Instructions for Faculty Test Portfolio

13 March 2009; RKH

I.  Set up an account and practice with WyoSakai.  If you don't already have one, create a WyoSakai account and join the SW Portfolio worksite:

1. With a browser (FireFox preferred) go to the WyoSakai web server, http://wyosakai.uwyo.edu/.
2. Click on the link "I'm a new user, sign me up!"
3. Enter requested information and submit form.

While logged in with your WyoSakai account, join the worksite "Faculty Test Portfolio":

1. In the tool group MY SETTINGS on the left, go to Membership.
2. Click on Joinable Sites.
3. Find "Faculty Test Portfolio" and click the "Join" link.
4. Under Quicklinks or My Sites, you can now enter the that site in any WyoSakai session.

II.  Read the announcements and browse through the pages to get an overview of the instructions and the process.

III.  Consider whether you want to include documents and other files.  Your "My Workspace" site is a private file store and web server, containing your own materials and private to you.  The work that you will submit as components of your Faculty Test Portfolio should be uploaded and stored there.  The Resources tool, listed in the left-hand column, gives you the file and folder commands necessary.  Click on the drop-down "Add" and "Actions" menus next to a folder for creating sub-folders, uploading files into that folder, creating a new file (by typing into an edit window), and so forth.  Click on the drop-down "Actions" menu next to a fileto edit details such as its name, edit the content (for a text or HTML document), remove it, and so forth.

Fill out the Test Wizard, which will collect your data and documents.

1. Make sure that you have assembled the documents that you need in your "My Workspace" site on WyoSakai.
2. Go to the portfolio site.
3. Click on Wizards, then choose "Test Wizard" (a framework written by Jon Ngai, but to be filled with your own work).  The sections are shown here.
4. Click on any section to complete it. 
• Add items under each of the main headings by clicking the "Add ____ Item" links.  For details, see the General Instructions for Forms, below.   You can click "Back to the Wizard" at any time, and finish adding items later.
• You will need to have some comments prepared, in addition to documents to attach, so browse through the pages first, using the "Cancel" button to return, in order to plan, or write, what you will say.  
• As the last item on this list, upload a copy of your resume.
5. When all parts have been completed, go to the Portfolios tool and add a new portfolio using the template provided.
1. Click the Add link.
2. From the template pulldown, select "Test Portfolio Template."
3. Click Continue.
4. Enter your full name into the Title text box, a Description of your portfolio if desired, and click Continue.
5. Choose the completed forms and wizards to be displayed on the web portfolio (probably all of the completed items).
6. Click Finish. You may also preview your web portfolio.
7. Share with others as appropriate, by name, role, or (to those outside the portfolio worksite), by e-mail address; you will be prompted for a message.

General Instructions

Forms:

Either in a Wizard, or in the Forms tool, click on the name of a form.  Fill in the fields manually.  For attachments, either:

• Upload a document from your own computer system, or
• Reveal your other worksites with the "Show other sites" link, selecting "My Workspace," where you have stored your documents.  You will see your Resources.  Open folders as necessary and choose a file by clicking on "Attach a copy" in the Actions column (rather than clicking on the file name).  The file will be listed at the top of the screen under "Items to attach."  You can remove it (with the link) and substitute another, or add more files.  Click "Continue" to return to the form list.