about ePortfolio

ePortfolio is a secure web resource at the University of Minnesota available to all students, faculty, staff, and alumni for efficiently managing their own digital information and records. Advantages of using ePortfolio:

  • EFFICIENT: Enter information once in ePortfolio, use it many times
  • SAFE: Access your UM and self-reported information and documents from any networked computer in the world
  • SECURE: Free storage of up to 5 GB of files on secure UM servers
  • FREE: Free lifetime access to ePortfolio upon graduation

UMD's Knowledge Management Center facilitates delivery of ePortfolio Support

  • Faculty and Staff: for information about ePortfolio, including demonstrations and training workshops, contact Paul Treuer (218.726.6102 or ptreuer@d.umn.edu ) or Lisa Reeves (218.726.7701 or lreeves@d.umn.edu ). Classroom presentations may be scheduled by contacting Sonja Olsen solsen@d.umn.edu)
  • Drop-in assistance is available daily between 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM in the Knowledge Management Center (Solon Campus Center 42) and Career Services (Solon Campus Center 23). Appointments are not necessary
  • On-line Help Desk assistance is available through the ePortfolio email (portfolio@umn.edu

ePortfolio is available worldwide. During the 2008-2009 academic year, users viewed 1,022,623 pages and logged in from 66 countries. Click to view the 1-minute ePortfolio movie.


project status

ePortfolio is an evolving technology being built at the UM. Recent milestones in its evolution include:

August 2009

ePortfolio 5.4 goes live. New features include ePortfolio communities and assessment tools available for documenting and evaluating learning outcomes.

September 2008

ePortfolio 5.3 goes live. Improvements include a major redesign, folders for organizing shared portfolios, and portico.

January 2008

Open Source ePortfolio (OSeP) is released. The code may be downloaded free from SourceForge.







quick links

ePortfolio:
Getting Started

Tutorial for using the new version of ePortfolio
(Sep. 2009)

ePortfolio Homepage
ePortfolio login page for all UM users

Portico Download
Installation materials to install desktop widget for uploading materials to ePortfolio

ePortfolio Helpdesk
Send us your ePortfolio questions; they will be answered quickly

ePortfolio Mailing List Signup
Get on a mailing list to receive ePortfolio updates and reminders