How to Create an
ePortfolio Presentation
For
RN-BSN 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 3203 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:
1. Introduction
2. Resume
3. BSN Essential I
4. BSN Essential II
5. BSN Essential III
6. BSN Essential IV
7. BSN Essential V
8. BSN Essential VI
9. BSN Essential VII
10. BSN Essential VIII
11. 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 - Completion of Lower Division courses as stipulated in the RN-BSN Plan of
Study
· II- Quality & Safety PPT Presentation
· III- Analysis of Final Research Paper
· IV- Benchmarking Audit
· V- Professional Practice Models in Nursing Presentations
· VI- Patient/Staff Safety Concern Paper
· VII- Community Assessment Final Paper
· VIII- Resume and Portfolio
· IX- Complete a Comprehensive Health Assessment
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.
· Completion of Lower
Division courses as stipulated in the RN-BSN Plan of Study
o Transcripts and
Unencumbered Nursing License from Florida or Compact State
· Quality & Safety PPT
Presentation
o NURS 4342 – Quality & Safety
· Analysis of Final
Research Paper
o NURS 3163 – Research & EBP
· Benchmarking Audit
o NURS
4405 – Leadership
& Management for Nurses
· Professional Practice
Models in Nursing Presentations
o NURS 3203 – Transition to BSN Role
· Patient/Staff Safety
Concern Paper
o NURS 4405 – Leadership and Management for Nurses
· Community Assessment
Final Paper
o NURS 4415 – Community Nursing and Population Health
· Resume and Portfolio
o NURS 4502 – Nursing Capstone
· Complete a Comprehensive
Health Assessment
o NURS 3214 – 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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