UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

E-Portfolios

You can use an e-portfolio to:

• Keep a record of your experiences
• Save photos, course projects, papers, records of your participation
• Link to video clips of your experiences, presentations, performances
• Create connections between all you are learning in and outside the classroom!
• Share your experiences, skills, and goals with others (including potential employers)

Build your own e-portfolio!

Step One:

1. LOGIN to Blackboard in your usual way
2. CLICK Content Collection Tab across top
3. CLICK Portfolios on the left side of screen (this expands the menu below)
4. CLICK My Portfolios

Step Two:

1. CLICK Garnet button at the top Create Personal Portfolio
2. SELECT a template for your area
3. CLICK Save and Continue

Step Three
Click on documents and links below for details and help.

Handouts

• ABCs Portfolios — Quick step by step
• Portfolio Packet — Detailed step by step
• Portfolio Map — Overview of portfolio structure
• Gathering Artifacts — How to collect artifacts

Video Instructions

• 01 Overview and Sample Portfolio
  Start with this general overview of portfolios and what you can display.
• 02 Create Portfolio

  Create your portfolio from a template (for a quicker start) or make it totally unique.  You will choose settings including layout, fonts, colors, and more that you only have to select once but can edit/update when needed.

• 03 Add Artifacts

  Create/gather, add, and organize your pictures, links, documents, and other “artifacts” in your portfolio.

• 04 Add Header and Footer
  Add a personal header and footer to your portfolio.
• 05 Share Your Portfolio
  Set up your portfolio to share with a class, organization, individual (inside or outside of the USC system) or make it public on the web.
• 06 Download Your Portfolio
  Create a zip file of your portfolio for backup or to move it to another location.

FAQs - Tips and Troubleshooting

• How to add a picture
• How to add a video
• How to add a link
• Changing an Artifact in Your ePortfolio
• Setting the Size of Images in Artifacts
• Modifying the Order of Items on a Page

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