ePortfolio Program

Student, Cassidy Collins, in Randall Library on a laptop

Resources for Creating your ePortfolio:

  • Core Competencies
     You may wish to review and complete the Core Compentencies inventory to assist you with contextualizing and situating your evidence and reflections.
    Core Competencies Inventory (PDF)
  • Personal Narrative Guide
     Your personal narrative is a powerful first impression. We suggest the follow prompts and guidelines to assist you in preparing a positive digital presence. This will help you tell your readers your story, personally and professionally.
    Personal Narrative Guide (DOCX)
  • Check your work!
     Here is a sample rubric (DOCX) that could be used by you, or your professors to grade your ePortfolio.

Copyright and Citation Resources:

Creating dynamic ePortfolios often involves using images, quotes, or videos; this also leads to copyright and citation issues. This section has been created to provide students with information about citing images, where to find public domain images, and how to secure your information and artifacts.

Getting Started

  • Can I Use that Picture? (PDF)
    When beginning to add photos or images to your Aportfolio, how do you know whether you are allowed to use that image? Here is a helpful guide. Please note that UNCW requires citations on all images that are not owned by you. This infographic is designed to help you understand the terms Copyright, Fair Use, Public Domain, and Creative Commons. 
  • A Window on Fair Use
     MIT has put together a concise video on what the term "fair use" means
  • Guide to using images ethically (PDF)
    This guide developed by Elaine Gray (App State) includes definitions, links, a list of sites to find images and screenshots of where to find the photo license information.
  • Copyright Free Resources list
    Here is an additional list of sites from the Electronic Portfolio Action and Communication site where you can find images.

Citations in ePortfolios

  • Citation guides
    From Belk Library, we have APA and MLA citation guides for images, diagrams, and artistic works. They also include links to helpful websites such as OWL at Purdue.
  • Citing Images from the Web 
    A short tutorial about how to embed the URL of a photo into the image's info. Tutorial for mac and pc. 

Protecting Your Information