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Creating ePortfolio Sites at Boston University School of Education

This presentation outlines the process of creating a Digication ePortfolio at Boston University. It provides an introduction to other web services available at BU, tailored for the university community. Key services include WordPress departmental sites, course sites, research sites, and personal sites. Learn how to leverage the Digication platform for a streamlined portfolio creation experience. Step-by-step instructions for registering and getting started with Digication are also included, along with useful resources and contact information for IT support.

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Creating ePortfolio Sites at Boston University School of Education

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  1. Creating Portfolio Sites Boston University - School of Education Information Technology

  2. Purpose of this presentation • The primary purpose of this presentation is to show the process of creating a digication ePortfolio. • There is also an introduction to the other web services offered by BU and a brief description of those services designed for use by individuals within the BU community.

  3. BU Web Services • Departmental/Group sites using Wordpress • URL is usuallywww.bu.edu/<groupname> An example of this might be SED’s homepage www.bu.edu/sed • Course Sites • Examples: Blackboard, Vista, WebCT… • Research Sites • Personal Sites • http://people.bu.edu – Free form html • http://blogs.bu.edu – Wordpress sites with WYSIWYG editing • ePortfolio Sites • Digication Profiles @ http://bu.digication.com – WYSIWYG editing in an environment designed to facilitate class sites and portfolio sites.

  4. Personal Sites • blogs.bu.edu is a Wordpress powered personal site. • people.bu.edu is linked to the ACS Unix system and you publish info here by adding a public_html folder to your home folder on ACS and then post a self-created website here

  5. ePortfolio Sites • BU Has partnered with an online portfolio provider named Digication. • The Digication platform is designed to provide an easy and streamlined method for a person to create a website. • When you create a BU Digication portfolio the URL is http://bu.digication.com/<your_portfolio>

  6. ePortfolio cont’d • Steps to using Digication • 1. go to http://www.digication.com • 2. In the “Already Registered” box under School or District name type Boston University • 3. click sign in and you will be directed to a bu.edu weblogin page where your type your BU username and password • 4. Agree to the terms and conditions and you will be brought to your dashboard where you can click on “Create” in order to start your ePortfolio

  7. Demo ePortfolio • Now take a look at an ePortfolio in progress • http://bu.digication.com/bellis

  8. Resources • BU’s Website service offerings: • http://www.bu.edu/tech/web • BU’s ePortfolioLauch Page: • http://www.bu.edu/eportfolio • BU’s Digication page: • http://bu.digication.com • Digication’s home page: • http://www.digication.com • School of Education IT Support: • sed-it@bu.edu • http://www.bu.edu/sed/it

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