Clayton Mitchell's Final ID Project
Clayton Mitchell's Final ID Project
Clayton Mitchell's Final ID Project
Clayton Mitchell EdTech 503 (Fall 2011) Instructional Design Project #2 December 2011
Synthesis/Reflection Paper !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.!!!! 3 Part 1. Topic !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!....!!! 4 Part 1a. Stated learning goal !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. 4 Part 1b. Description of the audience !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.!.. 4 Part 1c. Rationale !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.!........ 4 Part 2. Analysis Report!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!..! 4 Part 2a. Description of the Need Part !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!..! 4 2a.1 Needs Analysis Survey !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!..! 4 Part 2a.2 Needs Analysis Data Report !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 5 Part 2b. Description of the Learning Context !!!...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 6 Part 2b.1: Learning context !!!!!!!!!!!...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 6 Part 2b.2: Transfer context !!!!!!!!!!!....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 6 Part 2c. Description of the Learners !!!!!!!...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 6 Part 3. Planning !!!...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!..!!! 7 Part 3a. Learning Objectives (list) !!!...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 7 Part 3b. Matrix of Objectives, Bloom's Taxonomy, and Assessment Plan. !!!!!!.! 8 Part 3c. ARCS Table !!!...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.!! 9 Part 4. Instructor Guide !!!...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!..!!! 10 Part 5. Learner Content !!!...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!..!!! 12 Part 5a. Learning materials !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!..!!! 12 Part 5b. Formative and/or Summative Assessment materials !!!!!!!...!!!!! 13 Part 5c. Technology Tool Justification !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.! 16 Part 6. Formative Evaluation Plan !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!..!!!!!!!!!!!!.! 16 Part 6a. Expert Review !!!!!!!!!!!!.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.! 16 Part 6b. One-to-One Evaluation !!!!!!.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.! 16 Part 6c. Small Group Evaluation !!!!!!!!!!!...!!!!!!!!!!!!!.! 16 Part 6d. Field trial !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!..!.! 17 Part 7. Formative Evaluation Report !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.!!!.! 17 Part 7a. Evaluation Survey or Rubric !!!!.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.!!!.! 17 Part 7b. Report the results of the expert review !!!.!!!!!!!!!!!.!!!.! 17 Part 7c. Comments on Change !!!!.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.! 18 Part 8. AECT Standards Grid !!!!.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.!!!.! 18 Appendices !!!!.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...!!!!!.!!!.! 24
Educational technologies are the instruments in the symphony of instructional design. The instructional designer is the conductor of the educational experience, orchestrating the learners. The designer knows the educational goals of the learners and has many tools at their disposal. It is the designers job to make the learning experience a harmonious process and to help the learners avoid any discordance along the way. How the designer chooses to combine educational technology into the activities that the learner will complete will change the tone of the experience of the learner. It is with carful consideration the designer must choose how to blend the tempo of instruction, the timbre of the instructor, and the crescendo of the evaluation. I have relearned this semester that slowing down and thinking through each step will often yield better results. I have to resist my urge to complete a task without regard to the process, simply focusing on the end goal. I have been designing instruction professionally for a few years. What I was unaware of until taking this class is that there are more systematic processes than what I have been using. I was able to look at the design process in a more logical way. I knew of the existence of some design models but had never used them. Of the models I had seen, it was unclear how useful a tool they could be. Being forced to break each step down into a more formulized approach allowed me to identify specific areas of weakness in my design. It also allowed me to better develop and refine the main learning goal of the project as well as to understand what type of instruction I was proposing. My initial proposed learning goal was to instruct students about a blog platform. The process of refining my project helped me understand that there were a lot of assumptions made in the statement of the learning goal that would not be evident to intended audience of the instructional materials. This simple revelation helped better guide the project to a more useful state. The new learning goal is now succinct and specific giving a better foundation to the entire project. An example of how slowing down the design process helped me think about the role of the designer would be in the creation of the instructor guide. Initially when designing the project I assumed the role of the instructor and developed information for myself. I already knew a fair amount of background information required for the project. I was not considering what these assumptions were. By having to create the instructor guide, it forced me out of the role of instructor and into the role of designer. I had to abandon assumptions and explain each phase of the process. Although I do this when thinking about delivering instruction, I have never had to create content for someone else to deliver. It made me consider other perspectives that an instructor would have, beyond my own. I was suppressed to realize what type of project I had actually chosen to work on. Originally when I proposed my project I was thinking about how students would decide what to include in their portfolios. I had thought that the primary focus of the project would be in getting the students to think critically about the work they had done during the semester. This type of instruction would have been aligned with the Cognitive Strategy explained in Smith & Ragan. After working through the steps of this course it helped me realize that what I had actually proposed was a Learning Procedures type of instruction. This type of instruction more closely aligns with the type of instruction that is given in the military or corporate/industrial settings. This was a strange to me as I always think of myself as more of an academician. This class has helped me clarify my thinking on instruction and instructional design. It has enlightened me as to what the design process is and how it relates to instruction. During this semester I was able to take the principles learned and incorporate them into the instruction I was presenting to students. By forcing me to think of the instructional materials from the perspectives of the designer, the instructor, and the student, I was able to clarify the concepts that I had always struggled to explain satisfactorily in the past. Looking forward, I will be able to use the skills I have learned during this semester and apply them when creating instruction and instructional materials. By learning the process of how to design instruction systematically and purposefully, the learners and instructors I interact with will have better and more relevant information that I can provide for them. Smith, P., & Ragan, T., (2005). Instructional Design (3rd ed.). Hoboken. New Jersey: Wiley 3
Part 1. Topic
Part 1a. Stated learning goal At the end of one 60 minute instructional session, college age students will be able to create a blog and posts within the blog, on the OS X blog platform. This blog will serve as the students language learning portfolio. Part 1b. Description of the audience The learners are college age undergraduates studying a second language for credit. Part 1c. Rationale I chose the topic of blog creation because it was a finite learning objective. At the institution where I work students are required to create portfolios, but formal instruction for this process had not been created. I took this opportunity to make the act of actually creating the blogs the students will use as their portfolios and applying an instructional design process to provide the best experience possible for the students. The strategy used for this project is primarily supplantive. Although the use for the portfolio will be generative for the students, the creation process is supplantive. The students must know how to create the portfolio and use the system so that the generative materials may be created. The primary instructional strategy that this project falls under is that of Learning Procedures. While most of the tasks the students will need to learn for this project are single tasks that have no deviation, there are aspects where the students must make choices to complete a task. The students must learn how to generate posts within their portfolio using a variety of artifacts that demonstrate second or third language acquisition. They must also be able to write expositively about the artifacts that they have chosen to include in their portfolios. The students must master the act of creation of the posts to complete the portfolio successfully. In the process of learning procedures, learners must be able to recall steps to complete a task depending on variables. This is true with post creation within a students portfolio. Depending on the type of artifact, different tools will need to be used.
5. Do you use any of these social networking tools regularly? 6. If you chose other, what sites do you use? 7. Have you ever used a blog before? 8. Do you know how to use tags to organize posts? 9. Do you know how to upload pictures, audio, and/or video to online sites? 10. Have you ever used an online portfolio before? 11. Do you know how to comment on blogs? 12. If yes, Do you know how to reply to comments of your comment 13. For the portfolios we will be using the blog platform on the OS X server. Have you ever used this platform before? Part 2a.2 Needs Analysis Data Report The first main goal was to determine how long the learners have been using technology and what their comfort level is with technology. As you can see from this table, most of the 18 respondents identified that they have been using technology for a significant time. Only two identified having access to technology only since high school. This would put this group of learners as experienced with technology. The cross tabulation looks at the learners comfort level. Again, most learners identified that they are comfortable to very comfortable with using technology. Only three learners identified themselves as being somewhat uncomfortable with using technology. Oddly those three learners also identified as using technology for a long time, so access to technology is not a determinative factor to comfort
level. This table clearly shows that nearly all of the learners are comfortable with uploading rich media to online social media sites. All of the respondents said that they use Facebook regularly and nearly half identified themselves as Twitter users. This says that not only have these learners had access to technology for a significant time but that they are comfortable with online tools.
This table speaks to the ability of the learners to think about transferring the knowledge they already posses and applying it either to a new context and/or an educational context. Surprisingly, two thirds of the respondents said that they had never created online content before. Yet all of those same respondents identified themselves as regular Facebook users. This points to a low level of knowledge transference and highlights this as something that can be leveraged during the instruction.
The survey also asked directly if users had ever used a blog previously. Only six of the eighteen replied in the affirmative, which means the majority of the learners will need detailed instruction on the principles of blogging as well as the specifics of the platform to be used.
they will need to be able to input foreign language characters into their portfolios. The learners will have to understand either how to complete this on their own systems or be willing to utilize the language learning center. As these students are in their third semester of study of a language, even though this may be their first semester in college, they have a fairly high comfort level with the language of study. So requiring the students to demonstrate their language proficiency level, should not be much of a challenge for this group.
Part 3. Planning
The steps the students need to take to be able to complete the instructional goals are illustrated below.
Part 3a. Learning Objectives (list) After 60 to minutes of instruction on the use of the OS X blog platform, students will be able to: 1. Create a portfolio to contain their second language learning artifacts 2. Manage the settings of their portfolio. Decide if their portfolio should be visible to only authenticated users or the world. Also decide if comments need to be moderated or to allow comments to be posted automatically. This is necessary for FERPA regulations. 7
3. If students decide to make it private, they will apply settings so as to not lock instructors out 4. Create posts within the portfolio 5. Embed/link audio files into posts 6. Embed/link to video files into posts 7. Write expository material to describe why artifacts were chosen 8. Use the blogs formatting tools to apply formatting to each post 9. Create tags to further organize posts created 10. Edit posts that have been created, if necessary 11. Test to make sure that all materials chosen are visible by intended audience (authenticated users or world) 12. Post link to portfolio in Moodle database assignment Part 3b. Matrix of Objectives, Bloom's Taxonomy, and Assessment Plan.
Learning Objectives (a) 1 Blooms Taxonomy Classification (b) Application Format of Assessment (c) Performance Description of test form (d) Observed outcome/ Mastery Criterion Observed outcome/ Mastery Criterion Observed outcome/ Mastery Criterion Observed outcome/ Mastery Criterion Observed outcome/ Mastery Criterion Observed outcome/ Mastery Criterion Observed outcome/ Mastery Criterion Observed outcome/ Mastery Criterion Observed outcome/ Mastery Criterion Observed outcome/ Mastery Criterion Observed outcome/ Mastery Criterion Sample items (e) Find name of student in list of portfolios If log in required to view, student made private If after supplying credentials, portfolio visible View post created
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Require at least one tag of current level of language instruction i.e. Spanish 001 Corrections made if necessary
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All artifacts can be viewed by instructor. Test by viewing from computer other than the one the post was made from
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ATTENTION
A.1 Perceptual Arousal Project the computer screen that the instructor is using to demonstrate the lesson. A2. Inquiry Arousal Recommend that the students follow along during the instruction. As ultimately, they will have to complete the task. A3. Variability Make clear it is okay at any point to stop and ask questions. Also stop at critical points in the lesson and solicit questions from the students.
RELEVANCE
R1. Goal orientation Explain how the completion of the portfolio aligns with the requirement and learning objectives of the course. R2. Motive matching Explain that the completion of the portfolio is a significant part of the overall course grade. R3. Familiarity Explain that even though they may have never used this tool or even a blog previously, they have the skills to use the tool as most of the students have been using social media for a considerable amount of time.
CONFIDENCE
C1. Learning requirements Refer students back to the syllabus section that explains the language level goals. Explain how these goals align with the portfolio and the students artifacts within the portfolio. C2. Success opportunities Students will receive feedback from instructor after each portfolio entry. Students have the opportunity to re-reflect on the artifacts they use if explanation does not sufficiently address how the artifact meets learning objective. C3. Personal control Because this is a true portfolio, students choose what to include as artifacts within their portfolio.
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S1. Natural consequences Students will be able to look at their own learning process at a meta cognition level. Students will have gained the use of a new skill in using a blog platform. Students will be have a way to look at their work throughout the semester as a body of work rather than unconnected separate assignments. S2. Positive consequences 9
Students will have evidence of their learning that is visible to the world at large. What they are completing in class is no longer in the walled garden of the learning management system. They can share the work they are doing with parents, friends and relatives, as the blog they are using is accessible online. S3. Equity All students will be evaluated using the same learning objectives and rubrics
Keller, J. M. (1987). The systematic process of motivational design. Performance & Instruction, 26 (9/10), 1-8. Part 4. Instructor Guide
Let the students know that if they have ever used any form of social media that they already have the skill set necessary to complete the portfolio.
Focus Attention
Stop and ask if everyone has had a chance to log in successfully, help any students that are having problems. Ask if there are any questions so far.
Guide Practice
Encourage students to make at least one post in class. Ask them to create a tag and apply that tag to the post.
Provide Feedback
Let the students know that if they were able to complete the steps that were covered in the demonstration, that they now know how to use the portfolio.
Transfer learning
Remind the students that their first post must be completed in the next few weeks. Encourage students to create their first post with enough time left to get feedback before the end of the semester.
Assess Learning
Look at the database assignment to verify that the students have created their portfolios. If a student does not have a link in the assignment, double-check the portfolios to see if one has been created.
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Part 5b. Formative and/or Summative Assessment materials Objectives All objectives met Can you find your students portfolio from the list of available portfolios? Do you have to log in before you can see the student portfolio? Are you able to actually see a students portfolio after you log in? Has the student created posts within their portfolio? Are there embedded/linked audio materials in the students portfolio? Are there embedded/linked video materials in the students portfolio? Are there explanations that explain why the student has chosen the artifacts they have included in their portfolio? Do the explanations/artifacts align with the objectives from the syllabus? Is the text within the posts formatted appropriately to allow easy reading? Has the student created logical tags to allow for easy organization? Have revisions been made to existing posts as per feedback from instructor? Can you see and hear all media materials embedded/linked in portfolio? Has the student provided a link in the Moodle course to their portfolio?
Remediation if any
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One-to-one evaluation
Remediation if any
Does the instruction sufficiently explain the creation of the portfolios? Does the instruction clarify the use of tags for organization? Does the section that explains the difference between embedding media and attaching media make sense? Does the instruction fully explain how to change settings? What would like added that was not in the instruction? What to you think if anything should be removed from the instruction? What sections need clarification base on the instruction you were given? Small Group evaluation All objectives met Some objectives met Few objectives met Remediation if any
Does the instruction sufficiently explain the creation of the portfolios? Does this instruction make sense in a group setting? How could the instruction be modified to meet an deficiencies for the group setting? Does the instruction fully explain the different settings for the portfolio? Is enough time allocated to fully explain the portfolio settings and options? Is enough time allocated for students to complete the task within the instruction period? Are the instructions given in a logical order so that students do not get confused? 14
Remediation if any
Are the instructions that the instructor needs to follow clear? Do the instructions follow a logical pattern? Was the instructor able to complete the instruction in the time allotted? Were most of the questions from the students anticipated through the instructions? Does the instruction meet the stated goal? What if anything should be improved or altered to improve the instruction process?
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Part 5c. Technology Tool Justification The additional tools of instructional videos were created for this project. The videos will serve as reference materials to the instruction. The videos explain the same information that will be covered during the instructions period. Students will be able to review the videos as necessary if they can not remember how to complete a task or where the option for completing the task exists. The videos are hosted on YouTube in HD resolution so the students will be able to read text on the videos. The videos are then linked on a separate blog. http://wlc.drake.edu/instructions This blog concatenates the videos and presents them in the order they should to be viewed. Links to the blog posts containing the videos are also presented in the instructional materials. These videos will allow the students to find the relevant information when they need it rather than having wait for an answer from the instructor. They can also serve as a place of first instance where students look for information before asking for more detailed information from the instructor.
Are the instructions given in a logical order so that students do not get confused
Part 6d. Field trial Based on the feedback from the small group session, modifications to the instruction will be made. The field trial will be conducted by an instructor other than the instructional designer. The instructor will give the instructions to a small class (20 students). The designer will observe the instruction and make notes where appropriate. Questions for this phase will include. ! Are the instructions that the instructor needs to follow clear ! Do the instructions follow a logical pattern ! Was the instructor able to complete the instruction in the time allotted ! Were most of the questions from the students anticipated through the instructions ! Does the instruction meet the stated goal ! What if anything should be improved or altered to improve the instruction process
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Do the materials adequately address the needs of the students? Yes. Students need to create and fill the portfolio in order to receive a passing grade for the course. The materials are an excellent resource for students who may be relatively new to this process, a resource to which they can refer at any point in the process.
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Is there anything lacking in the instructional materials? No. As mentioned above, the materials were created methodically and logically. They provide a thorough step-by-step process for creating and filling the portfolio.
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What additions or clarifications need to be made to the materials to meet the stated goal? None. I found everything to be very clear. The objectives are clearly explained to both instructor and students. The means for fulfilling these objectives are complete.
Part 7c. Comments on Change Minor structural and grammatical changes suggested. No significant changes required.
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3.2 Diffusion of Innovations 3.3 Implementation and Institutionalization 3.4 Policies and Regulations Standard 4: MANAGEMENT 4.0 (includes 4.0.1 & 4.0.3) 4.1 Project Management 4.2 Resource Management 4.3 Delivery System Management 4.4 Information Management Standard 5: EVALUATION 5.1 Problem Analysis 5.2 Criterion-Referenced Measurement 5.3 Formative and Summative Evaluation 5.4 Long-Range Planning
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a. Describe the rationale for and processes associated with needs, learner, context, goal, and task analyses i. ii. Create and conduct various aspects of a front-end analysis Identify methods and materials for communicating subject matter that are contextually relevant
b. Describe the rationale for and processes associated with creating design documents (objectives, motivation, etc.) i. ii. iii. Construct clear instructional goals and objectives Develop a motivational design for a specific instructional task Develop assessments that accurately measure performance objectives
c. Select and implement instructional strategies for selected learning tasks i. Select appropriate media tools that support instructional design decisions
d. Describe the rationale and processes associated with the formative evaluation of instructional products i. Create a plan for formative evaluation
12. Identify and use technology resources to enable and empower learners with diverse backgrounds, characteristics, and abilities. 13. Apply state and national content standards to the development of instructional products 14. Meet selected professional standards developed by the Association for Educational Communications and Technology 15. Use various technological tools for instructional and professional communication
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2.0 Development
2.0.1 Select appropriate media to produce effective learning environments using technology resources. 2.0.2 Use appropriate analog and digital productivity tools to develop instructional and professional products. 2.0.3 Apply instructional design principles to select appropriate technological tools for the development of instructional and professional products. 2.0.4 Apply appropriate learning and psychological theories to the selection of appropriate technological tools and to the development of instructional and professional products. 2.0.5 Apply appropriate evaluation strategies and techniques for assessing effectiveness of instructional and professional products. 2.0.6 Use the results of evaluation methods and techniques to revise and update instructional and professional products. 2.0.7 Contribute to a professional portfolio by developing and selecting a variety of productions for inclusion in the portfolio. 2.1 Print Technologies 2.1.3 Use presentation application software to produce presentations and supplementary materials for instructional and professional purposes. 2.1.4 Produce instructional and professional products using various aspects of integrated application programs. 2.3 Computer-Based Technologies 2.3.2 Design, produce, and use digital information with computer-based technologies.
3.0 Utilization
3.1 Media Utilization 3.1.1 Identify key factors in selecting and using technologies appropriate for learning situations specified in the instructional design process.
3.1.2 Use educational communications and instructional technology (SMETS) resources in a variety of learning contexts.
3.3 Implementation and Institutionalization 3.3.1 Use appropriate instructional materials and strategies in various learning contexts. 3.3.2 Identify and apply techniques for integrating SMETS innovations in various learning contexts. 3.3.3 Identify strategies to maintain use after initial adoption.
4.0 Management
(none specifically addressed in 503)
5.0 Evaluation
5.1 Problem Analysis
5.1.1 Identify and apply problem analysis skills in appropriate school media and educational technology (SMET) contexts (e.g., conduct needs assessments, identify and define problems, identify constraints, identify resources, define learner characteristics, define goals and objectives in instructional systems design, media development and utilization, program management, and evaluation).
5.2 Criterion-referenced Measurement
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5.2.1 Develop and apply criterion-referenced measures in a variety of SMET contexts. 5.3 Formative and Summative Evaluation 5.3.1 Develop and apply formative and summative evaluation strategies in a variety of SMET contexts. SMET = School Media & Educational Technologies
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Appendix
Portfolio instructions
Videos have also been created that cover these same topics. http://wlc.drake.edu/wordpress/instructions/2011/10/26/portfolio-creation/ http://wlc.drake.edu/wordpress/instructions/2011/10/26/portfolio-settings/ http://wlc.drake.edu/wordpress/instructions/2011/10/26/portfolio-formatting/ http://wlc.drake.edu/wordpress/instructions/2011/11/10/how-to-use-tags-in-your-portfolio/ Logging in, managing settings, and creating portfolio Creating and editing posts How to use tags Portfolio address and RSS feeds
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Go to http://wlc2.drake.edu/users
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Once there, click on the "Log in to my page" option in the upper left hand corner of the window.
3 Log in box
A window will open up asking you for your credentials. Use your Drake ID # and password
4 Name
Once logged in, you will see your name in the upper left hand corner where the "Log in to..." message was.
5 Settings
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Once logged in, you will be able to create your portfolio if you nave never logged in before or go directly to your portfolio. Before doing this you should manage your portfolio. Click on the settings option in the upper right hand corner of the window.
6 Account settings
There are three general options you can manage The first is "Account" personalization. You can upload a photo here if you wish and associate an email account. Neither are required. If you make changes here press the "save" button in the lower right hand corner of the window.
7 Blog Settings
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In the Blog settings, you can change the name of your portfolio, change the theme of your portfolio and choose to include a podcast with your posts. If you make changes here press the "save" button in the lower right hand corner of the window.
8 Blog Access
The Blog Access settings are what allow you to restrict access to your portfolio or not. By default your portfolio can be viewed by anyone but only "Authenticated users" (those people with a
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Drake ID) can make comments. If you wish to restrict the view access to your portfolio. It is recommended that you only click the "Users must log in to read" (1) option. This will require anyone wishing to view your portfolio to log in before they can see your posts. If you click the "Private" option (2) you have to specify who has access to view your portfolio. Only the people you specify will have access. It is not recommended that you use this option because you run the risk of locking out your instructor from seeing your portfolio. You can also set who can comment on your posts and how those comments are moderated from this screen. If you make changes here press the "save" button in the lower right hand corner of the window.
Once you have made all of the necessary settings to your portfolio click on the "portfolios" link to take you out of this page.
10 Go to my Portfolio
To go to your portfolio, from the portfolios page, click on the "Go to my Portfolio" link. If you have never logged in previously or had a previous portfolio but not logged on on the updated system, you will see a message that says "Create my Portfolio"
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Once you are in your portfolio, you can start creating posts. Click the + icon in the upper right hand corner of your window. Note: you may have changed the theme to your portfolio so some of the the options may be in different places for your chosen theme.
You will be presented with a window asking you to give your post a title. If you chose to turn on podcasting for your portfolio you can choose the file to podcast at this time. Give your post a title and click the "Create" button. Note: podcasting is the only thing that can not be altered after a post is created. If you wish to include a podcast for your post you must do so at the time the post is created.
3 formatting options
After creating your new post you will be able to start adding to and formatting your post. Notice that the post will have some placeholder text that should be removed prior to you saving your post.
4 Paragraph Style
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The formatting options should seem fairly familiar to anyone who has used social networking sites. This option allows you to choose header and text selection options. There are not font size options (10pt, 12pt, etc.), so you can choose options from this menu to alter the size of your text.
5 List Style
The List option allows you to choose ordered and unordered lists and also set more or less indenting.
6 Text Style
This option allow you to change some of the text options, like bold, italic or underline.
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The create or edit link option will allow you to create hyperlinking within your post. Notice that you can link to an external website "Enter URL" or even create a "New Page" from here. Also notice that you can link to any of the previous posts you have created. Once you create a post it is automatically added to this list of options.
The insert media option allows you to embed certain media types into your portfolio. The following file types are supported: JPEG PNG GIF QuickTime movie MP3 audio If you upload the following file types, the uploaded copy is converted to PNG format: BMP TIFF PSD DOC RTF PDF (first page only) The Alignment option allows you to float your media with your text. The options from left to right are
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1) Aligns the media at the left. Text appears at the right of the media. 2) Centers the media on its own line. 3) Aligns the media at the right. Text appears at the left of the media.Shows the media in running text. 4) Shows the media in running text. Click the Insert when you have finished choosing your files.
9 Attach a file
If you wish to include a file that is not one of the accepted file types with the insert media option (.pptx, .docx, or multipage PDF), you can use the attach file option This option will allow you to attach any file to your post. The limitation is that the file must be 100Mb or under in size. Click the Attach button when finished.
10 Insert table
The Insert Table option allows you to insert, and edit tables within your post. The options for the table are: 1) Adds a row. 2) Adds a column. 3) Removes a row. 4) Removes a column. 5) Changes whether the top-most row is a header row. 6) Changes whether the left-most column is a header column. You insert text directly from this screen. Each time you wish to edit a table it will take you back to this editing screen. Click OK when your table is how you like it.
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The Edit HTML option allows you to edit the source of your post. Use this option if you wish to embed media from sites like YouTube, Vimeo, Google Maps, or similar sites.
12 Save post
When you have completed your post, click the Save option it the upper right hand corner of the edit window.
If you wish to edit a post you have created previously, simply click on the name of your post from the list of your posts. Then click on the pencil icon. This will allow you to edit your post. Click the save option when finished.
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Tags allow you to organize your content. Tags are short, descriptive words of phrases that classify and organize your posts. You can create as many tags as you wish and attach as many tags to your posts as necessary.
2 Adding tags
To add a tag to a post, you must be viewing or editing the post. Find the post you wish to add a tag to and click the Tags option. In this theme the tags option is to the right of the content. In other themes it is above the content. Find the Tags option in the theme you are useing.
3 Choosing/creating tags
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When you click the Tags option you will see a place where you can insert text. Notice in this example that I have started to enter a tag by typing the letter S. In this portfolio there are two tags that start with the letter s, Spanish 001 and special. I could choose one of those tags without retyping it or continue to type to create a new tag like September
I have now added two tags to this post. Setember and spanish 001. I'm sure you have noticed the spelling mistake. You can edit tags after they have been created.
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You must go back to your portfolio to edit tags. Click on the my portfolio link next to the search box.
3 List of tags
From here you will see a list of the tags you have created. To edit your tags click the pencil icon
4 Tags editable
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These tags now become editable. Find the tag you wish to edit and click on it.
5 Modify tag
A window with the existing tag will open. Notice that I have made the correction with the correct spelling. Click Save when you have completed your edits.
If you wish to permnatiially delete a tag you have created, from the edit tags page click on the tag you wish to delete. Remove all text from the box. The save button now becomes a Delete button. Click the Deleter button to remove the tag. Note: if you remove a tag here it will also remove this tag from any post you have attached it to.
7 Saving changes
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If you have deleted a tag in error and have not saved changes you can still recover it by clicking the Cancel option here. Once you are satisfied with the edits you have made click the Save option.
To delete a tag from a particular post, simply click and drag it from the tag bar. This will remove it from the post.
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Tags allow you to sort information quickly. In this example I have selected the Spanish 001 tag and now only see three posts that have been tagged with spahish 001.
It is also possible to sort by more than one tag. In this example I have sorted by both Spanish 001 and Fall 2011 Notice that there is only one post that uses both of these tags. By using tags, it is possible to create content from semester to semester or across different languages and be able to find the appropriate posts quickly.
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In this example there is a post for Fall 2011. If this person will add to their portfolio next semester, they can create a Spring 2012 tag and apply this to the new posts. This will allow the viewer to sort the posts that have been created in the past and the posts they will be creating in the following semester quickly.
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The last thing you should know about is that your portfolio has a unique address. In this example notice the drake ID # in the URL. This is the only difference between the general URL and the URL for your portfolio. You can bookmark this address or copy and paste it into assignments you may have in moodle.
Your portfolio is generating many RSS feeds. If you are unclear about what RSS feeds are you may want to do a Google search to find an explanation. What you can do with RSS feeds is keep track of new entries without having to go to someone's portfolio and check to see if they have updated content. If you or some other user has subscribed to an RSS feed the information will get pushed to the reader as soon as changes have been made. At first this does not seem useful to you but I will endeavor to explain how they can help you. In the image above (taken from the Safari browser), notice that there is a badge that indicates that there is a feed on this page. Other browsers indicate this differently. In this example the feed generated from this URL would be the feed for the entire portfolio. We can tell this because there is nothing after the username in the URL. To find out how to use custom RSS feeds for your portfolio, please read the next entry.
This example is the URL for this portfolio but tags have been checked to filter the output. If you are not clear on what tags do, please see the instructions about tags. We can tell that two tags have been set in this url. There is the "post midterm" tag and the "spanish 051" tag. So the output is filtered to any post that uses both of these tags. Notice also that that an RSS feed is generated from this url. We can tell that from this image by the RSS badge. If you were to copy this link into an RSS reader like Google reader, NetNewsWire, or other RSS reader, you would subscribe to to this feed. Once subscribed any post that you tag with both of these tags will be added to the RSS feed and will display in the RSS reader.
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How is this useful? Let's assume you have take a language for more than one semester. You will have posts from a previous semester as well as posts from the current semester. You can very easily filter those posts with tags, like in the example above. If at the beginning of the semester you were to give a URL like this to your professor, they could subscribe to your RSS feed for your portfolio for the semester. Then whenever you add a new post all you would have to do would be to tag the post accordingly and your instructor would be notified of the updates to your portfolio. You could also send this URL to friends or family and they could subscribe via facebook, or other reader and stay up to date with the work you are producing.
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