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How to Participate (College Faculty)
Why Contribute?
The NanoEd Resource Portal is designed to support and equip faculty who desire to advance
their courses with cutting-edge NSE research. The Portal is a comprehensive repository
of resources for the NSE community of learners and teachers. Contributors have the opportunity
to showcase and share resources, expanding their network of influence.
This project is funded by the National
Science Foundation and is managed by the National Center for Learning and Teaching.
To learn more about the National Center for Learning and Teaching, please visit our
website at www.nclt.us or contact
us via e-mail at nclt@northwestern.edu.
Legal Terms:
We conform to the legal terms implemented by Creative
Commons for distribution and usage of educational materials. Please review the
terms prior to making your contribution. The left panel contains all the essential
information to facilitate your preparation. Your contributions will be used only after
you have signed the Copyright/ License
Consent Form issued by Creative Commons. When you are ready, please follow the
steps listed in the instructions below.
Contribute Work to the NanoEd Resource Portal:
| Instructions |
| Step 1. |
Fill out "Biosketch
Data Entry Form" Required for FIRST TIME CONTRIBUTOR ONLY.
Note: Server maintenance occur on Thursdays between 5pm-7pm U.S. Central Time (UTC 12pm-2pm Coordinated
Universal Time). We cannot accept form entry during this period. |
| Step 2. |
Prepare folder to upload
- Fill out NanoEd Resource
Portal Upload Information Sheet;
- Compile files including the Information Sheet from Step 1 into one folder;
- Name the folder using this format: FirstNameLastName_MonthDateYear;
- Electronically sign the Creative Commons Copyright/
License Consent Form.
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| Step 3. |
Upload to Depot using your private web link (passkey) provided in
your invitation letter.
*Please email
us to obtain an invitation letter, if you have yet to receive one.
Using Internet Explorer Browser:
- Enter the passkey you received
in your invitation email or copy and paste in address field of
browser. This will open your personalized folder.
- Click on the Web Folder icon at the top of the page.
It will open a new window.
- Drag and drop your folder into the new window that opens.
- Once your folder has completed copying, close the window.
- To check that your folder has been uploaded, hit the Refresh button.
- Remember to sign electronically a copy of the legal notice (copyright_license.doc),
and fill out the content information sheet for your work (NSEE_Upload_Information_Sheet.doc).
These files should be included in your upload folder.
- Log out.
Your work will be peer-reviewed for quality and content purposes
and then displayed.
Using Other Internet Browser:
- Enter the passkey you received in your email or
copy and paste in address field of browser. This will open your
personalized folder.
- Click on the Upload icon at the top of the page.
- At upper right, select number of files you would like to upload.
You can upload files as many as twenty at a time to your personal
folder. Browse for your file on your computer.
When you have entered all the files you wish (up to twenty at a time), hit the Ok button.
- Once your files are uploaded, they will be displayed in the original
window.
- Remember to sign an electronically copy of the legal notice (copyright_license.doc),
and fill out a content information for your work (NSEE_Upload_Information_Sheet.doc).
These files are included in your upload folder.
- Log out.
Your work will be peer-reviewed for quality and content purposes
and then displayed.
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| Step 4. |
To upload additional course(s), repeat steps 2 and 3. Name your additional
folders as follows: FirstNameLastName_MonthDateYear_a, FirstNameLastName_MonthDateYear_b,
and so on. |
*if you have any technical difficulties, please email the Uploading Help
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