Online Portfolio Assessment
for
Technical Writing Programs

Forms, Procedures and Templates

• Syllabus Form - including space for assignments.
  
  
• Assignments Form - if you want to keep your assignments separate from your syllabus.
  
  
• Simple HTML Template - instructions and an HTML template for a simple online portfolio.
  
  
• How to Set Up Server Space at NJIT - a guide to navigating the labyrinthine system
  
  
• Speech Evaluation Form - a form for each student to critique the oral presentation of another - after the presentation, the presenter should have a good view of how others perceived the talk.
  
  
• Peer Review Forms - there are two three-page forms for both the Procedure Peer Review and the Proposal Peer Review. They are anonymous so that students can really give each other honest feedback - just tear the cover sheet off after collecting.
  
  
• Class List Form - for the first day of class when you want to collect everyone's current and frequently used email.
  
  
• How to Use Windows Explorer as a Filing System - this is provided as an example of a procedure, but I'm also including it here in case you YOURSELF don't yet do this - it's handy to be able to organize your papers so that they can be easily accessed.
  
  
• Lego Exercise - a really fun and educational exercise that can be used early in the semester so that the class can get to know each other (and also so that they can learn how hard it is to write easy directions).
  
  
• Introduce Yourself Freewriting - for the first day of class to get an idea of who your students are.
  
  
• Process Exercise - a short exercise that gets the students thinking about the workplace.