Creating a Personal ePortfolio in TaskStream

SCU ePortfolio User Guide Creating a Personal ePortfolio in TaskStream With TaskStream you can create your own personal ePortfolio (called Folios) that enable you to showcase your academic and co-­‐curricular experiences and accomplishments. This set of instructions will take you through an example of building a personal ePortfolio to showcase your leadership experiences at SCU. Click on “Folios and Web Pages” to get started.

Type in a title (in this example, it is “Leadership at Santa Clara University”) and click "create new".

For this ePortfolio on leadership, we select "Professional Development Portfolio" and click “continue”.

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Select the General Purpose template drop-­‐down.

For this sample, we are going to choose “horizontal navigation”.

Next, choose a color scheme and then click the “save changes”.

Remember you can always change this color scheme later and add different layouts to your content.

Next we will edit and add content. Choose “edit content” from the tab above. You will now rename the sections of the ePortfolio.

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This section is renamed "Corporation Outreach".

Choose "Apply Changes" Repeat for each desired section.

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The above screen shows the main content creation tool. Each section of the ePortfolio can be accessed and text and graphics can be added. For example, here you are prompted to describe your professional goals and the experiences that have shaped them.

Choose “Edit text & image”

The above screen shows the text, edit, and HTML editor. Click on “Save and Return.”

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On the bottom of the main content editor, there is a menu bar that shows the various formats which can be added to your ePortfolio. In this example, we’ll add an attachment.

Click on the attachment.

Click on “browse” to find the file you want to add. This could be a PDF file, Word file, or a picture file. Click on “Add File”

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Check to make sure the file is loaded. Click on “Save and Return” to go back to the main edit page.

Let's see how this ePortfolio looks now. Remember you can go down the left column (in red) and add or delete any section you want-­‐ as well as edit the contents of the various sections.

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This image shows how our ePortfolio would look on the web. You will notice that the template provides the menu buttons. By changing the template you can change where the menu buttons appear.

Let's look at the “select page area” to edit a little closer. By clicking on a topic and choosing “delete area”, we can delete a section of our website.

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This warning message appears to verify that this is what you want to do.

After you’ve added all your content and made all your changes, you’re ready publish and share your ePortfolio. Click on “Publish/Share tab at the top of the screen.

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You have a few options on sharing your work. You may: 1) Create a portable PDF of your ePortfolio.

2) Generate an email link so you can email the ePortfolio to your intended audience.

3) Publish your ePortfolio to the World Wide Web.

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