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You can change the privacy level your profile settings with a few simple check boxes. The privacy level for your profile currently includes two options: ‘Only allow people I’m connected with to view my profile’: Only people you have fully connected with will be able to view your profile. If this...
In its most basic form, a portfolio is a collection of items, curated by an individual. The collection of items is usually accompanied by commentary that outlines the purpose of the collection and the reason for the inclusion of each curated item in the collection. Though not often specifically...
We have developed these guiding principles to help you plan your portfolio-based learning and teaching strategies, using Portfolium as your digital platform tool. An individual’s portfolio in Portfolium consists of a profile and multiple projects which can be set to a public and/or private audience. To leverage its affordances,...
Mueller (2018) asserts that the purpose of a portfolio should be made clear to students, as it influences the shape of the work they create for the portfolio. This will also help you to define the intended audience of the portfolio more clearly for your students. Making these factors explicit to...
How enrolments work for UTS Course sites Enrolling large numbers of students in one go can only be done with UTS Course, community and Non-subject sites by connecting your sites to a UTS Course code in CASS. For Canvas to find the exact students who need to be enrolled,...
Portfolium consists of three simple layers – none of which require a template to be set up by you. These simple layers allow students to get started with their digital portfolio quickly. These three layers are: Profiles: a page that hosts basic information about the student. Portfolios: a page that...
Extra time and extensions may be requested by a student registered with Accessibility Services if their ongoing health condition/disability impacts on their ability to complete assessments during the specified time frame. For example, a student might need extra time and/or an extension during exacerbations of their condition and managing unpredictable health impacts,...
Increase class engagement Create an opportunity for students to build stronger understanding towards the content (deep learning) Increase motivation as students become more proficient Encourage student participation Promotes independent learning Foster collaborative learning There are no hard and fast rules for how to create a scaffolding activity. A teacher...
Engage students in authentic assessment Maximise the outcomes from assessment Raise awareness of the value of open educational resources in learning and teaching The process of integrating OER in assessment design requires some changes to an existing assessment. However, we found that the assessment redesign doesn’t require change of...
So who are my users? In the learning and teaching space, your users really depend on who you are. Subject coordinator: if you are a subject coordinator, your users are both your students and the members of your teaching team. Teaching team member: if you are a member of a...
