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1 Creating an ePortfolio using Blackboard 9.1 Before you begin working on your ePortfolio, you will need to do some preparation: Collect the files (aka “artifacts”) that you wish to include in your ePortfolio and save them to an accessible location. Make sure that there are no spaces in your filenames. Write and save a Reflection for each Artifact. Reflections should describe your experiences while creating the Artifact. Consider the answers to the following questions: What have I learned? How have I progressed? How do my artifacts relate to these factors? Read through the rubrics provided by your program of study and decide which page each artifact should be posted on. Building Your ePortfolio 1. Log into Blackboard and click on the Content Collection tab 2. Click on Portfolios, My Portfolios, Create Personal Portfolio.

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Creating  an  ePortfolio  using  Blackboard  9.1  

 

Before  you  begin  working  on  your  ePortfolio,  you  will  need  to  do  some  preparation:  

• Collect  the  files  (aka  “artifacts”)  that  you  wish  to  include  in  your  ePortfolio  and  save  them  to  an  accessible  location.  Make  sure  that  there  are  no  spaces  in  your  filenames.  

• Write  and  save  a  Reflection  for  each  Artifact.  Reflections  should  describe  your  experiences  while  creating  the  Artifact.  Consider  the  answers  to  the  following  questions:  What  have  I  learned?  How  have  I  progressed?  How  do  my  artifacts  relate  to  these  factors?  

• Read  through  the  rubrics  provided  by  your  program  of  study  and  decide  which  page  each  artifact  should  be  posted  on.  

 

Building  Your  ePortfolio  

1. Log  into  Blackboard  and  click  on  the  Content  Collection  tab  

   

 

2. Click  on  Portfolios,  My  Portfolios,  Create  Personal  Portfolio.  

   

 

   

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3. Choose  “Select  Existing,”  select  the  desired  template  from  the  pull  down  menu,  click  on    “Save  and  Continue,”  click  on  Build  

   

4. To  update  the  ePortfolio  header  with  your  information,  click  on  the  option  menu  icon,    then  click  on  “Edit.”  

   

5. Update  text  with  your  name  and  email  address  and  click  on  “Submit.”  

 

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6. After  submitting,  you  will  be  taken  back  to  the  Build  tab.  Scroll  down  to  view  the  “Initial  Reflections”  section  (The  sections  below  the  header  are  also  referred  to  as  a  portfolio  pages).  Please  read  the  Description  and  Instructions.  They  provide  guidelines  about  the  content  that  should  be  included  in  this  portion  of  you  ePortfolio.  

 

7. Click  on  “Create  New  Artifact.”  

   

8. A  new  window  labeled  “Create  Personal  Artifact”  will  open.  Type  in  a  name  for  the  artifact  -­‐-­‐  in  this  case,  Personal  Essay  -­‐-­‐  and  type  in  a  description  of  the  artifact.    

[You  will  be  the  only  one  who  sees  the  description.  If  you  have  many  artifacts  and  many  different  ePortfolios,  this  description  will  be  helpful  in  finding  the  artifact  that  you  are  looking  for.]  

   

9. Scroll  down  to  the  Content  section  to  attach  your  Personal  Essay  text.  (Sample  below.)  a. Artifact  creation  in  these  sections  will  involve  creating  links  to  your  artifact  files  and  

adding  your  reflection  text.  A  suggested  format  is  illustrated  in  the  examples  to  follow.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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10. Content  –  In  the  edit  window,  type  in  the  heading  “Artifacts”.  Highlight  the  word  and  click  on  the  bold  key.  Click  on  the  paper  clip  icon  to  attach  a  file.  

 A  file  upload  popup  window  will  appear.  Click  on  Browse  My  Computer,  select  the  desired  file,  click  on  Open.  Click  on  Submit.  Repeat  as  needed  to  add  all  of  your  files  to  this  artifact  page.  

 

 

   

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In  the  edit  window,  type  in  the  heading,  “Reflections”.  Highlight  the  word  and  click  on  the  bold  key.  Be  sure  to  turn  off  the  bold  mode  by  clicking  the  bold  key  a  second  time.    

If  you  have  not  already  written  out  your  reflections,  type  them  in  and  then  click  on  Submit.  If  you  have  written  out  your  reflections,  open  the  text  file  and  copy  the  desired  text  and  then  click  on  Submit.  

Special  note:  Some  versions  of  the  Firefox  browser  will  not  allow  you  to  copy  and  paste  using  command  menus.  You  may  need  to  use  the  keyboard  shortcut  –  CTRL-­‐C  to  copy  (Command-­‐C  on  Mac)  and  CTRL-­‐V  to  paste  (Command-­‐V  on  Mac).  

   

11. Be  sure  to  save  your  ePortfolio  as  you  work.  After  submitting  the  Written  Communications  page,  scroll  to  the  top,  and  click  on  Save  and  Continue.  

   

   

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12. Click  on  Build  to  resume  work  on  the  next  section.  

   

13. Repeat  this  same  procedure  for  the  remaining  sections  of  your  ePortfolio  –  Cover  Letter  and  CV,  Critical  Response  Paper,  Literature  Review,  Medical  Documentation  Assignment,  Persuasive  Medical  Letter,  HIPAA  Assignment,  Research  Paper,  and  (optional)  Group  Projects.  

14. When  all  sections  are  complete,  click  on  Save  and  Continue.  Mark  the  document  as  complete  and  Available.  Submit.  

   

   

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Sharing  Your  ePortfolio  

Unless  you  share  it,  only  you  can  see  your  ePortfolio.  The  share  option  is  available  from  the  Edit  screen.  If  you  are  following  the  previous  steps,  the  Edit  screen  will  appear  right  after  you  click  Submit.  If  you  are  returning  to  work  on  your  ePortfolio,  access  the  Edit  screen  as  follows:  

1. Log  into  Blackboard  and  click  on  the  Content  Collection  tab  2. Click  on  Portfolios,  My  Portfolios  3. Click  on  the  Option  menu  icon  next  to  the  desired  portfolio  and  click  on  Edit  

   

4. Click  on  Share  

   

   

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5. To  share  your  ePortfolio  with  your  instructor,  click  on  Share  With,  and  choose,  Users  (this  field  is  also  used  to  share  with  other  Blackboard  users,  such  as  students).  

   

6. Enter  your  professor’s  username  and  click  on  Submit  

   

Optional:  If  you  scroll  further  down  on  this  screen,  you  will  see  that  you  can  also  send  an  email  notification  to  the  person  with  whom  you  are  sharing  your  ePortfolio.  Just  check  the  Send  Email  box  and  type  in  your  message  before  clicking  on  Submit.  

 

7. To  share  your  ePortfolio  with  your  class,  click  on  Share  With,  Courses,  click  on  Browse.  

 

   

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8. In  popup  window  search  box,  enter  the  course  ID  (your  professor  will  provide  this).  Select  Exact  Match,  select  Course  ID,  click  on  Search,  check  the  box  next  to  the  desired  course  section,  click  on  Submit.  

   

9. To  share  your  ePortfolio  with  someone  outside  of  Stockton,  click  on  Share  With,  External  Users.  Enter  the  email  address.  

   

10. The  external  user  will  be  notified  by  email.  Enter  the  desired  subject  line  and  message.  Do  not  delete  or  edit  <PORTFOLIO_URL>.  This  will  be  the  link  to  your  ePortfolio.  Optional:  check  the  boxes  to  send  a  copy/blind  copy  of  this  notification  to  your  own  email  address.  

 

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Optional:  Assign  a  password  for  ePortfolio  access  and  limit  the  amount  of  time  the  ePortfolio  is  viewable.  Complete  the  options  as  desired.  

   

11. Click  on  Submit.  

Viewing  a  Shared  ePortfolio  

If  an  ePortfolio  has  been  shared  with  you  as  an  individual,  log  into  Blackboard  and  click  on  the  Content  Collection  tab.  Click  on  Portfolios,  Recieved  Portfolios.  Click  on  the  desired  ePortfolio  to  view  it.  

   

If  an  ePortfolio  has  been  shared  with  you  as  a  member  of  an  Organization  Role  (e.g.,  PHIL-­‐Faculty)  or  as  a  class  member  (e.g.,  PHIL-­‐4600-­‐001),  you  can  search  for  the  ePortfolio  by  portfolio  name.  “Name  or  Description”  means  the  name  of  the  ePortfolio,  not  the  name  of  the  person.  For  the  purposes  of  this  document,  the  name  will  be  “Philosophy  and  Religion”.  (This  is  the  same  name  as  the  template  used  to  create  the  ePortfolio.)  You  can  narrow  the  search  by  also  entering  the  desired  username  in  the  Portfolio  Username  field.  Click  on  Submit.  

If  an  ePortfolio  has  been  shared  with  you  as  an  external  user,  access  instructions  and  a  web  link  are  in  the  email  sent  by  the  ePortfolio  owner.  

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 Exporting  your  ePortfolio  

Your  portfolio  can  be  exported  to  a  ZIP  file.  This  file  contains  everything  necessary  for  it  to  be  viewed  from  a  thumb  drive.  

1. Log  into  Blackboard  and  click  on  the  Content  Collection  tab  2. Click  on  Portfolios,  My  Portfolios  3. Click  on  the  Option  menu  icon  next  to  the  desired  portfolio  and  click  on  Edit  4. On  the  edit  screen,  scroll  down  and  click  on  Package  the  Portfolio,  click  on  Download.  

   

5. Save  the  ZIP  file  to  its  own  folder  on  the  thumb  drive.  6. After  downloading,  extract  all  files.  7. To  view  your  ePortfolio,  open  the    index.html    file.  When  first  accessed,  a  generic  message  

describing  the  Philosophy  and  Religion  template  will  appear.  Click  on  any  item  on  the  menu  to  the  left  to  view  your  content.