1. Your 1st Ten Steps as an
ePortfolio Expert

2. What is ePortfolio?
• ePortfolio is a tool to document and reflect on
learning
• Students can share their work with professors,
potential employers, peers, and friends
• An ePortfolio is a work in progress that will
extend throughout your college career and
beyond

3. Why Build an
ePortfolio?
• Showcase your
accomplishments
• Build a web-presence
• Track academic
progress
• Receive feedback on
work from others
• Create and store files
• Present yourself in a
professional way on a
social networking site

4. Step 1: Sign in to
ePortfolio
• Eportfolio.pace.edu
• If you forget this site,
you can find it using
the A-Z index on the
Pace website, & there
is also a tab in
Blackboard
• Sign in with Pace
Portal username and
password

5. Step 2: Add Contact
Information
• “Profile” tab
• “Edit Profile”
• Fill out information such as About Me, Contact
Information, Messaging & General

6. Step 3: Set Permissions
• “My Portfolio” tab
• Set Page Permissions for all pages you
want to be seen
• Public: All internet users. The URL for
a public page is:
http://eportfolio.pace.edu/public/USE
RNAME
• Logged in Users: users inside the Pace
ePortfolio network only
• Friends: users within the Pace
ePortfolio network who you add or
approve as a friend
• Secret URL: If sent to viewers either in
or outside of the Pace ePortfolio
network, they will be able to view the
page associated with this URL

7. Delete Posts
• Any post can be removed from your page by clicking
the red box at the upper right hand side of the post
• We do not suggest removing the “Course Listing”
box, or the “My Pages” box. “My Pages” is an easy
way to navigate through your site. “Course Listing” is
automatically on your page, & it shows every class
you’ve ever taken at Pace University. If you
accidentally delete this, just create a new text box &
title it “Course Listing.”

8. Upload Files from Computer
• “My Portfolio” tab
• “My Files” tab
• Only you can see your file
section. After reading and
agreeing to the copyright
notice, check the box next to
“Upload File”.
• “Browse”
• Select the file to be
uploaded
• You can create a folder to
organize your files by clicking
“Create Folder”

9. Create a Blog Post
• “My Portfolio” tab
• “My Blogs” tab
• “Create new Blog”
• Add title/description
• “Create Blog”
• “Add post to this
blog”
• Add title/body
• “Save Post”

10. Display your Blog
• “My Portfolio” tab
• “Edit this Page”
• Drag the blog icon
anywhere under the
gray bar
• Title your blog by
typing in the Block Title
box
• Select the Blog title
that you created earlier
• “Save”

11. Create Group Join Group
• “Groups” tab • “Groups” tab
• “Create Group” • “Find Groups”
• Name your group • Make sure drop
and select the down menu says
privacy settings. Click “Groups I’m not in”
the blue question • Search by title of
mark to read about group
each option. Click • “Request to join
“Save Group.” this group”

12. Tutorials
• www.pace.edu/eportfolio
• Click on the tutorials tab to find step by step
instructions on what we went over today and more!