New Tools

New Tools for Helping Students Upload Assignments on Chalk and Wire

Several faculty members have reported that the printed instructions available on the Faculty Resource Manual site (http://www.heritageu.org/eportfolio.htm) have been very helpful in providing students with clear instruction for uploading an assignment and submitting the assignment for assessment.

Now, one of our HU Tri-Cities students, Josh Gourley, has developed an online video that walks students through the whole process right on their computer screen. The video tutorial is available here. Thanks, Josh.

Paul Dowdy, HU faculty member and Director of the Tri-Cities Regional Site, shared that he had excellent results when he provided students with the printed instructions and had them view the video tutorial in class.

Tips for First Class Meeting when Using ePortfolio2

First, you may want to discuss the benefits for students of using ePortfolio2.
1. Secure storage of artifacts with professional backup.
2. Ability to organize artifacts in files within the Artifacts Library.
3. Easily share drafts with peers, faculty member(s), teacher in the field.
4. Receive quick feedback on assignments.
5. Easily track progress for each type of product according to criteria in a rubric which is also linked to standards.
6. Construct multiple e-Portfolios for different purposes.
7. Learn to use a tool that will increasingly be required in K-12 schools.

Be sure to let students know that not all assignments will be submitted via Chalk and Wire. You will want to explain to them the way you will indicate in the syllabus which assignments are to be submitted using Chalk and Wire. For example, you may want to type an (eP) after those assignments that are to be submitted using Chalk and Wire.

Last, be sure that students know we’re in this together.

My Intentions

I plan to periodically blog about the challenges and successes we experience at HU while implementing the Chalk and Wire ePortfolio2 system. I'll speak from my own experience, the experiences of my students, and the experiences of other HU faculty using ePortfolio2. Folks will be encouraged to continue the conversations through comments.