Audience: Franklin University students.
Disclaimer: The results and functionality of the following article only apply to the audience listed above.
Topics
- Overview of ePortfolio
- Accessing Your ePortfolio in Canvas
- Accessing Your ePortfolio outside of Canvas
- Uploading a Project to your ePortfolio
- Sharing a Project
- Getting more help
Overview of ePortfolio
Folio is an ePortfolio tool that helps you showcase your education and work accomplishments and connect with other professionals. Read What is Canvas Student ePortfolio? to learn more.
Folio is accessible through Canvas as well as via the Portfolium website. Benefits include:
- Every Franklin student has access to Folio.
- It is free.
- It can evolve with your career.
- Projects that you upload can be shared with your instructor as well as with external audiences.
- It provides you with networking opportunities throughout your coursework at Franklin and even beyond graduation.
Note that in various Canvas help documents and instructions, you may see this tool referred to as “Folio,” “Portfolio,” “Portfolium,” and “student ePortfolio.” Canvas supports more than one ePortfolio tool, but the tools operate very similarly. The tool that you will access in your Franklin Canvas account is Folio.
Accessing Your ePortfolio in Canvas
1. Click the Account icon in the far-left navigation menu in Canvas.
2. Select Folio.
3. Click on your name or photo icon to get to your portfolio homepage.
4. If you get an error, you can sign up for a Canvas Student ePortfolio account.
Accessing Your ePortfolio outside of Canvas
1. Access your ePortfolio account in Canvas.
2. Adjust your account so that you will be able to access your ePortfolio outside of Canvas:
a. Add your personal email as a secondary email.
b. Reset your password, if you wish.
3. Bookmark the link to the portfolium site.
Uploading a Project to Your ePortfolio
1. Access your ePortfolio.
2. Add a project.
Sharing a Project
1. Choose the privacy settings for your project.
2. Generate a link or embed code for your project.
Getting More Help
Go to Canvas Student ePortfolios for help on additional topics.
Wish to log a request with the Help Desk? Use your Franklin University username and password to login: Log A Request