E-PORTFOLIO FACULTY
TRAINING SEMINAR
Session IV
Review: GROUPS
+
Teaching Applications with
Groups
Presented by:
Prof. Walter Valero
April 29, 2011
CTL ePortfolio Faculty Training Seminar – Session IV
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Review of Seminars …
Session I …
 Introduction to ePortfolios
 Sample Student ePortfolios
 Sample Faculty ePortfolios
 Sample ePortfolio platforms
 Epsilen ePortfolio account
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Session II …
 QuickLinks
 ePortfolio Theme
 Folders; Sub-folders
 Access Key
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Session III …
 Groups
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Review of questions
asked …
Q&A
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Is it possible to
download files in
batch? This question
came from a faculty
member who would
like to download
students' homework
assignments in a
dropbox, by one
single click.

This request has come
in previously and has
been submitted to the
R&D team for review
but as of yet hasn’t
made it to the
production timeline.
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After homework is past
the due date, is it
possible to lock the
access from students
(so that late
submissions won't be
allowed?) ...does it
work by making, say, a
Drop Box not public
any more?

Drop Boxes can be
locked in the “Course
module” but NOT in
“Groups”
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Likewise, how does one
lock down access to a
file (e.g. a resume)
past a given date,
without deleting the
file.

If you are still
referring to course
Drop Boxes then again
if you lock the drop
box that contains the
file not only does it
prevent students from
uploading new files to
the box but it also
prevents them from
editing existing files.
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Is it possible to
upload MP3 files? (Is
there limitation on any
file format?)
Possible to open and
play MP3 files from
someone else’s
ePortfolio?


This file type is not
restricted
If the file is shared you
can download it but
there is no built in
audio player
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What is the file size
limit on uploads?
In the course module, is
it possible to export a
course?


File upload limit is
50MB per upload
Not currently but
Epsilen has plans to
introduce additional
flexibility for
importing & exporting
courses later this year
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Can one create a
“Group” for alumni
without them having to
login? (i.e. without
them having an Epsilen
account?)

Yes, anyone with the
URL to the Group
page can visit it;
however, they will not
be able to contribute
or interact with the
Web page.
Group Webpage
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http://www.epsilen.com/Groups/Public/Home.aspx?GroupID=119916
REVIEW: Groups in Epsilen
ePortfolio:
 The Groups tool allows
Epsilen members to share
information and collaborate
in a structured environment.
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REVIEW: Groups in Epsilen
ePortfolio:
 Being part of a Group allows
you to work together with
other Epsilen members on
projects.
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REVIEW: Hands-on
Training; basic set-up
for Epsilen GROUPS
How to create a
“Group” & add an
“announcement” in
Epsilen.
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How to Edit
“Group Options”
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How to Edit
“Group Website”
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ePortfolio in the Classroom
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How Epsilen GROUPS
can enhance teaching
and the classroom
experience online …
Review:
How to create a
“Drop Box” within
a “Group.”
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Review:
How to create a
“Forum” within a
“Group.”
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Review:
Using the
“Calendar”
function within
“Groups.”
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Review:
How “Group
Calendars” affect
the “My Portal
Calendar”
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New:
How to use the
“Take Notes”
features within a
“Group.”
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New:
How to create a
“Wiki” within a
“Group.”
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New:
How to facilitate
“online Chat”
within a “Group.”
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Seminar IV – Homework
Due Date: Friday, 05/13/11
Seminar IV - Homework:
1. If you haven’t done so
already, please create at
least one “Group” in your
ePortfolio that relates to
one of the courses you are
currently teaching this
semester
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Seminar IV – Homework:
2. If you haven’t done so
already, please create at
least one custom “Drop
Box” for your Group and
add pertinent course
material(s) to it
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Seminar IV – Homework:
3. If you haven’t done so
already, please post at
least one event (actual or
mock) on your “Group
Calendar”
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Seminar IV - Homework:
4. If you haven’t done so
already, add at least one
“Forum Discussion” to your
“Group”
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Seminar IV - Homework:
5. Add at some “Take Notes”
to your “Group”
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Seminar IV - Homework:
6. Add a “Wiki” to your
“Group” and within your
Wiki, please be sure to
embed at least ONE
YouTube video
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