exita page, use the Close or Save options.

Properties

Name: Key in your full name.

Description: Key in the phrase "Welcome to my ePortfolio!"

Tags: This is an optional section. You can choose to use relevant tags to make

your ePortfolio easier to find. You can search for items with specific tags, and

other users can use your tags to search for items.

You will leave the Comments/Assessment box checked. By selecting this box, you

allow instructors to complete graded assessments and add comments.

Navigate to the next tab (Content/Layout).

Page

Content/Layout

This tab will allow you to change the layout of content areas, and add

content

throughout this page. You can use the drop-down menus to

edit an item, change

its position, or completely remove it from the presentation.

Note: There are no

requirements for navigation and page layout- it is a style preference that is

completely up to youl

Presentation Navigation

Select Navigation Before Content, Navigation After Content, or Navigation

As Header, and click Save

Edit Page Layout Select 2 Content Areas or 1 Content Area, and click Save.

Pages This is an opportunity to create pages that represent each of the five

programmatic themes: Emotional Intelligence, Ethics, Social Justice, Career

Connections, and Self-Care.

Click on the New Page icon.

Enter a page name (e.g., Emotional Intelligence).

Be sure that the Hide Name and Hide Page boxes are deselected. Repeat this process to create a page for each of the other four themes.

Note: Once you complete the set up of each of the five pages, you may stll see a New Page in your list. If so, click on the chevron, and click Delete.

Navigate to the next tab (Banner)

Banner

The banner appears at the top of every page of your ePortfolio. It helps to identify your presentation for users and provide an optional description.

Banner Title: Key in your full name. Banner Description: Key in Southern New Hampshire University Bachelors of Arts/ BA Psychology, and click Save. Navigate to the next tab (Theme)

Theme

Explore the various theme options and choose one that best reflects your personal style. After you identify a suitable theme, click on Select. In the confirmation pop-up box, click on Set Theme. Click on Close at the bottom of your screen.

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You are now back at the ePortfolio Dashboard. Click on your name to view your presentation.

To edit any of the content in the tabs of your presentation at any time, click on the chevron

and click Edit.

Uploading Course Artifacts to Your ePortfolio

Every course in the BA Psycholog8Y program contains an activity that prompts you to upload

various artifacts to your ePortfolio. The below steps will guide you through the direct uploading feature in the ePortfolio Dashboard.

At the ePortfolio Dashboard:

Click on My Items. Then, click on Artifacts. In the blue Add button, click on the chevon and select File Upload. In the pop-up box, click on Upload and select an artifact that you wish to include in your

ePortfolio.

Once selected, click Add. Then, click Next. Then, click Save. Finally, click Save and Close. Next, click on My Items, which will bring you back to the Dashboard. Click on the chevon next to artifact that you just uploaded and select Add to

Presentation. Click on right-pointing arrow next to your name, which will provide you with your page

options. Select an appropriate page for publishing your artifact, and click Add. Note: Your choice of pages to upload your artifacts is entirely up to you. However, do your best to ensure a strong alignment between the content of your artifacts and the programmatic themes.

Repeat each of the previous steps to upload all of your required course artifacts to your ePortfolio.

Your ePortfolio is a valuable tool that you will carry with you throughout your life as a student in the BA Psychology program. And remember as you acquire knowledge, enhance your awareness, and expand your worldview, your ePortfolio is going to evolve with you! Feel free to adapt your presentation in ways that reflect those changes in your personal and professional identity at any time in your journey through the program. I hope this training was helpful to you. Have fun navigating and optimizing the functionality of your ePortfolio...and best of luck to each of you on the journey ahead!

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