The CSU ePortfolio Project is a community of members – CSU faculty, staff, administrators – that share a common interest in enhancing the quality of teaching and learning through the use of ePortfolios.
About ePortfolios in the CSU
ePortfolios are being used by a variety of CSU campuses within a variety of colleges. ePortfolios are sometimes just a way to put selected information up on a website, and sometimes they are a digital repository, allowing the users to build web-pages (websites) with specific content.
See the Concept Map 
to get an idea of a broad system, and check out the Resources page for more support documentation.
Getting Started
The most important thing to do before you decide on an ePortfolio system is to figure out what your goal is. What do you want the stakeholders to get: Students? Faculty? School? Institutions? (See the Concept Map )
Investigation
If you know your institution wants an ePortfolio system then it's time to figure out what the requirements are -- what you want IN an ePortfolios system. Know your user; know your user's needs. Review ePortflios the Getting Started section so you know the theories behind what an ePortfolio system can offer. (See the Concept Map )
Implementation
Once you've decided on the product, you need to make a plan like every other software installation or adoption. If you are hosting the servers yourself you can go right into the adoption planning.
Accreditation
Accreditation agencies have become more outcome driven, requiring examples of student learning as well as an aggregation of assessment data for internal program evaluation. Some vendor products are design to help with accreditation, so choose carefully.
top of pageHere are some direct links to the MERLOT ePortfolio Collection
- Assessment and Rubrics
- Career Oriented ePortfolios
- Institutional ePortfolios
- Learning-centered ePortfolios
- Pedagogies
- Resources
- Selecting and Using Tools
- Support and Training
- Teaching-centered ePortfolios
Contribute to the Collection 
Find out how to add materials to the ePortfolio collection!
Important Links
The MERLOT ePortfolio Portal is an educational resource for teaching and learning. Check out events (in Beyond MERLOT) and a fine collection of examples and showcase ePortfolios.