Nursing Students: How to Create an ePortfolio Presentation - Students

How to Create an ePortfolio Presentation

For Nursing Students Only

ePortfolio is a personal portfolio tool for storing, organizing, reflecting on and sharing items that represent your learning. You can include documents, graphics, audio files, videos, presentations, course work, etc. that demonstrate your improvement or mastery in a certain area. This tutorial shows how to create an ePortfolio presentation that can be shared with your instructors or potential employers.

Notes: Prior to building your presentation, it is important to add all needed items that you would like to add to your ePortfolio personalized webpage into your ePortfolio account as artifacts. Here is a link to a tutorial in the MyFIRE Student Resources course on how to upload an artifact.

· For each artifact or file that needs to be uploaded, start the title with the course code. For example, NURS 3106 Exemplar (Assignment) Title.

· For uploading a reflection, follow this tutorial. For each reflection that is uploaded, explain how the assignment met the essential.

To view an example ePortfolio presentation, view this sample presentation.

When it is time to share the presentation with your instructor or potential employer, please follow the directions in the ‘How to Share an ePortfolio Presentation’.

1. Log into MyFIRE Learning Portal

2. On the homepage, select User Tools from the navigation bar at the top of the page.

3. A drop-down menu will appear. Select ePortfolio

4. When the page refreshes, to the right of the screen under Build your ePortfolio, select New Presentation.

5. Title your presentation in the Name field.

6. Next, add a description.

7. Then create tag(s) to associate keywords with the presentation to make it easier to locate at a later date. You can search for items with specific tags, and other users can use your tags to search for items (Your items will not show unless shared). At a minimum, add the tag ‘@nursing’ to the tag field. Once you have created your tag(s), select Add Tag. Tags can be added in bulk by separating them with commas.

a. To make a multiple-word tag, place double quotes around the entire phrase. For example: typing "winter project" makes the two words a single tag.

b. To make a private tag that only you can see, type an @ symbol in front of the tag. For example: typing @draft adds a private @draft tag to an item that other users will not see when you share the item with them.

c. To make a private multiple-word tag, put the at symbol before the quotation marks, for example: @"rough draft".

8. Under the Comments/Assessments title, the Allow others to add/view comments and assessments checkbox(s) are checked by default. If you would not like other users to view, comment, or view assessments for the presentation, unselect the desired checkbox.

9. Then select Save at the bottom of the page.

10. Next, select the Content/Layout tab at the top of the page.

a. If desired, change the location of the navigation bar in your presentation web page by selecting Edit Presentation Navigation

i. Choose the Navigation Before Content option for the navigation setting.

ii. Select Save

b. Next, add the desired amount of pages that you will need in your presentation web page by selecting the New Page paper icon to add additional pages.

i. A pop-up window will appear. Title the new page in the Page Name field. Note: When naming the presentation pages, add your course code and course title to the name of the page if you are adding many documents from one course. If the page is a specific item, name what the item is.

The required pages that should be included, in order, within the presentation are:

Introduction

1. Resume

2. BSN Essential I

3. BSN Essential II

4. BSN Essential III

5. BSN Essential IV

6. BSN Essential V

7. BSN Essential VI

8. BSN Essential VII

9. BSN Essential VIII

10. BSN Essential IX

ii. Select Save at the bottom of the pop-up window.

iii. Repeat steps bi-bii for each required page in the presentation.

iv. Once the desired number of pages have been added to the presentation, you can choose to reorder the pages if needed. To reorder the pages, select the Reorder Pages up and down arrow icon within the Pages section.

1. When the page refreshes, change the order of the pages by changing the corresponding page numbers on the right side of the page to the desired page number.

2. Select Save at the bottom of the page.

v. The heading that states “New Page” in the page section is the first page of the presentation. This title can be changed by selecting the drop-down arrow to the right of “New Page.”

1. When the drop-down menu appears, select Page Properties to change the title of the page. Then repeat steps Ci-Civ.

2. If you would like to delete the page, select Delete from the drop-down menu. Then confirm if you like to delete the page by selecting Yes or No.

c. If desired, change the layout of each page in your presentation by selecting Edit Page Layout

i. Select One Content Area for the page layout on each page in your presentation.

ii. Select Save

iii. Repeat ci-cii for each page in the presentation.

d. Next, add content to your presentation:

i. Under the Content area(s) for each page, select Add Component.

ii. A pop-up window will appear. Select the desired type of content that will be added to the selected content area.

1. The first component the student must add is a Text Area as the title for each BSN Essential Page. - This option allows you to add a text field to your presentation. The text that is added to the field is based upon your discretion.

a. If selected, a pop-up window will appear.

b. Name the text area

c. Add the desired text in the Content textbox.

d. We recommend to bold and make the font size bigger.

e. Select Save and Close at the bottom of the pop-up window.

2. Repeat steps 10di for each title that is needed on each page. The required pages and titles that should be included (in order) within the presentation are:

· I - Liberal Education

· II- Basic Organizational & Systems Leadership for Quality Care and Patient Safety

· III- Scholarship for Evidence-Based Practice

· IV- Information Management & Application of Patient Care Technology

· V- Healthcare Policy, Finance, & Regulatory Environments

· VI- Interprofessional Communication & Collaboration for Improving Patient Health Outcomes

· VII- Clinical Prevention & Population Health

· VIII- Professionalism and Professional Values

· IX- Baccalaureate Generalist Nursing Practice

3. The second item to add to the pages is an Artifact - This option allows you to add an individual item that you have added to your ePortfolio.

a. If selected, a pop-up window will appear.

b. Search for the desired artifact item by typing the name or keyword in the search bar and selecting the magnifying glass icon.

c. Then select the desired artifact(s) by selecting the corresponding checkbox to the left of the artifact.

Note: You will not be able to preview the item before making your selection.

d. Select Add at the bottom of the pop-up window.

4. If needed, add a Reflection - This option allows you to add a reflection that is not attached to a specific item within your ePortfolio to your presentation. Reflections are your thoughts about your learning experiences and personally added by you to your ePortfolio.

a. If selected, a pop-up window will appear.

b. Search for the desired reflection by typing the name or keyword in the search bar and selecting the magnifying glass icon.

c. Then select the desired reflection(s) by selecting the corresponding checkbox to the left of the item.

d. Select Add at the bottom of the pop-up window.

5. Information from my Profile - We do not recommend adding this information to your presentation because whatever information that is listed in your MyFIRE profile, even fields that are blank, will appear in your profile for the viewers of your presentation. Depending on who your presentation is being sent to, you may or may not want all of your information to be viewable or accessible. Be mindful of what information you are sending to the viewers of your presentation(s). A better option of adding personal information is to include it within your resume, an email, or to your presentation by adding your personal information in a Text Area (listed above) or in the presentation banner (listed below) based upon your preference.

11. The following are the requisite assignments for the nursing students that should be added to your presentation as an artifact.

· I - Liberal Education

· Transcripts

· II- Basic Organizational & Systems Leadership for Quality Care and Patient Safety

· NURS 4332 – Quality & Safety PPT Presentation

· III- Scholarship for Evidence-Based Practice

· NURS 3124 – Explore Current Events & Issues in Pharm Research Paper or

· NURS 3153 – Analysis of Final Research Paper

· IV- Information Management & Application of Patient Care Technology

· Develop Nursing Care Plans utilizing patient EMR data and generate a submission in MyFIRE for one of these clinical courses NURS 314L or NURS 420L

· V- Healthcare Policy, Finance, & Regulatory Environments

· NURS 4243 – Construct a Congressional Letter concerning a healthcare policy

· VI- Interprofessional Communication & Collaboration for Improving Patient Health Outcomes

· NURS 3133 – Create Group Poster Presentation for Symposium

· or

· NURS 4204 – Risk Reduction & Prevention Paper

· VII- Clinical Prevention & Population Health

· NURS 4314 – Community Assessment Final Paper

· VIII- Professionalism and Professional Values

· NURS 3106 – Professional Values Paper

· NURS 4243 – Professional Goals & Nursing Philosophy

· IX- Baccalaureate Generalist Nursing Practice

· NURS 3003 – Complete a Comprehensive Health Assessment

12. Once you have added the desired content to each page, select the Banner tab at the top of the page. The banner appears at the top of every page of the presentation to identify your presentation for users.

a. Enter your first and last name in the Banner title field.

b. Add an optional banner description (a piece of scripture). The description will be visible on each page of the presentation as well.

c. Select Save at the bottom of the page

13. Next, add a theme to your presentation by selecting Theme at the top of the page.

a. Select a theme by scrolling through all of the available theme options. If needed, preview the themes by selecting the Preview icon to the right of the desired theme.

b. Choose the desired theme by clicking the corresponding Select button.

c. A pop-up window will appear to confirm the changes you are about to make. Select Set Theme if you would like to move forward with your selection.

14. The page will then refresh. Once done editing the presentation, select Close at the bottom of the page.

15. The page will redirect you to the My Items tab. The newly created presentation will be listed at the top of the My Items list.

16. Select the drop-down menu to the right of the presentation’s title to perform the following actions:

a. View - This option allows you to preview the presentation in a new pop-up window.

b. Subscribe to Item Activity - This option allows you to subscribe to the activity or item from specific people that interest you. Subscription alerts display comments made on items or by people you've subscribed to. Subscription activity also appears in your minibar alerts.

i. Alerts on the minibar signal new activity related to your subscriptions and invites.

1. Message alerts display recently received invites.

2. Update alerts display assessments made on items or by people you've subscribed to.

3. Subscription alerts display comments made on items or by people you've subscribed to.

ii. Users can unsubscribe from an item at any time.

c. Edit - This option allows you to edit the presentation. If selected, the page will refresh to the presentation properties page and allow you access to edit any area of your presentation.

d. Copy - This option allows you to make a copy of the presentation.

i. If selected, a pop-up window will appear.

ii. Title the copy of the presentation in the New Presentation Name field.

iii. Then select Ok at the bottom of the pop-up window.

e. Share - This option allows you to share the presentation via a URL link to other viewers. Please refer to the ‘How to Share a Presentation in ePortfolio’ tutorial for further directions.

f. Delete - This option allows you to delete the desired presentation. Please use caution when considering this option. If an item is deleted, it will not be able to be restored.

i. If selected, a pop-up window will appear

ii. Then confirm if you like to delete the presentation by selecting Yes or No.

g. Export - This option allows you to export the presentation out of MyFIRE.

i. If selected, a pop-up window will appear.

ii. Choose how you would like to export the presentation:

1. Export HTML version of Presentation - the download contents from this option will be only viewable on your computer.

a. Choose if you would like to include All System links by selecting the corresponding checkbox.

2. Export Presentation to an ePortfolio package - the download contents from this option will not be viewable on your computer. However, the download contents will be importable and viewable on other websites that have the capability to process the package.

a. Choose if you would like to Automatically include associated items by selecting the corresponding checkbox.

iii. Once the type of export has been chosen, the presentation will be loaded into a .zip file. Select the .zip file link to download the file to your computer.

h. Add to Collection - This option allows you to add the presentation to a collection of items that have previously been created in your ePortfolio.

i. If selected, a pop-up window will appear.

ii. Search for the desired collection by typing the name or keyword in the search bar and selecting the magnifying glass icon.

iii. Then select the desired collection(s) by selecting the corresponding checkbox to the left of the item.

iv. Select Add at the bottom of the pop-up window.

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