If you want to include an existing website as an artifact in your ePortfolio, you can reference the address (URL) for the site rather than uploading files.

1. On the My Items page, click Link from the Add button.
2. Enter the Name you want the URL to be stored as.
3. Enter the URL.
4. Enter a Description of the site or its significance.
5. Add any tags you want the artifact to have.
6. Click Save.

Upload files from your computer, personal storage device, or Learning Environment locker area that demonstrate your improvement or mastery in an area of interest.

1. On the My Items page, click File Upload from the Add button.
2. Click Upload to browse for the file you want to add.
3. Click Done.
4. Confirm that you selected the correct file, then click Next.
5. Give the artifact a Name and Description.
6. Add any tags you want the artifact to have.
7. Click Save.

ePortfolio provides the option to create HTML artifacts using a simple HTML Editor. HTML files may contain formatted text, images, videos, audio files, and links to content in Learning Environment.

1. On the My Items page, click Web Document from the Add button.
2. Enter the File Name you want the file to be stored as.
3. Use the HTML Editor to add your content.
4. Click Next.
5. Enter the Name you want to display for the file and a Description.
6. Add any tags you want the artifact to have.
7. Click Save.

You can record audio directly within ePortfolio, rather than pre-recording audio on your computer and uploading it as a file.

1. On the My Items page, click Audio Recording from the Add button.
2. Ensure your microphone is set up correctly and click Record. You can also:
   • Click Flash Settings to make adjustments to your microphone selection and volume.
   • Click Play to listen to your recording.
   • Click Clear to erase your recording.
3. Click Next.
4. Give the file a Name and Description.
5. Add any tags you want the artifact to have.
6. Click Save.

You are able to use add responses to form templates as an artifact to your ePortfolio. Forms templates, created by your institution or course leaders collect information using a set of question fields that you fill out.

1. On the My Items page, click Form Response from the Add button.
2. Click the name of the form template you want to fill out.
3. Fill out the form template.
4. In the Artifact Details area, provide a Name and Description unique to this form response.
5. Add any tags you want the artifact to have.
6. Click Save.

Track your progress over time by including your course work in your ePortfolio. You can then review your work at any point in the future and compare it to other assignments and courses. You can also add course content artifacts to your ePortfolio directly from your courses. Click Add to ePortfolio while viewing grades, competencies, quiz results, or dropbox folder feedback.

Note If you import quiz or dropbox folder results into your ePortfolio, any learning objectives associated with the quiz or dropbox folder also import into your ePortfolio pre-associated with your course content artifacts.

1. On the My Items page, click Course Results from the Add button.
2. Click on the name of the course you want to import results from.
3. Select the items you want to import, then click Next.
4. Enter a Name and Description for each item.
5. Add any tags you want the artifact to have.
6. Click Save.

Tip  Click Apply Tags to All Artifacts to add a set of tags to all items on the page.

Learning objectives are a type of ePortfolio item that enable you to take ownership of your learning by allowing you to manage and track personal learning goals.

You can:

• Associate learning objectives with artifacts, reflections, collections, and presentations that demonstrate progress toward your learning plan. If you submit a learning objective to a dropbox folder, its associated items go with it.
• Share learning objectives with rubrics attached to them to generate feedback and informal assessment from other ePortfolio users. (Items associated with a learning objective are not available to others unless you specifically share them.)
• Display learning objectives in presentations and add them to collections.
• Submit a learning objective to a dropbox folder for formal assessment. Associated items serve as evidence toward meeting the learning objective.
• Use learning objectives as an organizational tool by categorizing your ePortfolio items by learning experience.
• Delete learning objectives that are no longer relevant to your learning path.

Import learning objectives into your ePortfolio

If you are in an independent studies or co-op program, you might have the ability to directly import learning objectives into your ePortfolio.

1. On the My Items page, click ​ Learning Objective from the Add button.
2. Click on the course you want to import learning objectives from.
3. Select the check boxes beside the learning objectives you want to add.
4. Click Import.

Associate items with learning objectives

Do one of the following:

• Click ​ Associate Learning Objective from the context menu of an artifact, reflection, collection, or presentation.
• On the Edit page for an item, click Associate Learning Objectives.
• On the My Items page, select the items you want to associate with a learning objective, then click  Associate Learning Objective from the More Actions button.