The Dashboard is the main landing page for ePortfolio. To return to your Dashboard from another ePortfolio page, click ePortfolio from the tool navigation.

From the Dashboard page, you can add new content to your ePortfolio, review recent activity on your items and items shared with you, and check invites from your peers.

Adding new content

You can add new content to your ePortfolio using the options available in the Build your ePortfolio area or add reflections, file and link artifacts in the "What are you learning?" panel.

"What are you learning?" panel

The "What are you learning?" panel above the newsfeed prompts you to record brief thoughts about a current learning experience which you can expand upon at a later date. You can also add file artifacts or a link artifact to your ePortfolio or associate them with your brief reflection.

When you post an item, it automatically shares with the default sharing group you specified in your ePortfolio settings [2].

Note If reflection or artifact posts do not appear in your newsfeed, select Include modifications I make on my items in my newsfeed in your ePortfolio settings [2].

Using the newsfeed

The newsfeed consolidates recent activity on your items and items shared with you, providing a quick way to return to active projects. Your items appear in this area if they have been recently edited, commented on, or assessed. If you contribute a comment, an edit, or an assessment to another user's item, that item also appears in the newsfeed and you can seecontributions others are making to it.

Filters at the top of the newsfeed enable you to search and view specific sets of content; you can filter recent activity by ownership (yours versus others' items), people and items you've subscribed to, and items from contacts in the Pager tool (Friends List).

Checking your invites

The Unread Invites area displays your recent invites, including the author of the invite, the message content, and the associated ePortfolio item.

See Viewing items shared with you [3] for more information about Invites.

Check your invites

View the Unread Invites area of your Dashboard for recent invites or click View invites page for past invites.

See also

• ePortfolio settings [2]
• Viewing items shared with you [3]

The Explore page consolidates items others have shared with you or publicly into one view. Others' shared ePortfolio items display in a list that you can sort by name or date modified, ascending or descending. Filters at the top of the list enable you to view content by item type.

From the Explore page you can:

• Browse items and depending on your sharing permissions, view and leave comments and assessments, and edit others' items.
• Click on a user's name to view all content shared from that user.
• Subscribe to an item or a user.
• Use the search field to find content. The search checks for matches within item titles, tags, descriptions, and owner names.

If you have permission to view comments or assessments on an item, the feedback activity icon [4] appears beside items when there is comment and assessment activity.

My Items consolidates all of your artifacts, reflections, presentations, collections, and learning objectives into a single view, enabling you to view, search, and manage all of your content from one location. On the My Items page you can:

• Add ePortfolio content by clicking New Presentation, New Collection, or the Add button
• Bulk add items to a presentation or collection or bulk associate items with learning objectives from the More Actions button
• Perform common actions on your ePortfolio items, such as view, preview (image and HTML file artifacts only), edit, copy (presentations only), delete, and share

Your ePortfolio items display in a list that you can sort by name or date modified, ascending or descending. Filters at the top of the list enable you to search and manage specific sets of content; you can filter by item type or sharing status.

Activity icons

Once you share items with others and they provide comments or rubric assessments, icons that represent this activity appear beside your items in the My Items listing.

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An image artifact from the My Items listing

You can click on these icons to view details about which individuals or groups you are sharing an item with or review comments and rubric assessments made on that item.

Clicking on the sharing group icon or individual icon opens an item's Sharing Settings dialog. From here you can modify who can access your item. Clicking on the feedback icon opens an item's View page where you can review comments and rubric assessments from others.

1. Click ​ePortfolio on the navbar or from the My Settings widget.
2. On the My Items page, click Go to Import/Export page from the More Actions button.

Settings allow you change display options and preferences for your ePortfolio. Click  Settings on the Dashboard, My Items, Explore, or Sharing Groups page to access these preferences.