Beginning Tutorials

To Wix

REMINDER: Starting Fall 2016 students creating an ePortfolio for the FIRST time should use the SLCC's platform, Digication.

Before you start building your site, click HERE for some advice on Substance and Style. The following tutorials offer instructions and tips for building the basic structure (skeleton) of your SLCC Gen Ed ePortfolio. A link to Advanced Tutorials can also be found at the bottom of this page. Don't forget to hide your site from search engines and also read the "ePortfolios Dos and Don'ts" before beginning your ePortfolio.

Make sure to hide your site from search engines.

Learn how to create webpages in Wix in this tutorial.

Learn how to adjust your header and footer in this tutorial.

Learn how to craft an engaging "Welcome" page for your ePortfolio in this tutorial.

Click HERE for an excellent "Welcome" page example.

This tutorial will also introduce you to the requirements for the "Goals and Outcomes" page. It will also invite you to consider your short and long-term goals, as well as how your coursework and other learning experiences have helped you achieve SLCC's Gen Ed Learning Outcomes. You will need to copy and paste the Learning Outcomes to your "Goals and Outcomes" page.

Click HERE to get the list of the Learning Outcomes so that you know where to find them for the copy and paste part of this tutorial.

Click HERE for an engaging example of a "Goals and Outcomes" page.

You will learn how to create and appropriately organize your "Coursework" page. Remember that NO course assignments or reflections should appear on this page. It will function as a "menu" page for your courses. Click HERE for a great example of a "Coursework" page.

Learn how to create an engaging, multi-modal course page by watching this tutorial. Use this tutorial to help you think about the design of all of your course pages.

This video will guide you through setting up a page for your class, as well as to provide options for you upload your signature assignments.

To view videos regarding the different options for uploading your assignments, click the button below:

You will learn how to create a dynamic course page in this tutorial.

This tutorial will show you how to craft an "Outside the Classroom" page that demonstrates your thinking, learning, and doing in your world outside of the classroom. This page is a great place for you to showcase your volunteer work, interests, other types of service (military, nursing, etc.), passions, etc. Click HERE for a fantastic multimedia "Outside the Classroom" page.

You'll also learn what you can do with your ePortfolio's "Resume" page. Remember that you should not put your address or phone number anywhere in your ePortfolio--this includes your "Resume" page.

Click HERE for a nicely designed and organized "Resume" page.

This tutorial will walk you through how to link your ePortfolio in MyPage and how to share it with other audiences.

This final tutorial will demonstrate how you can log back onto Wix for editing.

Methods to upload your signature assignments

This tutorial will walk you through how to start an ePortfolio on Wix using a blank template.

If you'd like to use another template to design your ePortfolio, see the tutorial at the end of this page.

#1: Signing Up

How to sign up
Overview of the Site Editor (how to use Wix)
How to hide site from search engines

#2: Creating Your Menu & Pages

How to create pages
How to customize menu

#5: "Goals & Outcomes" Page

How to tell what page you're on/how to navigate through pages
Types of goals
SLCC learning outcomes
How to adjust text that is crammed
How to center/align text
Detaching elements
Adjusting links to appear more like an actual link

#9: Sharing your ePortfolio

How to preview, save, & publish
How to share on MyPage/email link/share on Canvas
How to find your link
How to share a specific page

#10: How to Log Back in to Edit

How to log on
How to get to editing mode
How to exit editing mode
How to log out

#8: "Outside of the Classroom" & "Resume" Pages

Types of things to share on this page
Ways to share your evidence on this page
How to use a contact form

#6: "Coursework" Page

How to organize the "Coursework" page

#3: Adjusting Your Header & Footer

What is a header
What is a footer
How to upload images
How to adjust & upload image as your background
How to use Wix images as background
How to adjust/add text
How to change site colors
How to choose colors outside of your site colors
How to element selection works
What the purple lines mean
How to move elements (dragging vs. drag handles).

#7: Course Pages & Options to Upload Signature Assignments

How to generally organize a course page
General overview of options on how to upload assignments
How to bring elements to the front/back.

This tutorial will walk you through how to start an ePortfolio on Wix using one of their built-in templates. This might be useful to you if you want to create an elaborate and engaging ePortfolio with some "built-in" design features.

Starting on Wix

with a

Built-in

Template

#4: "Welcome" Page

How to use the menu to navigate while editing
What goes on the "Welcome" page
Left and right working spaces
How to duplicate elements
Careful resizing with photos

To Advanced Tutorials

Need More Help?

Visit the Student ePortfolio Resource Site for information on ePortfolio Open Lab Hours and Locations.

NOTES:

ePortfolio teaching and learning seeks to help students reflect on learning across academic and co-curricular experiences. Intentional and deep reflection can transform your learning experiences because reflection can lead to higher order thinking and help you construct a purposeful identity as a learner. For more information on Reflection, click HERE.