Digication Kora

What is Digication Kora?

Digication is an ePortfolio tool that allows students to showcase their work online. ePortfolios are shareable to the public and are accessible to students beyond their time at UArizona. Beginning in Fall 2024, all new ePortfolios will be created using Digication's newest version known as Digication Kora.

What's Changed?

Digication Kora features a few refined processes both for instructors and learners. If you are familiar with Digication's Classic experience, the user interface will appear largely unchanged. The most important new and/or improved features include:

• Easier ePortfolio submission and sharing process for learners.
• With Digication Assignments, instructors can grade submissions directly within Digication and grades will automatically transfer to Grades in Brightspace.
• Students can now submit either draft or published work in a single step without the need to configure sharing permissions.
• Instructors can view all assignment submissions on one screen, eliminating the need for multiple tabs.
• Assignments can now include templates and prompts to help students get started more easily.
• Submissions can be shared with classmates for peer feedback.

Importantly, all ePortfolios and courses created with Digication Classic will continue to be accessible to all users. Only new ePortfolios will be created using Digication Kora.

Access the Digication Training Site

Self-enroll in the Digication Training Site (opens in new tab) to learn about using Digication in your course. This Discover site offers brief introductory tutorials for both instructors and students.

Access Digication from Brightspace

To get started, access Digication in one of two recommended ways:

• Select the Digication link in the UA Tools menu in the navbar of your Brightspace course site. If the navbar has been altered from the default or you've copied an old navbar into your site, this link may not exist.

  

• Add a link to Digication in the Content area of your course site: From Content, navigate to an existing module or create a new module. Select the Existing Activities button and choose External Learning Tools. Select Digication ePortfolio and a general link to Digication will be added in Content.

  

How to Use Digication Kora in Your Course Site

Digication is a highly adaptable tool used in general education courses, capstone and experiential learning programs, and more. How you utilize the tool is up to you. However, below are some general steps to get started. Please reference the Digication Training site for more in-depth instruction.

1. Instructor designs and shares a template (opens in new tab).
2. Students create their ePortfolio from the template (opens in new tab).
3. Students edit their ePortfolio, then share and publish their work (opens in new tab).
4. (Optional) Instructor creates and shares assignments (opens in new tab).
5. (Optional) Instructor assesses and provides feedback on assignments (opens in new tab).

Connect Digication Assignments to Grades in Brightspace

Each assignment you create in Digication can sync with a grade item in the Brightspace grade book. Please note that this is a one-way sync. Changes made to a grade item in Digication will update in Grades in Brightspace, however, a score updated in Grades will not update in Digication. 

1. While creating a new Digication assignment or editing an existing one, in the Grading section, toggle the option for Send grade to University of Arizona Brightspace.

   

2. Select the Create button.
3. After students have submitted to the assignment, click the Review Submissions button.

4. Click Grade in the toolbar located on the bottom of the screen. Then select View University of Arizona Brightspace connection.

   

5. Click the Connect button.

   

6. After you have completed grading each submission, click Save. The checkmark will indicate that the grade was succesfully sent to University of Arizona Brightspace.

   

Learn More About Using Digication

Use the following resources to learn more and troubleshoot within Digication.

• Faculty Guide to Digication Kora (opens in new tab): Browse Digication's Faculty Guide for instructions on creating an ePortfolio template for the course, adding content, sharing templates, assessments, and more. Choose Submit a Request (opens in new tab) if you cannot find what you need.
• Supported Browsers and Operating Systems (OS) (opens in new tab): Consider browser and OS issues if you are encountering a problem. We recommend Chrome and Firefox internet browsers.