Instant E-Portfolios By: Ramesh Sabetiashraf Santa Ana College For Faculty and Students

Instant E-Portfolios

By: Ramesh Sabetiashraf

Santa Ana College

For Faculty and Students

Ramesh Sabetiashraf http://rsabeti.1faculty.com

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Today’s Agenda

Overview of ePortfolios Faculty ePortfolio / websites Student ePortfolio / websites


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My Background

Adjunct faculty of Computer Science and Business/Marketing since 1993.

Software developer – Educational and other technologies since 1991.

Developer of software used in this workshop.


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Terminology

Portfolio: A collection of one’s work

E-Portfolio or ePortfolio: A portfolio in any electronic or digital format

Webfolio: An online (web-based) format of ePortfolio.

Etymology: From Italian Portafoglio (porta = to carry, foglio = sheet).


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Why ePortfolios?

Traditional portfolios Common among art and business students Presentation/Showcase portfolios Career/resume portfolios

Learning portfolios The new thing? Track student work Course and program level ePortfolios Authentic Assessment

Part I – Faculty ePortfolios


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Components

Personal info Professional info

Courses Resume / CV Research, Accomplishments, Etc. Contact info

Other…

Faculty ePortfolios


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Quick Overview

We are going to:

1. Create an Account

2. Create a website / ePortfolio

3. Create a class

Faculty ePortfolios


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Create a faculty account

1. Signup at RCampus.com

2. Activate your website Unique URL:

http://loginname.1faculty.com

3. Go to your website and login.

Faculty ePortfolios


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Basic Website Components

Faculty ePortfolios

Side menu

Header

Top menu

Footer

ContentArea


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Build Website

Quick Overview

1. Select a skin

2. Build home page

3. Build header/footer

4. Build menus

Faculty ePortfolios


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Build Your Home Page

Use Internet Explorer for Windows for best results.

From home page1. Select Create this page or Revise this page2. Enter “Welcome to My Site” in content area3. Highlight your entry and change text font and

color*4. Press Save

* See Tutorial and Editor Help for more.

Faculty ePortfolios


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Build Header and Footer

From side menu1. Expand Admin Tools

2. Select Header/Footer

3. In the Header section, enter your name, change text size and color

4. Leave the footer as is for now

5. Press [Save]

* Header and footer are applied to the entire site.

Faculty ePortfolios


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Modify Side Menu

From side menu1. Expand Admin Tools2. Select Side Menu3. Click on About me4. Click on Up arrow to move it up5. Press [Save]

• Top and Side menus are applied to the entire site.• Click on Side menu help to see more features.

Faculty ePortfolios


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Build a Class

Quick Overview Create class Invite Students

Faculty ePortfolios


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Create A Class

1. Select Classroom from top menu2. Select Classes from submenu3. Select New Class4. Enter class info5. Enter 123456 for Access Code6. Press [Save]

You’ll be redirected to Course info page1. Enter Course info2. Press [Save]

Faculty ePortfolios


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My Classes

Classes are automatically displayed on your ePortfolio:

Select My Home from top menu

Look at Current Classes and Courses taught pages

Faculty ePortfolios


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Invite students

1. Click on the class link.

2. Select How to join from side menu

3. Make a note of Class ID and Access Code

4. We’ll continue this part later…

Faculty ePortfolios

Part II –Student ePortfolios


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Student ePortfolio Websites

Similar in features to Faculty ePortfolios

Current version: Acts like a website Coming Soon: Fall 2007 version

Multiple ePortfolios per student ePortfolio submissions Track coursework, tasks, goals,

reflections, and assessments.

Student ePortfolios


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Learning Portfolios

Learning ePortfolios track student learning progress and outcomes.

Components: Coursework & Assignments Artifacts Tasks Goals Reflections Assessments More…

Student ePortfolios


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Create a Fictitious Student

1. Open a new browser window (keep the other one open)

2. Click on “become a member” and create a student account

Student ePortfolios


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Build ePortfolio

Activate the website similar to building a faculty website

Student ePortfolios


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Build Sidemenu

We want to build this menu: Purpose Tasks Goals Project 1

My work (artifacts) My reflections

My Info About me Contact me

Student ePortfolios


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Build Side Menu - Purpose

Change the label of “home” side menu to “purpose”

1. Select Admin Menu

2. Select Side Menu

3. Select “Home” from the box on the right

4. Change its label to “Purpose”

Student ePortfolios


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Build Side Menus - Tasks

Change the label of “Calendar” to “Tasks” Similar to changing “home” to “purpose”

Click on up arrow to move this menu to the second position

Student ePortfolios


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Build Side Menu - Goals

Add a custom page and change its label to “goals”

1. From the left box select any “custom” options2. Click on Right Arrow to move it to the box on

the right 3. Click on Up Arrow to move it to the 3rd position

Add another custom page and name it “project 1”

Student ePortfolios


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Build Side Menu – My work

1. Add another custom option and change it to “My Work”

Similar steps as the previous menu

2. Move the menu options below “Project 1”

3. Click on this button to make it into a sub-menu of “Project 1”

Student ePortfolios


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Building Side Menu – My Info

1. Add another custom option and change its label to “My Info”

2. Click on this button to make it into a menu header

Student ePortfolios


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Building Side Menu

Add other menu items Remove unneeded menu item by

clicking on left arrow

Press [Save]

Student ePortfolios


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Adding Artifacts

On the “My Work” page, student is required to add three files.

1. Click on “My Work” and select “Create this page”

2. Type an intro: “These are my documents:”

3. Type “document 1”, then highlight it and press

Student ePortfolios


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Adding Artificats (cont)

Upload a file from your PC:1. Click on Browse

2. Select a file

3. Click on Send it to server

4. Press OK

Student ePortfolios

Faculty-Student Interactions


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Overview

Faculty build classes Students join classes They can securely share messages,

grades, documents, etc.

Faculty/Student Interactions


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Features – For Faculty:

Build class website Assign coursework (with rubrics) Post grades (grade with rubrics) Build teams Share documents Manage Rosters Post messages



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Features – For Students

Access Coursework Submit work online Access Grades Communicate with class, teams,

faculty Share documents



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Join the Class

In previous steps, faculty built a class.

Steps for a student to join the class: From top menu, select Classroom From submenu, select classes From side menu, select join class Enter Class ID and Access Code from

Part I



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Upcoming versions

Class portals will allow faculty to Collect student ePortfolios Post goals and tasks Assess student work Track progress


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What else: Faculty Groups

Create a faculty group account Invite other faculty Manage it the same way as managing

a faculty website


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Availability

ePortfolios are available for free at: www.rCampus.com www.facultyCentral.com www.classCentral.com

Knowledgebase: http://help.rcampus.com


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Contact Me

My website: http://rsabeti.1faculty.com

My e-mails: [email protected] [email protected].

Thank you

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Instant E-Portfolios By: Ramesh Sabetiashraf Santa Ana College For Faculty and Students