The document outlines the steps to set up a free Zen Portfolios account, which allows users to create an online portfolio. It discusses introducing the portfolio creation tool after a lunch and presentations. The 14 steps walk through setting up a profile, including uploading an image, entering personal and education details, skills, languages and work eligibility. It also explains how employers can easily find and download work samples and how the portfolio helps engage students with potential opportunities.

1. Zen Portfolios
Lunch & Presentation
Tuesday, August 13th, 2013

2. Agenda
• Divinely Healthy lunch
• Introductions
• Capilano University
• Zen Portfolios
• Talent Cloud
• Zen Projects
• Zen Launchpad
• Feedback / Questions

3. Divinely Healthy

4. Capilano University

6. Creating Connections

7. Zen Portfolios

8. Sample Site – Eraccommons.ca

9. Sample Site – DeltaLearns.ca

10. Sample Site – sd8learns.sd8.bc.ca

13. Enter your Username, Email
Address and Password, read
the Terms of Service and click
on “I agree to the Terms of
Service”.
ZEN Portfolios sends you a
confirmation email with that
information but sometimes
these emails get blocked in
spam filters so it’s a good idea
to write down your username
and password.
Step 1
Can be anything but good
to use your first name last
name (e.g. johnsmith)
You can use your school or an
external email address.
Username & Password

14. Click on “Enter Signup code
(sponsored account), enter the
Sign Up Code below to get a
free account then click the
Next button.
Step 2
The sign up code for
Capilano University is:
capu2012
Enter Sign Up Code for free account

15. Click on “Enter Signup code
(sponsored account), enter the
Sign Up Code below to get a
free account then click the
Next button.
Step 3
Site URL, Name, Image & Privacy
Usually first name last name works
best for Site Name,
e.g. http://zenportfolios.ca/johnsmith
This will display on your e-portfolio
homepage, e.g. John Smith
You can change this later.
Browse to an image that you want to
use for your e-portfolio home page.
You can always change it later.
This is the best privacy setting to get started. This will
enable you to invite your instructor to view your e-
portfolio. Once you have more content on your e-portfolio
to showcase, you will probably want to open up your
privacy settings more so more prospective employers can
see your work.

16. Enter your current and future
desired employment sector
information, your country and
region then click the Next
button.
Note: You can always edit these settings later.
Step 4
Current & Future Employment

17. Enter your first and last
names, your birth month and
year and then upload your
avatar
(i.e. image of yourself or other
picture)
Note: You are asked your birth month and year in
order to ensure that we provide age-appropriate
access to content, groups and services and to meet
or exceed privacy regulations related to the
collection of personal information. This information
will never appear anywhere on your e-portfolio and
will never be shared with any third parties except in
very rate situations where required by a Canadian
court order.
Step 5a
Name, Age Confirmation & Avatar

18. Select your
role, school, program, enrollm
ent status, and anticipated
graduation date, then select
the “Next” button.
Step 5b
Your role

19. You can optionally enter your
social network information.
Your e-portfolio home page
will have links to any of the
networks you enter. When
done, click the “Next” button.
By doing this step, your
e-portfolio can become your
anchor for your various social
networks.
Step 6
Social network info

20. List up to 10
skills, characteristics and
hobbies and interests. Be sure
to only add one item per line.
This is an important step for
helping to attract prospective
employers so be sure to put
some thought into it! You can
always modify them late
though.
Step 7a
Skills, characteristics & interests

21. Add your primary
language, add any additional
languages you speak, add the
countries where you are both
eligible and want to work, then
click on the “Next” button.
Step 7b
Languages & work eligibility
Cont…

22. An automated Welcome Post
is created for your e-portfolio,
based on the information you
entered.
It’s a good idea to modify it at
least slightly so that your
Welcome Post is unique. You
also want to make sure it reads
smoothly.
You can always edit this later
as well.
Step 8
Welcome Post
You can just ignore the
[zpcontactlink] coding,
this is just used by the
system to link to your
contact form.

23. The last step is a really quick
one! You just need to click the
“Register” button to complete
your registration.
Step 9
Register

34. Employers / Visitors can easily download
work samples

35. A company’s ability to predict
candidate quality increases by
37-40% when there is a sample
of that person’s work.

37. Directory with Advanced Search

38. TalentCloud.me

39. Talent Cloud

40. “Teaching used to be telling students about the
world. Now it’s about engaging students with
the world."

44. Zen Projects – coming soon
Face to face crowdsourcing project service
professionals

45. Zen Launchpad
Co-work| Incubate | Accelerate | Learn

46. Feedback / Questions?

47. Thanks!
cyrijones@zenportfolios.ca
Cell: 604-783-8601
@cyrijones
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