MyPortfolio …this time it’s personal First steps Introduction to MyPortfolio

Reflection Personalisation MyPortfolio is an e-portfolio, blogging tool, CV builder and social networking system, connecting UCL students and staff and creating online communities. What is it? Lifelong learning Social

Create and collect Blog Profile Files CV Create and collect content and organise your portfolio into Views. Create and tailor Views for different audiences - you choose the elements to include. So, what does that mean?

Create and collect Blog Profile Files CV Photos of you Your Profile Your CV How to contact you About you Your profile is a space which you build up and can choose bits to share. What you put in your profile is private to you (until you decide to share it in a View). Profile – it’s all about you…

Interests Covering letter Create and collect Blog Profile Files CV Create your CV online and share it with colleagues and potential employers. Gone are the days of the two page Curriculum Vitae – time for something new! CV - Build online, share with colleagues and employers… Your CV Achievements, skills and goals Achievements, skills and goals Education and Employment history Education and Employment history

Videos and audio Photos and images Group Work Documents Create and collect Blog Profile Files CV There’s no restriction on the type of file you upload but please remember why you want it on MyPortfolio – generally it’s for sharing with others in Views. Files – store and share… Your files Your files

Readings notes Work journal Recording progress And more! Create and collect Blog Profile Files CV Everyone on MyPortfolio can blog. Be it a journal, for taking notes on readings, reflection during a course or your hobbies! Posts and blogs can be shared in Views. Blog – create, reflect, publish… Your Blog

Getting started To get started, you’ll need a computer, any member of the UCL community can log into MyPortfolio. We will start with the basics of getting going… Introduction to MyPortfolio

Start your web browser and type in the following address: Introduction to MyPortfolio

The first thing we need to do is log in, so MyPortfolio knows who you are. Log in with your UCL username and password. If you have a password problem - Introduction to MyPortfolio – first steps

If this is your first visit, you may be asked to enter your First and Last name before you can continue using MyPortfolio. You may not see this screen. Introduction to MyPortfolio – logging in

You are now logged into MyPortfolio. This person is Beau Mont and we will be using them to guide you through MyPortfolio (you can even find them online if you want to be friends). Introduction to MyPortfolio – logged in

To get started, you found this guide, but there are more. All can be found in the Links and Resources section Introduction to MyPortfolio – finding help

To navigate around, use the tabs at the top (Home, Profile, My Portfolio and Groups. We will start with Profile. Introduction to MyPortfolio – navigation

When you start off, your profile will be empty. It will be hard for anyone to find you, or know anything about you. See ‘Set up your profile’ for a full guide on this. Introduction to MyPortfolio – your profile

What am I going to use this for? How much time will I put into this? Do I know enough to get started? That’s it for now! By all means go and log into MyPortfolio and get started, but it’s worth thinking about how you’ll use it, when, where and are you ready to start? Forward thinking - ask yourself

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