Zen portfolios Sept 5th 2013 presentation revised

Zen Portfolios Lunch & Presentation

Tuesday, August 13th, 2013

Agenda

• Divinely Healthy lunch• Introductions• Capilano University• Zen Portfolios• Talent Cloud • Zen Projects• Zen Launchpad• Feedback / Questions

Divinely Healthy

Capilano University

Creating Connections

Zen Portfolios

Sample Site – Eraccommons.ca

Sample Site – DeltaLearns.ca

Sample Site – sd8learns.sd8.bc.ca

Enter your Username, Email Address and Password, read the Terms of Service and click on “I agree to the Terms of Service”.

ZEN Portfolios sends you a confirmation email with that information but sometimes these emails get blocked in spam filters so it’s a good idea to write down your username and password.

Step 1Can be anything but good to use your first name last name (e.g. johnsmith)

You can use your school or an external email address.

Username & Password

Click on “Enter Signup code (sponsored account), enter the Sign Up Code below to get a free account then click the Next button.

Step 2

The sign up code for Capilano University is: capu2012

Enter Sign Up Code for free account

Click on “Enter Signup code (sponsored account), enter the Sign Up Code below to get a free account then click the Next button.

Step 3Site URL, Name, Image & Privacy

Usually first name last name works best for Site Name, e.g. http://zenportfolios.ca/johnsmith

This will display on your e-portfolio homepage, e.g. John SmithYou can change this later.

Browse to an image that you want to use for your e-portfolio home page. You can always change it later.

This is the best privacy setting to get started. This will enable you to invite your instructor to view your e-portfolio. Once you have more content on your e-portfolio to showcase, you will probably want to open up your privacy settings more so more prospective employers can see your work.

Enter your current and future desired employment sector information, your country and region then click the Next button.

Note: You can always edit these settings later.

Step 4Current & Future Employment

Enter your first and last names, your birth month and year and then upload your avatar (i.e. image of yourself or other picture)

Note: You are asked your birth month and year in order to ensure that we provide age-appropriate access to content, groups and services and to meet or exceed privacy regulations related to the collection of personal information. This information will never appear anywhere on your e-portfolio and will never be shared with any third parties except in very rate situations where required by a Canadian court order.

Step 5aName, Age Confirmation & Avatar

Select your role, school, program, enrollment status, and anticipated graduation date, then select the “Next” button.

Step 5bYour role

You can optionally enter your social network information. Your e-portfolio home page will have links to any of the networks you enter. When done, click the “Next” button.

By doing this step, your e-portfolio can become your anchor for your various social networks.

Step 6Social network info

List up to 10 skills, characteristics and hobbies and interests. Be sure to only add one item per line.

This is an important step for helping to attract prospective employers so be sure to put some thought into it! You can always modify them late though.

Step 7aSkills, characteristics & interests

Add your primary language, add any additional languages you speak, add the countries where you are both eligible and want to work, then click on the “Next” button.

Step 7bLanguages & work eligibility

Cont…

An automated Welcome Post is created for your e-portfolio, based on the information you entered.

It’s a good idea to modify it at least slightly so that your Welcome Post is unique. You also want to make sure it reads smoothly.

You can always edit this later as well.

Step 8Welcome Post

You can just ignore the [zpcontactlink] coding, this is just used by the system to link to your contact form.

The last step is a really quick one! You just need to click the “Register” button to complete your registration.

Step 9Register

Employers / Visitors can easily downloadwork samples

A company’s ability to predict candidate quality increases by 37-40% when there is a sample of that person’s work.

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Feedback / Questions?

Thanks!

cyrijones@zenportfolios.caCell: 604-783-8601@cyrijones

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