Desire2Learn eportfolio

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1 This training guide extends your skills from knowing how to use your eportfolio, to how you can assist your students with using their eportfolios. This training guide focuses on how Desire2Learn will group your students into course units, and show you how to assist them with creating artefacts and showcasing their work to you for assessment.it will also show you how to create competencies and learning outcomes. Note: It is necessary to review the eportfolio User Training Guide prior to reviewing the eportfolio Lecturer Training Guide. Logging In... 1 Course Units... 3 Forms... 7 Course Home Dropbox Rubrics Competencies Logging Out eportfolio Support... 34

2 Logging In To access your eportfolio, go to the ACU website at and click the elearning link under Student Resources. Or you can select elearning from the Login drop down box. Under Staff, click. Page 1

3 Click Login to your eportfolio You will need to enter your usual ACU Username and Password to login to Desire2Learn. Click the Login button. Page 2

4 Course Units Under My Units, you will see all the course units that you are currently enrolled in. Click one of the linked courses. My Units You are now in the Home screen for your Course Unit. News Role Switch In the News section, you can add News articles to inform your students of particular information about this Unit. Page 3

5 To add a news item, click the green + sign. You can also reorder your news items by clicking the arrows. A useful tool is the ability to switch roles from Lecturer to Student. This allows you to see the course from a student's perspective. Click the drop down arrow beside Current Role and select Student from the dropdown list. Role Switch You are now viewing the course from a Student's perspective. Note: Students are not allowed to add a News item. Role Switch Page 4

6 To return to your role as Lecturer click the drop down list for Current Role and select --My Role (Lecturer)-- and click Change Role. Role Switch My Home Events Role Switch On the right hand side of the Course Home, there is a section to manage Events for this course unit. Click My Home link to return to the main home page. Page 5

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8 Forms One of the most useful tools for the Lecturer is the ability to create Forms. To access the Forms Designer we need to Edit the Course. Click the Edit Course button. Edit Course button Forms link Page 7

9 Forms are useful for assisting students in their collection of information. When you create a Form you specify what fields it includes, what type of information each field collects and whether a field is required. When students fill out a Form, it becomes an artifact in their portfolio which they can share, edit and add to collections and presentations. Students can fill out a Form multiple times and they can allow others to comment on or evaluate their entries. Forms are structured and they provide scaffolding and guidance. Click the Forms link. Forms link To create a new Form click the New Form link. Click in the Name field and enter a unique identifiable name for the Form. New Form link Save button Page 8

10 Click the Save button. We are now in the form designer. Add System Field link As an example we will create a Form to help students record details from their work experience. You can easily Add System Fields (ie first name, last name etc) or Custom Fields to the Form. Click the Add System Field link. Select which System Fields to include on the form. The advantage of this is that the end result artifact can be branded with information from the student's profile. Page 9

11 Add button As you can see First Name and Last Name fields have been selected above. Click the Add button once you have selected all the System Fields required. Add Custom Field link To add Custom Fields click the Add Custom Field link. Once the Add Custom Field dialog box appears click in the Field Name field and enter the question you'd like to prompt the student with. Page 10

12 You can choose whether this question will be mandatory on this Form or not. Page 11

13 Click the Data Type list and choose from the dropdown list what kind of input this question will require. For this example, choose Date and Time Input and click the Save button. Save button We will add another Custom Field by clicking the Add Custom Field link. As you can see below we have added a Field Name. This time in the Data Type drop down list, we have selected Text Input - Formatted Text. This option allows the students to enter detailed information about their practical experience. Page 12

14 Click the Save button. Preview Form link To preview our Form to see what it looks like simply click the Preview Form link. Page 13

15 Close button You will see the Form laid out as per the steps we carried out previously. Click the Close button. You can also choose to re-order the fields on the Form and add a Separator field to segregate the fields into sections. Once the Form has been created inside the course unit, all students enrolled in this unit will be able to use the Form to add artefacts to their portfolio. Page 14

16 Course Home Click the Course Home link. Course Home link Dropbox The Dropbox tool allows students to submit assignments online by uploading files to designated folders. Click the Dropbox link. Dropbox link Page 15

17 Through the Dropbox, lecturers can view submitted assignments and leave feedback for students. Assignments need to be submitted into a Dropbox Folder. Folders are required to separate assignments into categories. New Folder link To create a New Folder click the New Folder link. New Folder link Page 16

18 In the Properties tab enter a name for your folder in the Name field. You can create Categories for your folders to enable them to be easily grouped together. You can also insert some Custom Instructions to help students with submitting assignments. Properties tab Name Categories Custom Instructions You can also attach a file to this folder to further assist students with the assignment eg. you could upload additional instructions, or the unit outline.. Add a File button You can choose whether the students are allowed to submit only one file per assignment, or multiple versions. Page 17

19 Submission Options Click the Restrictions tab. Restrictions tab Add a File button You can apply restrictions to Dropbox folders, such as restricting the dates when students may submit their assignments. Remember that students may not be able to meet the date for various reasons, so include some instructions to handle this situation should it occur. Page 18

20 Click the Activities tab to view all the activities that have been assigned to this Dropbox. Activities tab Click the Folder Submissions link. Through Folder Submissions you can communicate with students and view all files that have been submitted. Restrictions tab We have now successfully created a Dropbox folder. You could now advise your students to submit assignments to this Dropbox. Their submitted assignment could be an item from their portfolio (artifact, presentation etc) or a file from outside their portfolio. Page 19

21 Rubrics Rubrics are an assessment mechanism used to evaluate activities. A rubric consists of a set of levels arranged from highest to lowest, where each level reflects a certain standard of performance. For example, a simple rubric might contain three levels: Excellent, Good, and Poor. Rubrics help students understand what is expected of them and also help to provide guidance when assigning the appropriate level to a student's work. To view the Rubrics page click the Rubrics link. To create a new Rubrics click the New link. Rubrics link New link Click in the Rubric Name field to give it a name. You can add a Description for this Rubric. You can select whether this Rubric will be Text only or a Text and Numeric Rubric. Text and Numeric Rubrics associate each level with a percentage range. Page 20

22 Save button Click the Save button. Now that the Rubric has been created, you can add Levels to it. Add Level Click the Add Level link. Page 21

23 For this example, in the Level field we have typed Expert. The Criteria field for a Rubric is mandatory. Add Level Save button You can keep clicking the + Add Level button to add as many levels to this Rubric as required. Click the Save button. You can click Rubric Associations to view the items (activities, forms etc) that are using this Rubric. You can click Rubric Stats to view statistical data on this Rubric. Page 22

24 Rubric Association Rubric Stats Competencies The Competencies Tool allows you to track your students' progress and skill development. Competencies are made up of three components: - Activities - a task a student must complete. - Learning Objectives - a measure of whether a skill was acquired. - Competencies - what is achieved once all the learning objectives are met. Click the Competencies link from the navigation menu. Page 23

25 Competencies Competency Wizard A Competency has already been created at the University level, called Graduate Attributes. Desire2Learn has a simple wizard that helps you to easily create Competencies. It is recommended to create Competencies using the wizard. Enter a name for your Competency in the Name field. You can enter a Description for the Competency if required. You can also choose the Status that this Competency is at. For this example, we will leave the Status as Draft, as we are not ready to use the Competency in practice yet. Click the Next button. Next button Page 24

26 Enter details for the first Learning Objective. Click in the Name field. You can choose whether this Learning Objective must be met using a particular Evaluation Method. Evaluation Method Add Learning Objectives Next button You can keep adding as many Learning Objectives as you like by clicking the Add Learning Objectives link. Click the Next button. You can create an Activity which helps your students demonstrate that they have met a learning outcome. This could be a test, assignment or presentation. Page 25

27 You will see that the Competency Wizard has automatically selected the Learning Objective, Evaluation Method and Rubric that was created in the previous steps. Click in the Name field to enter a name for your Activity. Click the button to the right of the Select Existing Item field. Select Existing Item dropdown button Select and existing item from the dropdown list. Page 26

28 Achievement Threshold You can select a minimum level that the student must reach in order to achieve this Activity. Page 27

29 You can add further activities by clicking the Add Activities button. Add Activities button Next button Click the Next button. Create button To complete the Competency Wizard, click the Create button. Page 28

30 An outline of your new Competency will be shown, including any Learning Objectives and Activities. Click the Done button. Done button You should now see your new Competency, Learning Objective and Activity listed in the Competencies window. If you need to add a new Activity or Learning Objective to your competency, click the New link. If you need to modify any component of the Competency, Learning Objectives or Activities, just click the link for that item. New link Page 29

31 For this example, we will approve the Competency created earlier. Click the dropdown list for Status. Status Select Approved from the list. Page 30

32 You need to tick "Make Competency and its children visible to users" option to ensure your students can see the Competency. Make Competency and its children visible to users Cancel button Save button Click the Save button. To return to the Competency List click the Cancel button. Page 31

33 You can also easily see which students have completed an item. Click on one of the activities you have created. Click the Activity Stats link. Activity Stats link Page 32

34 On the Activity Stats page you can see statistics for students undertaking this activity. Activity Results link Click the Activity Results link. On the View Activity Results screen you can find individual students and how they have managed this Activity. Page 33

35 Logging Out Always logout to protect your privacy. To exit eportfolio correctly, click the Logout link. Logout eportfolio Support Should you require further assistance with the ACU eportfolio system, Desire2Learn, refer to the eportfolio web page on the ACU website. It can be accessed from the elearning page (under Staff Resources). Here you ll have access to Desire2Learn User Guides and Start Guides, FAQs, as well as details of who to contact for further support. Your Faculty elearning Co-ordinators are also available to assist you with how to incorporate eportfolio into your course units. They can be contacted via as below: Faculty of Arts and Sciences Faculty of Education Faculty of Health Sciences Faculty of Theology and Philosophy Faculty of Business Page 34