Elements at Virginia Tech

Enter Activities in Elements

Activities in Elements are organized in modules, which include Scholarly & Creative Works, Grants, Teaching, Professional Activities, and Records of Impact.

Activities that aren't imported from other systems need to be manually added.  Manually adding activities is a simple process of filling out the associated form (see screenshot example).

Before you add a new activity, you should first ensure you have:

• Reviewed Pre-Existing Information in Elements, such as data from Banner and OSP
• Configured Name-based search settings and Automatic claiming in Elements. Visit the Populate Scholarly & Creative Works page for instructions.
• Downloaded your college's FAR Guidelines and Template for the annual faculty activity report (FAR). The template includes specific instructions about where and how to record different types of activities or scholarly and creative works so they will be included accurately in your annual FAR (and other reports).

How to Manually Add Activities (with your FAR in mind)

Follow the instructions below to learn how to manually add activities in Elements in a way to ensure it will export smoothly for eFARs.

Note: if you are adding activities to Elements for the purpose of exporting your FAR in UDC, be sure to review your college's FAR template to learn where individual activities populate on the template. Each college's template is different, and the template will provide important instructions. 

Be sure to click the Save button at the bottom of the screen! You will be automatically logged out after 30 minutes of inactivity.