Your Showcase Portfolio is completely private unless you choose to share or export it. As a student, you can export and share your portfolio to showcase your work and accomplishments. Portfolios can be exported in different formats, such as PDF or HTML, or downloaded as a file. You can also generate shareable links to share your portfolio with others or post it on LinkedIn. When sharing a portfolio link, anyone with the link can view your portfolio, so only share it with people you want to see your work.
Student Portfolium
Student Portfolium
Canvas Showcase Portfolios is an online portfolio system within the Canvas LMS that allows students to archive examples of their academic work and college experiences. Canvas Showcase Portfolios is an archive of artifacts allowing students to make their identity, knowledge, and skills visible to any audience they choose, including employers, graduate schools, peers, faculty, and staff.
Portfolium Tool Sunset
The products formerly known as Portfolium will no longer be supported after June 30, 2026. These include Canvas Student ePortfolios, Canvas Folio Management, Canvas Student Pathways, and Canvas Program/Outcomes Assessment.
Students using this tool can export their Portfolio content from Portfolium and leverage Canvas Showcase Portfolio (below) or another portfolio tool of their choice.
“Artifacts of Learning”
Work samples such as papers, presentations, projects, audio & video files, sketches, designs, essays, photo galleries, etc. are great contributions to a Portfolium account. We call these things “artifacts of learning”.
Why Have an ePortfolio as a Student?
A Showcase Portfolio allows you to organize, document, and display your most significant learning experiences all in one digital space. Once you build a solid portfolio with examples of your best work and experiences, you essentially have a website that is dedicated to your learning at Queens. Then, you can share your portfolio with anyone you think might be interested in seeing it – such as potential employers.
When do Students get their Canvas Showcase Portfolio?
Students get their accounts when they enter as first-year students, along with access to the Canvas LMS. Traditional first-year students take a course called Roadmap in their first semester, during which they learn about the many resources at Queens, including the portfolio tool, and ways of thinking that lead to success in college.
Support, Resources, and Tutorials
Need help getting started? We’ve included some helpful video tutorials and Canvas guides below.
- How do I create a Showcase Portfolio as a student?
- How do I view Portfolios as a student?
- How do I add evidence to a Portfolio as a student?
- How do I view evidence feedback in Portfolios?
- How do I export and share Portfolio content as a student?
Need Additional Support?
Reach out to 24/7 Canvas Support at (855) 286-2066 or use the online chat feature for students.
Other Questions
The difference between a Showcase Portfolio and LinkedIn is similar to the difference between someone’s personal website and their LinkedIn page – one (Showcase Portfolio) is a deep drill-down into identity, products, examples, experiences, stories, etc. and the other (LinkedIn) is a site that facilitates professional connections, networking and job searches. Both are valuable, but they serve different purposes. Students can link back and forth between the two platforms by placing a link to the other platform on the homepage of each site. That way, traffic is generated between the two platforms. For more insight into this question, visit our friends at the Vandiver Center for Career Development.