Plan will begin cycle Fall 2017 semester

 Step 1: Preparation (May 2017 to August 2017)

Support

• University Press (UP) faculty advisers Stephan Malick and Andy Coughlan
• UP student Editor-in-Chief, Managing Editor, Multimedia Editor, Advertising Assistant and summer academic and/or workstudy students
• Funding – No funding needed

Step 2: Pre Semester Implementation (May 2017)

• Revise/update procedures in UP Staff Manual
• Platforms – UP campus intranet (UPserver), staff Facebook group, staff Google
  Docs drive
• Staff access portal on UP wordpress.com site

Student Access

• desktop computers
• laptop computers
• smartphones
• tablets

Grading policy

• First Friday in August ePorfolio posting for editors

Step 3: Implementation

August 2017

• Introduce implementation to new students during August staff orientation, review plan, grading and add alterations if needed.
• Present editor ePortfolio pages as examples.

September- December 2017

• Weekly coaching of individuals and staff groups by editors and advisers with engagements via staff portals. Train and encourage students post to their ePortfolios after every deadline. Set weekly conference times for editors and advisers to be available for coaching.
• Discuss ePortfolio postings and story assignment after-action reviews during weekly staff meetings and post commentary. Use as recognition, fun and reward opportunity for student work.
• Encourage staff and student reflection. Encourage personal blogging on ePortfolios and monitor.
• ePortfolios must be completed and posted by Noon, Friday, December 8, 2017.
• Editor and adviser reviews and grades posted by Noon, Tuesday, December 12, 2017