(CRS) Career Portfolio: Introduction and ePortfolio Options Lesson
Introduction
At this point in your education, you have completed numerous assignments and projects. How can samples of your coursework be presented to inform admission directors and prospective employers about your accomplishments and skills? A career ePortfolio is an excellent way to feature your work. An ePortfolio is an electric portfolio that includes a purposeful collection of work samples, achievements, and evidence of skills. This next few lessons will provide instruction on how to feature your coursework and other artifacts in a career portfolio. You will also obtain tips on how to determine which work samples should be uploaded and how to apply the process to upload your work samples. Let's begin with by looking at different ePortfolio options.
ePortfolio Options
There are numerous ePortfolio programs available that can be used to highlight your coursework. The table reflects a few of the popular ePortfolio options.
| Program | Account/Download Requirements | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Canvas ePortfolio |
Free for students with a Canvas account. |
You must be enrolled in a course to create an ePortfolio. The ePortfolio can be downloaded and used in the future. |
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Github for Education Resource https://education.github.com/students Links to an external site. |
Registration is optional but required for creating and joining repositories and browsing all repositories. |
Parent organization: Microsoft Provider of Internet hosting for software development and source code management. Students would create their portfolio and upload it to the Github repository to store. |
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Dropbox Resource |
Account required |
Secure storage cloud. Basic – Free account (1 user, 2 GB of secure store, connect to 3 devices). Account is automatically deleted 90 days after you reach 12 months of inactivity. |
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Jimdo Resource https://help.jimdo-dolphin.com/hc/en-us Links to an external site. |
Account required |
Web hosting service. Free account – limited features. |
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Uxfol.io Resource Build Your UX Portfolio Quickly and Easily - UXfolio Links to an external site. |
Account required |
Online portfolio builder, Hosting and updates, Built-in text ideas, Built-in mockup frames, Special case study sections, Community reviews, 1 public portfolio, and 1 public project. |
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Portfoliobox Resource Portfoliobox - Portfolio Websites | Online Portfolio Links to an external site. |
Account required |
Portfolio website manager Free option available |
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