iwebfolio overview for owners (students). functional model
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iWebfolio Overview
For Owners (students)
Functional Model
iWebfolio
Will not/does not…
Provide a splashy, full of bells and whistles e-portfolio template
Provide a detailed template for portfolio design
Lock you into a template that doesn’t reflect who you are
Require programming or webpage design expertise
Allows/Provides…
Easy/ fast development of an electronic portfolio
Storage of documents on a server you can access anywhere.
An open platform for designing an e-portfolio as fancy and simple as you want.An easy but secure way of sharing your documents. (It is not out there for the whole world to see…)
Roles Portfolio Owner – most often students.
provide permission to enable reviewer to view and provide feedback on their portfolio(s).
Build portfolios based on templates, or can build a portfolio without a template
Reviewer – most often faculty members. build templates
access student portfolios to provide feedback.
Admin – The Admin sets up accounts and the permission tree.
Key Terms
My Items - your “stuff”
Template - how you organize “stuff”
Permission Tree - who gets to see your “stuff”
My Items
“File Drawer" Content items that can be used in any
Portfolio Any new content item added to a portfolio is
stored in My Items Any content item stored in My Items can be
used in any portfolio(s)
Template
A Template is an outline used to provide structure to a portfolio.
Templates are created by Reviewers (Faculty) and then can be used by Portfolio Owners (Students) to create their portfolios.
Owners (students) can also create a portfolio without a template.
Permission tree (organizational structure) lists all of the potential Reviewers (faculty and
more) at WMU.
you can give Reviewers in the permission tree access to your portfolio(s).
you can deny Reviewers in the permission tree access to your portfolio(s).
you can add custom Reviewers.
Template Framework - Default Permission
Faculty can specify default permissions for all portfolios based upon the template. That is … they can specify who, by default, can view the portfolio based on that template.
You can override the default
Template Framework – Feedback Type
Faculty can specify the default Feedback Type. You can change the Feedback Type (more
Private). Feedback Types are:
PrivateAffiliated PublicPublic
Important Information:
The login website for iWebfolio: http://www.iwebfolio.com
The website for the User Guides: http://www.wmich.edu/sis/guides
Use your first name.last name
Questions?
Log in page
Set up your account….
Building a portfolio
Using a template
Creating your own design
Developing and editing catagories
Adding files to “My Items”
Permissions
Resources
Good luck and enjoy!
Support and help resources:Within iWebfolioHandoutsPeersInstructorsTrainers