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e-Portfolio Editing

Editing and Viewing Modes


The tabs at the top left on the page let you switch among editing and viewing modes.

  • Edit Mode: When you log in and view your portfolio, you first see it in Edit Mode. Edit Mode (the Edit tab) displays all your editing options for adding Sections, Pages
    and Modules (more about those features to follow).
  • Preview Mode: Click the Preview tab to preview your draft changes before you
    publish them to ensure that they are what you want.
  • Published Mode: Click the Published tab to display the published version of your portfolio – what your e-Portfolio visitors see. It does not display anything saved as a draft.


Click the Portfolio Settings tab at the top right to do the following:

  • Change the settings of your e-Portfolio at any time by returning to the page where
    you entered the Title, Web Address, and Permission Settings for your e-Portfolio.
  • Scroll to the bottom of the tab for the options Delete to erase your entire e-Portfolio and Download Your e-Portfolio to copy your E-portfolio to disk



Organizing Your e-Portfolio

Creating Sections and Pages


Before adding content to your e-Portfolio, plan the structure of your e-Portfolio. Also, remember that you can create more than one e-Portfolio with your account, so you do not need to fit all your projects or content into one e-Portfolio.

What sections would best represent the work, information, topics, or achievements that you will present in your e-Portfolio. Within each section, what pages will you need to organize your content. You can modify these sections and pages later, but you need an initial structure to get started.

Adding and Editing Sections


To add or edit your e-Portfolio sections, make sure you are viewing your e-Portfolio in Edit Mode. Then click the Add/Edit tab. To add a new section, click on the Add
Section button at the right on the Add/Edit tab.

In the Section name field, enter the title of the section you are adding, and click the Save button. To add another section, click the Add Section button again..

To add sections with customized Web page addresses or sections that you do not want
to display within the e-Portfolio (Hidden Sections), click the Show Advanced link.

To customize the Web page address of the section you are adding, complete the
displayed Section address.

To hide the section, click the Hide this page check-box.

To return to the page at which you can add sections without customized Web addresses, click the Hide Advanced link.

To edit an existing section, click the icon to the right of that section name at the bottom of the page.

Changing the order of sections


You can change the order of sections by dragging and dropping a section to a new place in the sequence. A red dotted line indicates the area where it may be dropped.

Adding Pages


To add e-Portfolio pages:
1. Make sure the Edit tab is highlighted.
2. In the View Sections area, click the section to which you want to add pages. In
the following example, the section About Me was selected.
3. In the View Pages area, click the Add/Edit tab. To add a new page, click the
Add Page button at the right.
4. Enter the page name, and click the Save button.

To add another new page, click the Add Page button again.

In the preceding sample screen, the pages Education and Interests have been added
and the page Hobbies is ready to be added.

To add sections with customized Web page addresses or sections that you do not want
to display within the e-Portfolio (Hidden Sections), click on the Show Advanced link.

Editing Pages


To edit an existing page, click the icon to the right of the page.

Changing the order and priority of pages
You can change the order of pages by dragging and dropping a page to a new place in
the sequence. You can also create a sub-page by dropping a page in an indented
location, as shown in the preceding sample screen..

Adding and Editing Modules


To add or edit content within your e-Portfolio you must be in Edit Mode. Select a section and a page within your e-Portfolio for which you want to add or edit content. In the following sample screen, the section Courses and the page Art History are selected.

You can use any combination of the following two options to structure the content of your e-Portfolio pages.

The basic building block of structuring a page is a Module. Modules define what kind of content can be added and also the layout of this content within the page. You can add multiple modules to a page for flexibility in how you customize the presentation of your work.

Adding Content to Your e-Portfolio


There are several types of Modules from which to choose:

Image/Video Module
The Image/Video module enables you to display a single large piece of media, such as
a movie or an image.

Rich Text Module
The Rich Text module provides a rich text area that can contain formatted text and
display links, files, and images in-line.

Gallery Module
The Gallery module gives you the flexibility of presenting multiple images on a page, using thumbnails or simple numbering across the page to link to large images. Each image has a rich text caption field as well.

Contact Form Module
For added security and to avoid unsolicited e-mails, the Contact Form module enables
you to be contacted through your e-Portfolio by email without publishing your email
address.

You can choose multiple modules for each page you create. The variety of layouts
enable you to choose ones that will best present your work.

Adding a Module to a Page



To add a module to a page:

  1. Select the module type to add. In the following sample screen, the Image/Video
    module has been selected.
  2. Click Add This Module.
  3. Click Done.


Module Options



After you finish adding a Module of any text or media type by clicking Done, several
buttons and tabs are available as options.

These buttons are at the top of the page:

  • Add A Module: Add another module to the current page.
  • Publish All: Publish any saved media or text modules to your e-Portfolio. This is especially helpful when there are multiple modules on a page.


These tabs are in a row below the buttons:

  • View Media or View Text: Display your saved but not published module content.
  • Edit: Add and edit module content.
  • Publish: Publish a specific module within your e-Portfolio.
  • Delete: Erase the module from the page.
  • Drag to reorder: Rearrange modules on a page.



Need more help?

e-Portfolio Quick Start Guide
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CAREERWELL TELE - INTERVIEWS

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Jim Cassio

 

Thursday, February 18, 2010, 10 am Pacific, 11 am Mountain, Noon Central, 1 pm EST, 7 pm Zurich and 8 pm Istanbul

 

Choosing Work for a Sustainable Future

 

These days everyone seems to be talking about green jobs and the green
economy. But most people are also confused by these new terms. What do they
mean, exactly? Are green jobs the silver bullet in a bad economy? Is the
green economy going to save us from ourselves? Jim Cassio, a workforce
development consultant and green jobs author, will discuss the subject of
green jobs and careers: what they are, where they are, and what are the
resources we should know about (especially free, online resources). Join us
to improve your understanding of green jobs and the green economy!

Exercise

 

Do a web search.  Find a brief history of the environmental movement.  Learn how and when it started and where it is today. Look up some green career terms, such as carbon recycling, environment, green movement, green economy, green job.

 


Free green careers publication...

 
Green Careers Resource Guide
By Jim Cassio


This is Jim’s free e-book that answers basic green career questions such as: What is a green job? What is sustainability? Where are the green jobs? What occupations can lead to green jobs? What are the best online resources for people who want a green job or career? Includes links to hundreds of industry and occupation-specific resources as well as descriptions of all major green niche job boards. Also includes the most extensive list of occupations that can lead to a green job/career.


To download the Green Careers Resource Guide, visit Jim’s website at www.cassio.com.



The top selling green careers book on Amazon...

 
Green Careers: Choosing Work for a Sustainable Future
By Jim Cassio and Alice Rush, MA, RPCC, MCC


People of all ages and backgrounds are seeking work in jobs that will help protect nature and save the planet, yet many people are unaware of the variety of green careers available. This unique 368-page career guidance book, based on labor market research, covers green jobs representing all areas of career interest. Included are profiles of 90 different career fields, plus Q&A with people who actually work in those careers, including green entrepreneurs!


Purchase this book from New Society Publishers online bookstore:  www.newsociety.com...
Or get more information about this publication from Jim’s website at www.cassio.com
Download an excerpt from the book in PDF (profile for chemical engineer):
www.cassio.com...


About Jim Cassio


Jim Cassio is a career information and workforce development consultant and author. Jim has been commissioned to conduct hundreds of labor market studies over the course of his career and has published numerous research reports, occupational resource books, and education/training directories. Jim is also a popular speaker on career and workforce topics, including the subjects of green jobs, green careers, and the green economy. Jim’s clients range from workforce investment boards to private corporations to the individual students and career explorers who attend his workshops.
 


Audio

 

Find Jim on the web at www.cassio.com
Hear Jim on the web with this 10GoodMinutes podcast recording:
10goodminutes.com...


Contact

 

Jim Cassio

Career Information and Workforce Development Consultant
Author of the Green Careers Resource Guide and co-author of Green Careers:
Choosing Work for a Sustainable Future
198 Willow Creek Drive
Folsom, CA 95630
(916) 320-4944
www.cassio.com

Introduction


If you have a questions, press 5* on your phone. Directly after the interview, be sure to fill out the evaluation linked to your call-in instructions, especially if you want to earn CEUs.

 

This is Dr. Sally Gelardin with Careerwell Tele-Interviews. Our speaker today is Jim Cassio,  a career information and workforce development consultant and author. Jim has been commissioned to conduct hundreds of labor market studies over the course of his career and has published numerous research reports, occupational resource books, and education/training directories. Jim is also a popular speaker on career and workforce topics, including the subjects of green jobs, green careers, and the green economy. Jim’s clients range from workforce investment boards to private corporations to the individual students and career explorers who attend his workshops. 

 

Jim is finishing up a live presentation and will be with us shortly.  To prepare for his talk, I'd like to go over the activity that he proposed on his Careerwell page.

 

Find a brief history of the environmental movement. Learn how and when it started and where it is today. Here is a great link I found to learn about the history of the environmental movement: http://webecoist.com/2008/08/17/a-brief-history-of-the-modern-green-movement/

 

Look up some green career terms.  I googled the terms this morning and jotted down one link for each term. While I was doing research, I came upon a great green job for individuals in their 60s and 70s - volunteering as a work-camper in exchange for free rent, in the American outback. View www.nytimes.com....

 

Here are some green career terms to explore:

Sample Interview Questions

 

1. What is your focus in the green career movement? (researcher, conduct labor market studies)

2. What does your free resource guide contain?

3. How do your career resources differ from O*Net's? Occupations with green career opportunities Could you give an example?

4. Could you give a few examples of green jobs and of green occupations?

5. What about a publicist who specializes in the environment?

6. Could you define "green" and define "environment"?

7. What does "being green" mean?

8. What is a "green job"?

9. What is the "green economy"?

10. Are green jobs the silver bullet in a bad economy?

11. Is the green economy going to save us from ourselves?

12. What are prospects for graduates of degree programs (BA, MA) in green careers? certificate programs?

13. How would the above enter the field? (older workers? i.e., engineer to electrician)

14. Could you describe a successful job seeker in the green career current challenging economy?

15. Do you think there are opportunities at all levels/age groups?

16. How do salaries in the green occupations compare to salaries in general?

17. What percent of young people are interested in green careers?

18. What is your view about green jobs/ renewable energy around the world?

19. Where is most of the green jobs in the U.S. (renewable energy; solar, wind, geothermal)? southwest?

20.  What are some examples of green job categories (smart grid, renewable energy - define)?

 

Conclusion

 

Thank you Jim for your informative talk that has given us more background to support clients who are interested in green careers and in contributing to the green movement. Jim will be a panelist, along with past Careerwell speaker on green careers, Carol McClelland, and past Careerwell speakerJ ohn Krumboltz, and a third upcoming Careerwell speaker, Mike Marriner co-founder of Roadtrip Nation, at the June 29 Professional Development Institute on "What is a Sawmill Without a Forest" in San Francisco, as part of the National Career Development Association Conference


On February 25, register on careerwell.org to listen to Mary McCall speak about Cultural Values, Career and Caregiving: An International Perspective. We (Mary McCall, Gail Liebhaber, and I) have been working on a series of integral aging certificate trainings over the past several years.  The  Integral Aging Certificate Training will be held on July 3, directly after the NCDA conference in the SF Bay area. View integralaging.org.

Careerwell will publicize for subscribing organizations onsite speaking engagements of past and future Careerwell speakers, so send me announcements to post.


Join me next week for a conversation with Mary McCall. For Careerwell Tele-Interviews, this is Dr. Sally Gelardin.

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