The DartWrite Portfolio project provides WordPress-based portfolio websites to all Dartmouth students. Supported by a grant from the Davis Educational Foundation, DartWrite fosters portfolio use across Dartmouth, supporting faculty and students in implementing portfolios inside and outside the classroom and driving research and assessment initiatives focused on understanding students' growth over time.
Need Help?
We have developed a support system for students and faculty who need help with their digital portfolios. If nothing below fits your needs, contact us to make a special request.
DartWrite Introductory Workshop
This DartWrite Introductory Workshop video is an asynchronous version of the workshop we deliver to classes. It introduces the goals and values of the DartWrite project and then walks through the main editing tools you'll use to build your WordPress site. We encourage you to have your own site open as you watch the video, pausing when you reach the "Now you try" activities.
WordPress How-To Videos
If you are using the Block Editor (WordPress's current "default" editor), your site offers built-in how-to videos for multiple topics. There are also videos about how to use WordPress's previous Classic Editor. You'll find these under Video Tutorials in the left side bar in your dashboard, as pictured below:
If you are using the Classic Editor, we've created posts to introduce students to basic editing concepts and functions on this site. You can find these posts here: DartWrite How-To Guides.
Our how-to guides are limited to the basics. Try the Campus Press User Guides for answers to more questions.
CampusPress User Guides
CampusPress, the internet host for your WordPress installation, maintains an excellent user guide that can answer virtually any question you may have about using WordPress in journeys.dartmouth.edu.
Visit their user-guide database to search for answers to your questions: Campus Press User Guides.
Support for Students
Students may schedule an appointment with a Portfolio Fellow for help with a number of subjects including: themes and customization, editing and designing pages and posts, privacy settings, and developing new ideas or content. Contact DartWrite@Dartmouth.Edu.
Class Visits, upon Faculty Request
Faculty can request a class visit from the DartWrite staff. Most visits include a brief introduction to the portfolio project and a hands-on workshop walking students through key editing functions in the WordPress platform. To request a visit or other support - a consultation about a syllabus or assignment, content for a Canvas page, etc - faculty can email us at DartWrite@Dartmouth.edu with their needs or request a visit at this link: https://dartmouth.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0U5R6B00qNJkhh3