50-010 Creating and editing a portfolio task as a learning resource
Overview
For a teacher-driven assessment portfolio to be embedded in a course, the first thing needed is a portfolio template.
The Portfolio 2.0 template is a learning resource that is created and set up in the Authoring like all learning resources. In this HelpCard you will learn how to create and edit a portfolio template.
Important Steps
- Click on authoring in the main menu. The authoring opens.
- Click on the Create button at the top right. A drop-down menu opens.
- Here click on Portfolio 2.0 Template. Now enter a title for your template and click on Create. The learning resource Portfolio 2.0 Template is now created and you are in the template settings.
- If necessary, you can enter a description, title image or teaser film here. Save your changes. In the Metadata tab you can assign a licence (see HelpCard 00-040). In the Share tab you can make your Portfolio 2.0 template available to others (see HelpCard 10-070).
- In the Options tab, further configurations of the portfolio can be made.
- Users are allowed to create new entries.
- Users are allowed to delete binders.
- Add template folder.
- Click on Save and then click on the red X in the top right-hand corner to close the settings view and switch to the portfolio editor. You can now start editing the portfolio template.
- You are now in the Overview tab. Here you can create new sections as well as edit and delete sections with the gear icon on the far right. Please note: A newly created Portfolio 2.0 template already contains a section that you can edit.
- Click on Create new section. A new window opens.
- Enter a title, a summary and a start and end date for the visibility of the section (optional).
- Then click on Create section.
- In the Entries tab, you can create as many new tasks as you like for each area. To do this, click on New assignment and assign a title.
- A summary can provide a brief overview of the task.
- Define what is to be done in the Task field. Alternatively or in addition, you can upload a document in the last field.
- Select essay in the Type field. You can find out how to integrate a survey into a portfolio task in HelpCard 50-011.
- Then click on Save.
- You can now edit, move and delete existing tasks.
- You can find out how to integrate a ready-made Portfolio 2.0 template into a course in HelpCard 50-020.