What & Why
Portfolio templates in Unrulr are designed to set students (and teachers) up for success by giving them a clear structure to build from without being overly prescriptive.
At their core, templates are simple: they’re empty containers you create for others to use. You decide the title, the pages that appear in the portfolio, and any instructions for each section of those pages. You also control how much flexibility students have to alter the structure (for example, can they rename the portfolio or remove pages?).
From there, it’s the student’s job to fill in the content by drawing from their Unrulr posts, using your instructions as a guide. You can easily view all portfolios created from your template right inside the template itself, making it easy to track progress.
Templates aren’t just for students, either. Colleagues with a ‘teacher’ role can also make a copy for themselves if you share it with a group they are in.
When portfolio templates might be helpful:
Here are a few common use cases where templates come in handy:
When multiple students will be creating similar portfolios
When state standards require consistent student portfolios
When students are still building tech-savviness and benefit from extra scaffolding
When administrators want to provide teachers with a ready-made starting point