ePortfolio Journal with External Assessor sign off

Accessing ePortfolio Journals:

• Enter ePortfolio through any link in your course.
• Click Menu
• Click Work
• Click Journals

Creating a new journal:

• Enter the name of your journal in the Name box
• Click on Choose Journal Template drop down box and select the required Journal
• Click Start New Journal
• Journal will launch automatically
• Click return to exit Journal

Tip: You only need to create the journal once.

Warning: If you select the wrong journal template, you can delete the journal prior to making any entries inside the journal.

Accessing an existing journal:

• From the journals page click on the required journal form the My Journals list
• Journal will launch automatically

Add a journal entry:

• Access required journal
• Click New Journal Entry button.
• Journal entry window will open.
• Complete details.
• Click Choose Supervisor
• Find your external supervisor from list or type their name in the Type here box
• Click Done
• Click Save & Continue button at bottom of page
• Scroll to top and click Close button
• Repeat as required

Edit or Delete a journal entry

• Access required journal
• Click on Edit button to update journal entry
• Click delete button to delete entry

Warning: Once an external supervisor completes the sign off, you will not be able to delete or edit your entry.

Trouble shooting

If you unable to select your assessors name:

• Check that you have the correct spelling for your assessor’s name
• Check your assignment instructions for whether you are allowed to add an assessor
  • Click on the Add Guest link
  • Enter the Guest’s details (only First Name, Last Name and Email are required)
  • Click on the Save button
  • Follow the submission steps above
• Contact your course coordinator as your assessor's name may not be in the system

If your external assessor is not receiving the email:

• Advise them to check their junk email folder.
• Confirm the supervisors email and forward this to your course coordinator for them to check against the email recorded inside the ePortfolio system.

Issues with viewing work on website:

• Confirm internet browser is up to date.
• Clear the browser’s cache http://userguide.chalkandwire.com/d/yqfj6g
• Disable add-ons / extensions http://userguide.chalkandwire.com/d/x7md6l

Video guide

ePortfolio - Journal with external assessor sign off (YouTube, 3m 11s)