TaskStream Support
TaskStream is an online set of tools used by each student in the College of Education throughout his/her program. Each student is required to purchase a subscription to TaskStream within the first week of education coursework. Students must maintain this subscription during their time in the College of Education and may choose to extend it beyond that time due to the many benefits. Subscription rates are less per term the more terms you purchase, but you can aways choose to renew a subscription if it is running out. Click here for subscription rates for students in higher education.
TERMS TO KNOW
DRF (Directed response Folio): An electronic portfolio structure in which requirements have already been set up to define submission requirements for all students. Students can submit but cannot change the structure.
DRF Program: A group of users (students and faculty) into which one must be enrolled in order to access the correct DRF(s) for your academic program. Once enrolled, students can create/upload requirements to a DRF and submit them for evaluation, and faculty can then evaluate the submissions.
Self-Enrollment Code: A code provided to students so that they can enroll themselves into the correct DRF programs.
Author: The author is someone who creates things within the structure of an existing DRF and submits them to reviewers and/or evaluators. In most cases, Author=Student.
Evaluator: The individual instructor(s) who evaluate the students' work, including key assignments, professional dispositions, forms, etc. Students must submit the work for evaluation through the DRF before an Evaluator can access it. Once submitted for evaluation, the work is locked, preventing the student from revising it. If revisions need to be made, the evaluator must send the work back to the author through the TaskStream evaluation process.
STUDENTS
Getting Started
- Subscribe to TaskStream upon or prior to the beginning of your first term in College of Education courses
- Self-Enroll in the appropriate DRF programs
TaskStream Requirements and Tools
Every student in every program in the College of Education is required to use TaskStream for: the following:
In addition, depending on program, maybe required to use or want to use TaskStream for one or more of the following:
*Note: Students can make copies of their program DRFs and turn them into professional presentaion portfolios. In these copies, students can change structure, content, design, etc. as they see fit. The copies will not contain the DRF instructions, evaluation scores, or Reviewer comments. Click here for directions on how to turn your DRF into an editable, professional presentation portfolio.
FACULTY
Faculty in the College of Education use TaskStream to assist in assessing, evaluating, recording, and communicating student progress in relation to desired learning outcomes, national and local standards, and professional dispositions.
