Review the illustrated step-by-step instructions in the Week 5 Lesson for creating and sharing a Canvas ePortfolio. Submit a shareable link to your Canvas ePortfolio that has a minimum of three online web pages. Each page should include materials that represent your skills and accomplishments that would be appropriate to share with professional contacts in your network such as a biography, certifications, performance reviews, updated resume, letters of recommendation, relevant projects (75 points).

If you prefer, your ePortfolio can be created using another online platform such as Wix or Google Sites.

Paste the shareable link into a Microsoft Word document saved as ePortfolioLASTName.docx

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome(B) Canvas ePortfolio

ePortfolio includes minimum of three online webpages.

15 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome(B) Canvas ePortfolio

ePortfolio includes materials that represent professional skills and accomplishments.

60 pts

Creating a Career Portfolio (Part 2)

The primary purpose of your career portfolio is to support the claims you make on your resume. If your portfolio does this well, you make the hiring manager's job much easier by demonstrating your fit for the position. In addition to serving as the master document from which you can easily pull together a targeted portfolio for an interview or as part of your submission to a graduate program, the portfolio can serve many other very important purposes. It can also be used to do the following.

· Prepare for annual reviews and performance appraisals.

· Plan your career and lifelong-learning activities.

· Build your confidence.

· Set yourself apart from the crowd at a job interview and give you a competitive edge.

· Maintain your motivation.

· Provide a means for reflection.

· Reinforce the depth and breadth of your skills and abilities.

· Prepare your marketing plan.

Your portfolio should include the items listed below.

· Cover page: Your portfolio cover page could include just your name and contact information or you could do a word cloud (for hard copy and electronic portfolios) or a blog-type page (for your electronic portfolio). Both would make a very interesting introduction to this document.

·  is an example of a site that you can use to create your unique word cloud.

· Table of contents: Don't bother putting page numbers on the table of contents. Your portfolio should be a living document, which means that you will be updating items and adding and removing things on a regular basis. Page numbers will only make it more difficult to do this.

· A statement of originality or confidentiality: This statement should say that the portfolio contains your original work and is not to be copied or shared without your permission.

· Title pages: Have one for each section.

· Specific sections: For example, sections should include education, work history, training, reference letters, list of references, resume, volunteer history, professional affiliations, professional development, awards, and work samples.

You will not necessarily have content for all of these sections, but it is good to set them up, because it is quite likely that at some point you will have content for all of them. It should be visually pleasing and well laid out. Save copies of your best work. These samples will speak loudly to potential employers. Don't use decorative or script-style fonts. (They can be difficult to read and are not appropriate for business use.) Don't use more than two different font styles. Don't use all capital letters and underlining. Don't single space text, and don't cram too much text onto one page.

If you're assembling a hard copy portfolio, a large three-ring binder is a good option. If you have documents that you don't want to hole punch, put them in protective sheets. Microsoft PowerPoint is a good program to set up the cover page, table of contents, section cover pages, and so forth because it allows you to create new pages in exactly the same format. This makes it very easy to ensure that each page looks the same, which will give employers a very favorable impression of your portfolio. Proofread the pages carefully and have someone you trust do the same. Nothing is more offputting for an employer than seeing spelling and grammatical errors in your work. The organizational guidelines of hard copy portfolios also apply to electronic ones. Typically, an electronic portfolio will be in the form of a web page. You will need to identify an internet service provider that can host your web page and then either design it yourself or hire someone to do so. It is critical that it looks professional.

How to Create an ePortfolio in Canvas

Our Canvas course system includes an ePortfolio tool that students can use to build their portfolio and choose to share it with prospective employers. You can set your ePortfolio to be private and share the ePortfolio link that gives others access to view your ePortfolio without having to log into Canvas. You can also download and save your Canvas ePortfolio as a .zip file.

In Canvas, go to your account, then ePortfolios. You will see + create an ePortfolio. The next screen will be make an ePortfolio. Type a name for your ePortfolio. Keep the make it public box unchecked until you are ready. It is not necessary to make your ePortfolio public. You will have the option to copy and paste a link to give others access to your private ePortfolio.

After clicking make an ePortfolio, you will see a welcome to your ePortfolio screen with instructions.

If you would like more detailed instructions, the   has illustrated step-by-step tutorials for creating an ePortfolio.

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