Talk to Me About Portfolio

Question

I'm trying to figure out whether Canvas Portfolio will work for me this year with my 11th graders. We are introducing a curriculum that has a portfolio component but does not specify the platform. I would like to try Evaluation Portfolios but am confused by the information in the guides.

The Guide for Portfolio says

* Once an Evaluation Portfolio is published, it can no longer be edited.

Does that mean I have to know exactly what I want from the portfolio before I publish it to the students? I have no idea what evidence I might want from them over the year! I think I must be misreading something. The Guides aren't very helpful.

Is anyone using this feature? Do you have any advice? Is Portfolio something I can "figure out as I go," or is that not really an option?

ETA: Or maybe I want Showcase Portfolios? If so, how do I see what students have created? Do they have to take the initiative to share them with me, or is there a way I can access them from within the course (synced via our SIS, Aeries)?

Jeff_F · Answer

Sure - I added a summary of the newest features and included a link to the roadmap as well. 😁

cbazar · Answer

Hi Jeff,

This is great info. Will you be updating it given the new features released?

Carrie

Hildi_Pardo · Answer

Hi @TrishaMeyer1

I am very new to the New Portfolios and have only been reading about it (but plan to try it out this year).  I had a valuable opportunity to meet the the Portfolios engineering team to share some feedback about both Assessment and Showcase portfolios (just based on what I learned in the Guides and a self-paced course).  While Showcase Portfolios may provide the most flexibility, please know they are actively working on a lot of great improvements to come with Portfolios.    Check out the Collaborative Roadmap to see what's Coming Soon, what's in Active Development, and what's Under Consideration — click any of the Portfolio tiles to add your feedback.

Also, if you have access to the Training Services Portal (under Help in your Global Navigation), there is a self-paced course in there on the new Portfolios feature.