ATSC 113    Applied Meteorology
Weather for Sailing, Flying & Snow Sports

ePortfolio Capstone Project

Overview

1. The page you are viewing now on the EOAS dept website, which describes the ePortfolio assignment and grading rubrics.  This page also has links to instructions and videos showing how you can create an ePortfolio.
   
2. From the Canvas "Account" icon (in upper left of Canvas page, under UBC logo), select "ePortfolios" to CREATE your own ePortfolio.  The ePortfolio that you create will automatically be given a URL (web address), so that you and others can view it. 
   

1. You can start creating your own ePortfolio in the 4th week of spring and fall terms (the second week of the condensed summer term).
2. Any time before the "ePortfolio draft deadline" in roughly the 8th week of spring and fall terms (the 4th week of condensed summer term - see details in the online Schedule), you can finish a semi-final draft ePortfolio and submit your name and ePortfolio URL info via the "ePortfolio submission" survey quiz" in Canvas.  You can find this quiz from the Canvas Modules tab, just after the Flying Midterm exam.
   
3. You and everyone in the course have one week (spring and fall terms - see Schedule) to view and post constructive PRIVATE comments on other students' ePortfolios in Canvas, if they selected the option to allow other students to see their creations.  Please be respectful of your classmates.  You do not earn points for offering suggestions to others, but you might want to do it as a courtesy.  Also, you might enjoy seeing some of the creations by others in your course, before you revise your own ePortfolio.
   
4. Finally, you have one additional week (see Schedule) to use the comments (spring and fall terms) as you wish to improve your own ePortfolio.  After that "ePortfolio completion deadline", no more changes to ePortfolios are allowed, because the TAs will start marking them.  If you already had submitted your ePortfolio info via the "ePortfolio submission" quiz, there is NO need to submit it again after you make the revisions, because we already have it.
   
5. Even if you were unable to submit a draft by the draft deadline, you can still submit an ePortfolio by the final ePortfolio deadline (near the end of term; see the course Schedule for details).  Although you are not eligible for the points for submitting the draft ePortfolio by the "draft deadline", you can still earn the rest of the points depending on the quality of your ePortfolio. 
   

Grading Rubric

• Timeliness:For posting your semi-final draft by the "draft deadline", you earn 14 points.
  



• Weather Links: Your final, revised ePortolio should have the following:  Links to weather resources, with a brief explanation of each.  (What is the source and what kind of information does it provide? How is it useful or interesting?)  You must provide a minimum of 3 sources, at least one of which must be a real-time weather map. (max 14 points = 7 points for content + 7 for a stimulating thorough presentation).



• Weather-hazard information about the weather that you are most concerned about.  What weather hazards do you need to consider for your activity?  What information do you need to know to help you avoid those hazards?  Please provide a minimum of 3 weather elements/hazards. If you include images or tables, be sure to acknowledge the source (author or photographer, web URL, and date when you captured it).  (max 12 points = 6 points for content + 6 for a stimulating thorough presentation.   Points will be deducted for plagiarism.)



• Go/no-go checklist of weather considerations or resources to consider before deciding to start your activity.  Be sure to focus on the weather.  (max = 5 points)



• Presentation appearance:  Is the ePortfolio attractive yet informative?  Is the content clear and easy to follow?  Are the pages logically organized?  Is it clearly written?    (max = 10 points)



• Originality:  If you just copy material from the sample or from other students' ePortfolios, then you can lose up to 55 points, depending on how much material you copied.
  

Tips on ePortfolio Creation in Canvas

1. Log in to Canvas and go to Account > ePortfolios. Click on the button that says "Create an ePortfolio".  Set your ePortfolio to Public.   See tips for ePortfolio creation at  https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-10597-4212717400
2. Set your ePortfolio to allow others to provide Comments (to be visible only by you).  Namely, although your ePortfolio will be "public", any Comments about your web page will be "private" to be viewed only by you. See tips at https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-10497-4212717373
3. To start adding content, add a new section (on the left, click on "Organize Sections").  You can add as many sections as you like.  Each section can contain multiple pages (on the right, "Organize/Manage Pages").

Submitting your ePortfolio

• Please don't wait to start making your own ePortfolio.  You can start early in the term (see timeline image above).  Other students have told us that it takes about 2 to 5 hours to create their semi-final draft ePortfolio.  See the due dates in the class Schedule that you can find on the course home page.
• To include photos or other graphics, go to "Edit This Page" to enter the editor. The click on "Image/File Upload" to find your saved image. It is best to use JPG graphics. Do not attempt to Copy and Paste an image into your text.
• After you create your draft ePortfolio, you MUST submit the info to us via the "ePortfolio submission" survey quiz, which you can find in the Modules tab just after the Flying midterm.
  
• We will look at this ePortfolios again after the final ePortfolio submission deadline, because most students will edit and improve their draft ePortfolio.  You don't need to re-submit your URL, because it doesn't change when you revise your ePortfolio. 
• Sorry, but we do not accept late ePortfolios after the final ePortfolio deadline.

Use your ePortfolio After the Term Ends

View the ePortfolios created by students in this course

• To protect student privacy, these are viewable only by other students in this course this term, and only if the ePortfolio creator allowed it to be viewable.  You can view these draft ePortfolios via the "ePortfolio assignment -- instructions" link, which you can find in the Modules tab just after the Flying midterm.  We will update this list periodically, as more students submit their ePortfolios.