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In a Sakai portfolio site, a Coordinator must add students manually using the Add Participants option of the Site Info tool. Coordinators can use a list of student UD IDs or alphabetic UDelNet IDs (email addresses including @udel.edu) to add the students. There is no roster synchronization for portfolio or project sites. Roles in a… Continue reading Are students automatically added to my Sakai portfolio site?
Has a student asked you to change the status of a matrix cell because they submitted the wrong artifact or perhaps put it in the wrong place. Once a student has submitted an artifact in a matrix cell and clicked on Submit Cell for Evaluation, they cannot make any further changes. The cell is put… Continue reading Reset the status of a matrix cell
When you create a new site in Google Apps, always check the permissions first. The default permissions in a new site allow People at the University to view and edit your site. At some point, you will want to share your portfolio with others, but you probably won’t want them to have the ability to… Continue reading Be careful of default permissions!
Use a tool that you are comfortable with to create your presentation portfolio. If you have experience creating Web-based material with a particular tool (e.g. Dreamweaver, WordPress), then use that. Remember you may want to continue to update your portfolio once you leave the University, many professional organizations require them. Choose something that you will… Continue reading What tool should I use to create my presentation portfolio?
The term e-portfolios is one of those terms used by many but depending on the circumstances can mean very different things. There are many valid uses of e-portfolios. Common purposes of the e-portfolio in education include: as an electronic storage device for students to save and backup their work samples for assessment where students’ progress… Continue reading Defining e-portfolios is not so simple.