This learning activity introduces you to Portfolium, the ePortfolio tool being used by this university. As an Ashford student, you not only will have access to Portfolium during your time at Ashford, but you will retain lifetime unlimited access after leaving the university, without fees or capacity limit.
For this activity, you begin the development of your ePortfolio by creating an account using Portfolium, setting up a home page and adding a brief biography to your ePortfolio.
Step 1: Getting Started in Portfolium
View the Portfolium Introduction video.
Review the Porfolium User Guide.
Review the steps for setting up your homepage and profile in Students & Alumni.
Step 2: Learning Activity
Now you are ready to set up your account in Portfolium by signing in and creating your Portfolium profile with a short bio and photo. This should be a representation of you that you can share with colleagues and professionals.
Copy and paste a working link to your website into a Word document and submit it to your instructor via the Dropbox or Assignment Submission button (check that your link works before submitting it).
Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.
Waypoint Assignment Submission
The assignments in this course will be submitted to Waypoint. Please refer to the instructions below to submit your assignment.
Click on the Assignment Submission button below. The Waypoint "Student Dashboard" will open in a new browser window.
Browse for your assignment.
Click Upload.
Confirm that your assignment was successfully submitted by viewing the appropriate week's assignment tab in Waypoint.
For more detailed instructions, refer to the Waypoint Tutorial.