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This induction to MyPortfolio is for Anthropology students and their tutors. It contains instructions to work through step by step and we think it will take around 60-90 minutes to complete.
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Why MyPortfolio?
Tell me why.
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Some examples of MyPortfolio work
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Now let's move on to considering how to make an assessor-friendly space
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Sharing - letting others (e.g.
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How to make an assessor-friendly space
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assessors) see your work
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Include these elements in your submission's landing page
This is the page which assessors land on when they click on the link you supply. As such it's a first impression and a signpost to the rest of the space. A welcoming landing page might have the following elements (do check your handbook though, for any other elements you need to include):
- Brief introduction or overview – this could be a Textbox block.
- Some imagery might be appropriate – this could be an Image block, or embedded media using one of the External Content blocks.
- Crystal clear navigation which provides both a top level overview of your space and also a clear path to reach each part – this would entail making a Collection of Pages and putting them into a Navigation block.
- No distractions e.g. superfluous blocks.
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Do use Collections and Navigation
Why create a Collection?
Once you have more than a few pages, your assessors will need some signposts. Collections are groups of Pages which can be displayed as a menu on your Homepage (or any other Page) via a Navigation block. These are the best way to:
- signpost and orientate your assessors and other viewers;
- indicate a sequence and relationship between different Pages.
First you create the Collection, then the menus (as Navigation Blocks). The benefits here are if you eg change the title of a Page, the menu automatically updates, and if you add or remove Pages in the Collection, the menu automatically updates then too. So, if you think this would be helpful then do try to use Navigation blocks on your submission's landing page.
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Note that at the moment Pages can only exist in one Collection at once - so if you want to include a Page in more than one Collection, then create a copy of the Page - and best leave making the copy until you're certain that the original is finished – otherwise you'll have to carry out any edits on the copies as well as the original. |
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How to organise Pages into a Collection
To do this exercise, make sure you have a few Pages in your Portfolio (create some empty ones if necessary).
Tell me how.
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Pages can only appear in one Collection at once. If you want a Page to appear in more than one, then copy the finalised Page and include separate copies in each Collection. N.b. if one of the copies changes, you do need to remember to duplicate the changes across the other copies (sadly this can't be automated and needs to be done individually). |
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Remember, everything you want to display needs to be added to a Page - including your new Collection. We'll do that next. |
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Add a Collection to a Page with a Navigation Block
Next make the links to the Pages in a Collection appear as a menu by adding a Navigation block to a Page.
Tell me how.
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Make one page the landing page or home page for your project. This will be the first encounter assessors and other viewers will have with your space, so it makes sense to put Navigation blocks there to signpost them. Include this page in the Collection and call it something like 'Home'. |
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Summary and next steps
In this section we have considered the importance of your project landing Page, and looked into setting up a Collection to display it on that Homepage as a Navigation block. This gives your readers (including assessors) an immediate impression of the contents of the space and a way to get to each part of it.
Next we will consider sharing and publishing.
Letting others (e.g. assessors) see your work
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| In order for others - including your assessors - to see your work, you will need to publish it and let them know the link. |
The most straightforward way is to publish the Collection containing your Pages and if (as is probable) you have some Pages which exist outside Collections, publish those individually.
Give your assessor(s) the link to the landing page for your work, and ensure that all other pages are clearly linked from that.
The following instructions publish work on the web for selected viewers (different from allowing copying - for that use the CreativeCommons block in addition to publish).
To publish a Collection, or an individual Page outside a Collection
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| For the purposes of the workshop, we suggest generating a secret URL as below rather than giving access to individuals. |
To obtain a secret URL which allows you to share a Page or Collection with anybody:
- Hover your mouse pointer over the Portfolio menu to expand it and then click the Shared by me link; a list of your Collections displays - note the other tab which lists Pages outside collections.
- Next, to obtain the web address of your shared Page or Collection, click its adjacent globe Secret URLs icon; the Secret URLs page displays.
- Copy the URL - this will be what you share with anybody you want to see the work.
- Return to the landing page of your work. Create a new Textbox and paste the URL into it. This means that when you export your work (explained below) your assessor will be able to reach the live version.
To share with an individual or group or with the general public:
- Hover your mouse pointer over the Portfolio menu to expand it and then click the Shared by me link; a list of your Collections displays - note the other tab which lists Pages outside collections.
- To edit access to the item you need to share, click its adjacent padlock Edit Access icon; its Edit access page displays.
Under Shared With, add the people or groups you need to share with.
- Then Save; you're returned to the earlier page.
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To export into html format and upload to Moodle
If you are specifically expected to do this for assessment:
- Go into your Portfolio, click the Export tab; a list of options will be displayed.
- Under Choose and export format, select Standalone HTML website.
- Under What do you want to export? select either Just some of my pages or Just some of my collections; if you try to select from both only the collections will be accessible via the exported file.
- Untick Include user feedback; this shouldn't be necessary for your assessment.
- Click Generate export; this will automatically start the download of your file.
Once the download is complete you can unzip the file or upload the zip file to your Moodle assignment. The Index page within the zip file is how you can access the pages or collections you've exported.
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Comments and feedback
How to allow comments or feedback on work
- Hover your mouse pointer over the Portfolio menu to expand it and then click the Shared by me link; a list of your Collections displays - note the other tab which lists Pages outside collections.
- To configure comments for a Page or Collection, click its adjacent padlock Edit Access icon; its Edit access page displays.
- Click the Advanced options link; expanded options display.
- Configure the Comments as you wish.
- Scroll down and Save.
- Note that commenters can decide whether their comment is public or private (just for the owner); however, the owner can override this setting.
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How to give comments or feedback
The Add Comment space is usually towards the bottom of each Page. You can use this to give feedback on work without actually editing it. Here's how it works.
Unless the Page's creator has set the Page not to accept Comments (see its Sharing settings) then anybody who can see the Page can comment. To do this, click the Add Comment link, type or attach comments, and then click the Place feedback button to post it under the Page.
What can you include in feedback? You can type text, insert links and also attach a file.
Who can see the feedback? The principle is that Page owners also own the Feedback on their Page. Correspondingly the Feedback owners ultimately relinquish control over whether the comment is public or not (though they can always delete the comment). So, whether the Feedback is public depends to some extent on whether the person leaving Feedback you have decided not to check the Make public box - but be aware that the Page owner can override this by choosing to make it public or to delete it.
If I uncheck the Public box, who can see Feedback I leave? Only you and the Page's owner. So, if the Page is owned by an individual, just that individual (this includes Pages in the Pages shared to this group by others category). If it's a Group page, then any Group member can see the Feedback.
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| publish it and let them know the link. |
The most straightforward way is to publish the Collection containing your Pages and if (as is probable) you have some Pages which exist outside Collections, publish those individually.
Give your assessor(s) the link to the landing page for your work, and ensure that all other pages are clearly linked from that.
The following instructions publish work on the web for selected viewers (different from allowing copying - for that use the CreativeCommons block in addition to publish).
To share a Collection, or an individual Page outside a Collection
| Note |
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| For the purposes of the workshop, we suggest generating a secret URL as below rather than giving access to individuals. |
To obtain a secret URL which allows you to share a Page or Collection with anybody:
- Hover your mouse pointer over the Portfolio menu to expand it and then click the Shared by me link; a list of your Collections displays - note the other tab which lists Pages outside collections.
- Next, to obtain the web address of your shared Page or Collection, click its adjacent globe Secret URLs icon; the Secret URLs page displays.
- Copy the URL - this will be what you share with anybody you want to see the work.
- Return to the landing page of your work. Create a new Textbox and paste the URL into it. This means that when you export your work (explained below) your assessor will be able to reach the live version.
To share with an individual or group or with the general public:
- Hover your mouse pointer over the Portfolio menu to expand it and then click the Shared by me link; a list of your Collections displays - note the other tab which lists Pages outside collections.
- To edit access to the item you need to share, click its adjacent padlock Edit Access icon; its Edit access page displays.
Under Shared With, add the people or groups you need to share with.
- Then Save; you're returned to the earlier page.
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To export into html format and upload to Moodle
If you are specifically expected to do this for assessment:
- Go into your Portfolio, click the Export tab; a list of options will be displayed.
- Under Choose and export format, select Standalone HTML website.
- Under What do you want to export? select either Just some of my pages or Just some of my collections; if you try to select from both only the collections will be accessible via the exported file.
- Untick Include user feedback; this shouldn't be necessary for your assessment.
- Click Generate export; this will automatically start the download of your file.
Once the download is complete you can unzip the file or upload the zip file to your Moodle assignment. The Index page within the zip file is how you can access the pages or collections you've exported.
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Comments and feedback
How to allow comments or feedback on work
- Hover your mouse pointer over the Portfolio menu to expand it and then click the Shared by me link; a list of your Collections displays - note the other tab which lists Pages outside collections.
- To configure comments for a Page or Collection, click its adjacent padlock Edit Access icon; its Edit access page displays.
- Click the Advanced options link; expanded options display.
- Configure the Comments as you wish.
- Scroll down and Save.
- Note that commenters can decide whether their comment is public or private (just for the owner); however, the owner can override this setting.
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How to give comments or feedback
The Add Comment space is usually towards the bottom of each Page. You can use this to give feedback on work without actually editing it. Here's how it works.
Unless the Page's creator has set the Page not to accept Comments (see its Sharing settings) then anybody who can see the Page can comment. To do this, click the Add Comment link, type or attach comments, and then click the Place feedback button to post it under the Page.
What can you include in feedback? You can type text, insert links and also attach a file.
Who can see the feedback? The principle is that Page owners also own the Feedback on their Page. Correspondingly the Feedback owners ultimately relinquish control over whether the comment is public or not (though they can always delete the comment). So, whether the Feedback is public depends to some extent on whether the person leaving Feedback you have decided not to check the Make public box - but be aware that the Page owner can override this by choosing to make it public or to delete it.
If I uncheck the Public box, who can see Feedback I leave? Only you and the Page's owner. So, if the Page is owned by an individual, just that individual (this includes Pages in the Pages shared to this group by others category). If it's a Group page, then any Group member can see the Feedback.
How can I tell if Comments moderated? There's a statement under the Make Public settings.
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How to make an assessor-friendly space
Your assessors will have finite time to look at your work, so you need to make things as straightforward as possible for them. Here we make some suggestions about how to do that - but do remember to check your handbook to find out how you will get credit for your work here.
Include these elements in your submission's landing page
This is the page which assessors land on when they click on the link you supply. As such it's a first impression and a signpost to the rest of the space. A welcoming landing page might have the following elements (do check your handbook though, for any other elements you need to include):
- Brief introduction or overview – this could be a Textbox block.
- Some imagery might be appropriate – this could be an Image block, or embedded media using one of the External Content blocks.
- Crystal clear navigation which provides both a top level overview of your space and also a clear path to reach each part – this would entail making a Collection of Pages and putting them into a Navigation block.
- No distractions e.g. superfluous blocks.
| Top of page |
Do use Collections and Navigation
Why create a Collection?
Once you have more than a few pages, your assessors will need some signposts. Collections are groups of Pages which can be displayed as a menu on your Homepage (or any other Page) via a Navigation block. These are the best way to:
- signpost and orientate your assessors and other viewers;
- indicate a sequence and relationship between different Pages.
First you create the Collection, then the menus (as Navigation Blocks). The benefits here are if you eg change the title of a Page, the menu automatically updates, and if you add or remove Pages in the Collection, the menu automatically updates then too. So, if you think this would be helpful then do try to use Navigation blocks on your submission's landing page.
| Info |
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Note that at the moment Pages can only exist in one Collection at once - so if you want to include a Page in more than one Collection, then create a copy of the Page - and best leave making the copy until you're certain that the original is finished – otherwise you'll have to carry out any edits on the copies as well as the original. |
| Top of page |
How to organise Pages into a Collection
To do this exercise, make sure you have a few Pages in your Portfolio (create some empty ones if necessary).
Tell me how.
| Note |
|---|
Pages can only appear in one Collection at once. If you want a Page to appear in more than one, then copy the finalised Page and include separate copies in each Collection. N.b. if one of the copies changes, you do need to remember to duplicate the changes across the other copies (sadly this can't be automated and needs to be done individually). |
| Info |
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Remember, everything you want to display needs to be added to a Page - including your new Collection. We'll do that next. |
| Top of page |
Add a Collection to a Page with a Navigation Block
Next make the links to the Pages in a Collection appear as a menu by adding a Navigation block to a Page.
Tell me how.
| Info |
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Make one page the landing page or home page for your project. This will be the first encounter assessors and other viewers will have with your space, so it makes sense to put Navigation blocks there to signpost them. Include this page in the Collection and call it something like 'Home'. |
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Summary and next steps
In this section we have considered the importance of your project landing Page, and looked into setting up a Collection to display it on that Homepage as a Navigation block. This gives your readers (including assessors) an immediate impression of the contents of the space and a way to get to each part of it.
Next we will consider sharing and publishing.
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Allowing others to copy and adapt your work (CreativeCommons licensing)
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