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ePortfolio - Livetext

Welcome to the EIU ePortfolio section of the College of Education and Professional Studies website, your resource for electronic portfolio information and support.

The EIU teacher education electronic portfolio (ePortfolio) is required for ALL Eastern Illinois University teacher education candidates. The ePortfolio is part of EIU's Unit Assessment System; it provides students a structure to file and organize examples of work completed throughout a program of study for assessment and accreditation purposes. The ePortfolio also assists students through an exciting opportunity to develop a showcase portfolio to supplement a resume when applying for a teaching position.

A private vendor, Livetext, has been selected to provide the technological tools and support for the EIU ePortfolio.

• Livetext Open Lab Hours
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Training Session Requests
• Tutorials
• Operating System & Browser Requirements
• Scheduled Livetext Fall 2008 Training Sessions (Coming Soon)

To request a training session or for additional assistance, please contact:

Neda Ansari, EIU Livetext Graduate Assistant
lttraining@eiu.edu
217-581-8597

We do not return calls to cellular phones or long distance numbers. Please provide your EIU e-mail address and a local number.

Preparing for a Livetext Training Session (PDF)

Livetext Open Lab Hours

A Spring 2010 schedule of open hours for drop-by Livetext assistance is available:

Monday: Noon -3 p.m.
Wednesday: 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Thursday: Noon - 2 p.m.
Other times by appointment (BUZ 2407)

Frequently Asked Questions

Faculty:

Select One What is the EIU Unit Assessment System? What is an ePortfolio? What is LiveText? How do I get a faculty LiveText Account How do I log in and log out of LiveText? How do I change my LiveText password? What if I forget my LiveText password? Where can I get LiveText help? What are templates and how do I use them? How do I assess a student assignment turned in to LiveText?

Students:

Select One What is the EIU Unit Assessment System? What is an ePortfolio What is LiveText? How do I purchase LiveText? What is UnitedStreaming? How do I log in and log out of LiveText? How do I change my LiveText password? What if I forget my LiveText password? Where can I get LiveText help? What are templates and how can I use them? How do I share a LiveText assignment with my instructor?

Tutorials

• Lesson Plans, Projects, etc.
  • Student Letter of Intent (student)
  • EIU Lesson Plan (student)
• Multimedia
  • Using UnitedStreaming Video (student, faculty)
• Organization
  • Creating/Working with Labels (student, faculty)
• Assessments
  • Faculty Assessment Impact on P-12 Rubric
  • Faculty Student Teacher Final Evaluation (faculty)
  • Student Teaching Self-Evaluation (student)
  • Stages of Unit Assessment (student, faculty)

Operating System and Browser Requirements

LiveText recommends the following Internet browsers by operating system and in descending order of preference.

Windows 98 SR2, 2000, NT, Me, and XP
Firefox 1.0+ *, Netscape 7.2+, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0+

Mac OS 10.2+
Firefox 1.0+ *, Netscape 7.2+, Safari 1.2.2–-1.3.1

* Preferred Browsers.
Notice: Some features may be unavailable when preferred browsers are not used.