Greetings! We are pleased to provide you a sneak peek at the new Digication online help system. The Digication online help system will provide you with contextual help whether you’re changing your profile, editing an e-Portfolio or posting information to a course, community, or assessment group.

The preview is a little tricky to get to but if you would like to get a look at what’s to come, go to your current Digication login page and type in ?help=1 after the web address. For instance, if you normally login at http://campus.digication.com go to http://campus.digication.com/?help=1

Click on the Help tab in the upper right hand corner of your browser to view the online help system.

We look forward to hearing your feedback before we make the system live for all our users. To share your feedback please contact us here: http://digication.com/about/contact

It’s been a busy couple of months for us, focusing largely on our Admissions and Assessment packages. Unfortunately this means we haven’t spent as much time as we usually do looking at customer suggestions.

What happens to your suggestions? Everything that comes in – whether it’s something we overhear at a conference, a feature requested by a user, or difficulty using an area of our application that’s noticed by support – all this goes into our Product Calendar database. It then goes through a couple steps. First it’s looked at to make sure it’s technically possible and to assign a time/cost. Then we talk to an informal group of customers to see what they think (and we’re always looking for more people to be part of this group!). Finally we sit down once a month and review all the suggestions as a group, take into account the customer feedback, and either decide to shelve it for the time being, or assign it a development window.

I’m happy to say that both Admissions and Assessment have been very well received and we’re ready to go back to our regular routine of a constant stream of enhancements based on your thoughts and suggestions. I hope to make better use of this blog moving forward – posting instructions and notifications on changes of every size – and hopefully giving previews of upcoming features for feedback.

Please keep the suggestions coming, we can always be reached at support@digication.com.

We’re getting ready for a fun filled few days in Minneapolis at the National Art Education Association Conference taking place April 17-21.  NAEA is the leading professional organization for art educators in pre-kindergarten through grade 12 as well as college and university professors and researchers, administrators, and museum educators.

Stop by and see us at Booth 323 and bring your friends. Sign up for a Digication e-Portfolio for yourself or your classroom and take advantage of discounts on student Digication e-Portfolio accounts.

We have a few presentations taking place you don’t want to miss! Here are the details:

Co-founder and President, Kelly Driscoll, will be giving a presentation entitled “Dynamic e-Portfolio Community Created at Rhode Island School of Design – Could Your School or District Be Next?”, in 200A/Center on Friday, April 17 from 1:00 – 1:50 PM. See how RISD’s online e-Portfolio based learning community provides powerful instructional tools, supports students in educational/career advancement, and presents new opportunities for connection and collaboration.

Co-founder and CEO, Jeff Yan, will be giving an Interactive Demo of Digication in the Exhibit Hall on Sunday, April 19, 11:00 – 11:30 am

Yan will then be co-presenting with Karen Carroll, Dean of the Center for Art Education at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA).  The focus of this presentation is the MICA E-Portfolio as a Platform for Professional Development. Digication, the on-line e-Portfolio platform selected by the NAEA, was introduced in MICA’a Summer Teacher Institute. Hear how the platform was used to enhance professional development and build a learning community. The presentation is taking place on Sunday, April 19 from 1:00 – 1:50 PM in L100G/Center.

For more information on the NAEA 2009 conference visit:
http://www.arteducators.org/olc/pub/NAEA/news/news_page_7.html

We’re heading to Reno next week for the Innovation 2009 Conference March 15 -17th in the Summit Pavilion at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada

Digication Co-founder and CEO, Jeff Yan will be providing demonstrations of the Digication e-Portfolio and Assessment Management System at Booth 110.

Don’t miss the Digication Forum Session on Managing Institutional Assessment With Digication E-Portfolios, Tuesday, Mar 17, 2009 (12:30 PM – 1:30 PM) in Carson 3, Casino Level.

Get an inside look at the Digication e-Portfolio and Assessment Management System. This flexible web-based assessment solution supports institutional tracking for comparing and reporting on student progress and performance. Faculty and administrators, come see how you can now easily assess a class, department, or institution based on standards, goals, or objectives.

For more information on the Innovations 2009 conference visit: http://www.league.org/i2009/