Many people shy away from WordPress and from building interactive activities because they fear that they do not have the technical skills necessary to work in WordPress and HTML5. The following links will take you to friendly technical instructions that … Read More

How do you create an ePortfolio?  Each of the links below will guide you through the process. Purpose and Audience Organization Reflection Artifacts

Context and Rationale for Creating ePortfolio Starter Templates ePortfolios are very robust in nature.  They can be leveraged for learning, reflecting, assessing and showcasing. ePortfolios provide an opportunity for students to think critically about what is important to them in relation … Read More

Dear Student, Have you ever been asked to make something for a course with little to no instructional time given to create such a thing?  And you don’t want to seem out of the loop or stupid, so you frantically … Read More

Adding Content Table of Contents New Pages and Posts Using Blocks Editing/Updating Pages and Posts Adding Media to WordPress Accessible Design Academic Integrity Wait! How did you do that? New Pages and Posts The first step to adding a new … Read More

If the plugin is not already activated, activate the H5P plugin: Click H5P content Click Add new Please note: You may have to click “Select content type” to open the H5P hub. To reuse a .h5p file click “Upload” then … Read More

All WordPress themes provide two options for adding content: you can choose to add content to a page or you can choose to add content to a post. Some themes offer a third option and is often titled Portfolio. Portfolio … Read More

First let’s go over why menus are important. Menus determine how visitors will interact with your content. They drive navigation and without functional navigation, your ePortfolio is all but useless. Good navigation will allow your visitors to successfully search your … Read More

What are artifacts? What should you include? Artifacts are pieces of work that demonstrate your learning (​EPortfolios: Purpose and Composition​, n.d.). They can be academic, professional or interest-based. They could include: Assignments (ungraded or graded work) Activities/Experiences Demonstration of abilities … Read More

Reflection may seem intuitive; however, a deliberate thought process ​(Dye et al., 2011; Moon, 2004; Tracey & Hutchinson, 2018)​ greatly increases the insights found through reflection.  Consider the pedestrian answer “fine” to the classic question “how was your day?”  Reworking … Read More