This training guide will provide you with the skills to create and manage an online repository for storing your digital artefacts and experiences. can be used by students and academics alike, to record the learning journey and experience the power of self reflection.... i Logging In... 1 My Home Page... 3 Profile... 3 My Home... 4 Artefacts... 5 Reflections... 10 Collections... 15 Presentations... 20 Permission Profiles... 33 Dashboard... 33 Logging Out... 35 eportfolio Support... 35
Logging In To access your eportfolio, go to the ACU website at http://www.acu.edu.au, and click the elearning link under Student Resources. Under Students, click. Page 1
Click Login to your eportfolio To login to you will need to enter your ACU Username and Password. Page 2
My Home Page From this screen you can: - view recent News items - see a list of your enrolled Course Units - update your Profile information - access your eportfolio Profile Click the Profile link to access and update your profile information. Profile link The Edit My User Profile Screen will be displayed. The information entered in this screen can be made visible in your eportfolio presentations. Page 3
Save button Click the Save button to update your Profile with any changes. My Home You can click the My Home button at any time to return to the Desire2Learn Home Page. Alternatively, you can click the eportfolio link to access your eportfolio. Click the eportfolio link. eportfolio Home Screen Use the options on this screen to create, edit or manage components of your eportfolio. Page 4
Profile link eportfolio link Artefacts link Artefacts An Artefact can be a document, graphic, audio file, video file, presentation or other form of digital media. To view or add an Artefact, click the Artefacts link. The Artefacts screen displays a list of your recently edited Artefacts and allows you to search across all your Artefacts. To add an Artefact, click the Add Artefact link. Page 5
Add Artefacts link There are several methods for adding an Artefact. - The most common is to Upload a File. This enables you to browse on your computer for a digital file. - You can create a HTML file on the fly, using the Desire2Learn WZYWIG editor. - You can also link to a URL on the internet. Let s upload a File by clicking the Upload a File link. Page 6
Upload a File link The Submit a File dialog box will be displayed. Locate your document to upload by clicking the Browse... button. Browse button Once the file has been located, select it to upload, then click the Upload button. Page 7
Upload button The file has been uploaded. Click Next button to continue saving the Artefact. Next button In the Name field enter a unique, identifiable name for this Artefact. Tags are a way of organising the content of your eportfolio. They are keywords or descriptive labels that can be attached to items to help categorise them. When using tags, an auto-complete drop down list will display other tags you have previously created, or tags created by ACU (such as the graduate attribute list). Page 8
Tip: Use double quotes "" to create multi-word tags eg "Art Project". Click in the New Tags field and enter a new tag name, then click Add Tag Note: As you start typing the drop down list shows all entries beginning with the letters you have typed. Add button Tags Click the Add button once you have completed all the required information for your new Artefact. You will see your new Artefact in the Recently Modified Artefacts list as shown below. Page 9
Reflections Reflections are used to discuss portfolio items, record journal entries, set goals and deliberate on topics of interest. Reflections are an excellent way to reflect on your learning. For example, you may be asked to submit a piece of work for your course unit. After uploading this piece of work to your eportfolio, you could add a Reflection about it explaining why you took the approach you did and recording any goal revisions as a result. The Reflections screen allows you to add a New Reflection, or search for and edit existing items. Click the Reflections link. Page 10
Reflections link Now, let's add a Reflection to your eportfolio. To create a new Reflection click the New Reflection link. New Reflection link The Reflections Details screen will appear. Click in the Title field and enter a name for your Reflection. Note: Use a unique, identifiable name to assist with locating the Reflection name later. Page 11
Click the Reflection field to add your content. You can use either Basic or Advanced tools for entering your Reflection. The Advanced tab provides extra tools such as copy and paste from Microsoft Word, insert image, insert tables and equations etc. As an example, a Reflection has been entered for you. Save button Tags and Comments You can add a Tag to a Reflection, to help identify it against graduate attributes or other items. You can also elect to allow others to Comment on this Reflection, should they have the required permission. Click Save to complete the New Reflection form. Your Reflection has now been created. Whilst Reflections can be independent eportfolio items, it is often useful to associate a Reflection with another item, such as an existing item in your Artefacts library. Click the Add button next to Associated Items. Page 12
Associated Item Add button The Associate Items screen will be displayed. Click the An Artefact link. An Artefact link Page 13
From this screen you can choose which Artefacts to associate with your Reflection. Select an Artefact that you created previously and click the Add button. Now that we've added a Reflection to our eportfolio, let's create a Collection. Page 14
Collections Collections are groups of artefacts, reflections and presentations. They are like folders, except an item can belong to multiple collections at the same time. You can add items manually to a Collection, or you can automatically include items in a Collection based on tags that have been used. Click the Collections link. Collections link To create a New Collection, click the New Collection link. Page 15
New Collection link Click in the Name field and enter a unique, identifiable name for your new Collection. Similar to Reflections you can add a Tag to a Collection, to help identify it against a graduate attribute or other item. You can also elect to allow others to add Comments on this Collection, should they have the required permission. Save button Tags Comments Page 16
Click the Save button to add your new Collection. Once your new Collection has been created, you are able to add items into it by clicking the Add to Collection button. Add to Collection button You can either find items in your artefacts, reflections or presentations libraries, or add items to your collection based on a list of tags. To add an Artefact to our Collection click the Artefacts, Presentations or Reflections link. Page 17
Artefacts, Presentations or Reflections link A list of your Artefacts will be displayed. Select one or more items to add to your Collection click the Add button. Add button If you would like to remove an item click the red cross. Once you have finished click the Save button. Page 18
Click to Remove an item Save button And Save again. Save button Page 19
Presentations One of the most important things you'll do in your eportfolio, is create a Presentation. Presentations allow you to add eportfolio items to a web project to showcase your achievements. Presentations consist of numerous pages and utilise different layouts and themes. You can create many different presentations that are directed at different audiences, use different layouts and include different themes Click the Presentations link. Presentations link To create a New Presentation click the New Presentation link. Click in the Name field and enter a unique, identifiable name for your Presentation. Page 20
New Presentation link You can add Tags to your Presentation, and control whether users are allowed to comment on or assess your Presentation. Click Save to create your Presentation. Now that you have created your Presentation, select the Content/Layout tab to design your Presentation. The content and layout for your Presentation can be controlled by you. You can modify the navigation menu and page layout, including choosing between one or two content areas. You are able to add components to different areas of the page. Click the Add Component button to modify Content Area 2. Page 21
Content Area 2 Select the type of content you wish to add for example you can add information about yourself by clicking the Information from my profile link. Information from my profile To control what information is displayed from your Profile, click the drop down menu for that item. Click Add Component in Content Area 1 to add further content to your Presentation. Page 22
Dropdown menu for My Profile Information Content Area 1 You can add an Artefact, Artefact or reflection from a collection, Reflection, or a Text area into the Presentation. For example click the Artefact link. Artefact link Select the Artefacts you wish to add and click the Add button. Page 23
Click the New Page icon in the Pages section to create a new page for your web project. New Page Page 24
The Page Name is a mandatory field. The name you apply here will not only name your new page, but also appear on the Navigation menu for your eportfolio presentation. Page Name Click the Save button when complete. A Banner appears at the top of every page of your presentation which includes the title. Click the Banner tab. Click in the Banner Title field and type the title for your Presentation. Click the Save button once complete. Page 25
Banner Title Save button Themes are default style templates that give a Presentation a consistent look and feel. Click the Theme tab. Theme tab Scroll and find the Theme you prefer. Page 26
Click the Set Theme button. Click the View Presentation link to view the changes you have made. View Presentation Current Theme Your Presentation will be displayed in a separate window. Page 27
You will see the two content areas that you customised, the theme you selected and the banner title which was inserted. Although you have selected a Theme from the Theme Library, you are still able to modify the Theme further to suit your needs. Click the Edit Styles button. Edit Styles Page 28
You can choose to modify individual aspects of your Presentation, including background colours, images and fonts. You can preview the changes made by clicking on the Preview button. Preview button You can assign Permission levels for your presentation by clicking the Permissions link. Page 29
Click the Save button when complete. Permissions link Save button The General Availability tab identifies when you want users to be able to see your Presentation. General Availability tab You can provide permission to your Presentation to a Profile group or Individual Users inside Desire2Learn by clicking the Internal Users link. Page 30
Internal Users tab Page 31
Click the External Users link. In this screen you can select to allow your Presentation to be publically viewed externally to ACU. For these situations, a URL is provided to your Presentation. You can also choose to add particular external users who you would like to have access to your Presentation. Click the Save button. External Users tab Page 32
Permission Profiles Permission Profiles allow you to save the permissions that should apply to a user or group of users for reuse later on. You can create Permission Profiles for individuals or for all users in a particular course or group. In your live eportfolio, you may see that ACU have automatically created some permission profiles for you. Permission Profiles link Dashboard The Dashboard is a central area for managing your eportfolio preferences, getting updates and searching for items. Click the Dashboard link. Page 33
Dashboard link To return to the eportfolio home page click the eportfolio link. eportfolio link Page 34
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 Student 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. Page 35