E-Portfolio_Mechanics

Second issue of iJeP released

Published on: March 21, 2012 Author: Nancy O'Laughlin

The new issue of the International Journal of ePortfolio (IJeP), a double-blind, peer-reviewed, open access journal, has been published and is now available online at http://www.theijep.com/current.cfm The following articles comprise Volume 2, Number 1 of IJeP: Instructional Articles Preparedness Portfolios and Portfolio Studios Electronic Portfolios for Distance Learning: A Case from a Nursing Clinical Course Understanding Students’ Experiences of… Continue reading →

Reordering your Google site’s pages

Published on: February 13, 2012 Author: Nancy O'Laughlin

By default all your pages in a Google site’s navigation will be sorted and arranged alphabetically. This can be problematic if you need a specific order. To have manual control over the ordering of your site’s pages, follow these simple instructions. Go to More -> Manage site -> Site layout and click the edit link… Continue reading →

Copying and pasting text from Microsoft Word into your portfolio

Published on: January 13, 2012 Author: Nancy O'Laughlin

When copying text from Microsoft Word into a Sakai e-portfolio form, you might notice a block of what looks like code onscreen when you go to save your work. This is because extra code may be copied along with your formatted text. To eliminate this from happening, you have to use the correct Paste… Continue reading →

Are students automatically added to my Sakai portfolio site?

Published on: January 9, 2012 Author: Nancy O'Laughlin

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 →

Embed a pdf in my Google site.

Published on: December 20, 2011 Author: Nancy O'Laughlin

Several students have asked how to embed a Portable Document Format (pdf) in their presentation portfolio. The pdf could be your resume or some other artifact you want to share. It is important to make sure you understand what is meant by the term “embed.” When you “embed” an object, you display its content as… Continue reading →