Canvas offers two types of portfolios to support both learner-driven and instructor-guided use cases: Showcase Portfolios and Evaluation Portfolios. These tools support storytelling, assessment, and the validation of competencies.
In Portfolios, instructors can assign structured, competency-based portfolios, enabling learners to submit work aligned with the institutions defined requirements and skills. Learners can also create their own showcase portfolios, curating evidence of academic and co-curricular work with more flexibility, including reflections, tags, and shareable links.
Notes:
- If the Portfolio feature does not display in your account, it hasn't been enabled by your institution.
- Email and In app notifications are not currently supported.
View Showcase Portfolios
Showcase Portfolios help learners tell their own stories and highlight growth beyond the classroom.
- Enable learners to build personalized portfolios organized by theme, experience, or timeline.
- Support multiple evidence types, including submitted Canvas assignments and custom portfolio evidence (e.g., projects), allowing learners to submit artifacts directly in the portfolio and reflect on their work.
- Let learners use tags to emphasize competencies and themes, aligning their work with personal or professional goals.
- Offer export options as PDF or HTML, and allow bulk downloading of uploaded portfolio files.
- Facilitate external sharing through public links or direct publishing to LinkedIn.
View Evaluation Portfolios
Evaluation Portfolios allow instructors to support structured assessment and track learner progress over time.
- Portfolios can be generated using one or more Canvas courses as their foundation, with links to key assignments and competencies.
- Educators can establish evidence requirements to align expectations and support consistent demonstration of competencies.
- Align portfolio evidence with institutional competencies to help learners demonstrate specific skills and knowledge.
- Monitor progress with real-time visibility into submission status and portfolio completion.
- Streamline grading by using Canvas assignments with SpeedGrader or by reviewing Portfolio evidence, such as projects, extracurricular activities, and professional experiences, directly within the portfolio.
- Portfolio evidence can only be marked as Complete or Not Complete, and educators can leave comments on custom evidence to provide feedback to learners.
- Review learner reflections and narratives to better understand learning and growth.
- Support feedback and iteration with options for revisions and resubmissions.
