From the main page in the Portfolio tool, the centralized navigation allows you to easily switch between viewing all learner portfolios in a course or all evidence in a course. The main Portfolio page also includes the option to view the information in a tile or list format, visual indicators to clearly identify newly submitted evidence for review, icons to indicate if certain information is present, and navigational tools to help refine your view using search, filters, and sorting.
Note the following:
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The visual indicators for new evidence display in the share with instructor workflow and approve evidence workflow.
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The visual indicators are unique to each instructor. Specifically, each instructor sees the visual indicators for new evidence based on their activity or review of the evidence. To mark evidence as viewed (no longer new), do one of the following:
- Click the evidence to view it.
- From the evidence tile, click the (...) Options menu and select an action.
- From the Approval page, when you change the approval status of the evidence (to approve or unapprove), it is marked as viewed by the instructor who performed the action. For more information, see Approve evidence before adding it to a portfolio.
Open the Portfolio tool in Brightspace
The Portfolio tool appears on the navbar in Brightspace. If you are using In-Class or At Home mode on the Brightspace Portfolio app, the first time you use the Portfolio tool, you print class passcards that allow learners to capture evidence with the Brightspace Portfolio app. After that, you can view learner portfolios and approve evidence that your learners have captured using the Brightspace Portfolio app.
Tip: To learn more about downloading and logging into the Brightspace Portfolio app, click Log Into the App.
Open the Portfolio tool
- From the course selector or course tiles, navigate to your course.
- Navigate to Portfolio.
Figure: The Portfolio tool in Brightspace.
View course portfolios
- From your course homepage, navigate to Portfolio.
- Choose a view:
- View By: Students (learners) - displays all learner portfolios in the course.
- View By: Evidence - displays all evidence in the course.
- Choose a format:
Tiles - displays information in a tile format.
List - displays information in a list format.
- When viewing by Students, the following information may display:
- A numeric value and New Evidence indicate the number of newly submitted pieces of evidence.
Evidence Collected
Evidence Shared with Parents/Guardians (if Brightspace Parent & Guardian is enabled)
Unapproved Evidence
When viewing by Evidence, the following information may display: - A New icon indicates newly submitted pieces of evidence.
Shared With Parents/Guardians (if Brightspace Parent & Guardian is enabled)
Feedback Provided
Categorized
Spotlighted Evidence
- To view more information about a learner's course portfolio or a piece of evidence, click the tile or list item.
- If you are viewing a learner's portfolio, all course portfolios display for that learner. After reviewing the learner's portfolio, you can choose another learner from the learner selector, or switch between learners by clicking the Previous and Next arrow buttons.
If you are viewing all evidence in a course, all evidence in the course displays, organized by learner. You can filter the evidence by category. Click Filter, select School Categories or Class Categories, and then select one or more categories. For more information, see Filter all evidence.
Figure: Viewing course portfolios by learners in Portfolio
Figure: Viewing all evidence by learners in Portfolio
Figure: Viewing evidence in a learner's portfolio.
Filter all evidence
To allow you to more easily find new or specific types of evidence for review, Brightspace Portfolio includes filtering options when you view by evidence. For example, you can filter by new evidence or evidence containing feedback.
Note: Although you can filter by new evidence, the Portfolio tool also includes the following visual indicators to allow you to more easily identify new evidence for review:
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When viewing evidence from the main Portfolio page, a New icon appears on newly submitted pieces of evidence.
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When viewing learner portfolios from the main Portfolio page, a numeric value and New Evidence appear on applicable learner portfolios, indicating the number of new pieces of evidence.
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When viewing evidence from the Approval page, a New icon appears on newly submitted pieces of evidence, and a numeric value appears on applicable learner names, indicating the number of unapproved pieces of evidence.
To filter all evidence
- From the course selector or course tiles, navigate to your course.
- From the navbar, click Portfolio.
- Click View By: Evidence.
Click Filter, and then select one or more Evidence filters.
For example, to easily find evidence in a specific category, click With Categories, and then click the School Categories filter and choose a specific school category.- To remove an active filter, click X on the filter next to Applied Filters or click Filter and select the active filter.
Download evidence from a portfolio
You can download evidence for offline evaluation.
Note: When downloading image evidence for viewing, the evidence is downloaded in the original file type and resolution. For example, if a learner uploads a full resolution JPEG file, the image may adjust size and resolution in the Portfolio viewer; however, an instructor downloading the image downloads a full resolution JPEG file.
To download evidence from a portfolio
- Navigate to Portfolio.
- Navigate to an evidence tile.
- Click the evidence tile.
- From the evidence tile, click the (...) Options menu and select Download.
Delete evidence from a portfolio
In some cases, you may need to delete evidence from a learner’s portfolio, for example, the learner took a poor-quality picture or they added unsuitable evidence to their portfolio.
To delete evidence from a portfolio
- From your course homepage, navigate to Portfolio.
Navigate to an evidence tile. - From the evidence tile, click the (...) Options menu and select Delete.
- Click OK.
Add course outcomes to evidence
In Course Admin, you can map course materials to learning outcomes by importing learning outcomes from the Achievement Standards Network or by manually creating appropriate outcomes. When the learning outcomes are mapped to a course, you can then map learning outcomes you've added to a course to specific Brightspace Portfolio evidence. This allows you to better communicate to parents and guardians (using Brightspace Parent & Guardian) and learners (using Brightspace Portfolio) how the evidence supports learning. For example, one of the course outcomes for an art class project might be: Apply the creative process to produce a variety of two- and three-dimensional art works, using elements, principles, and techniques of visual arts to communicate feelings and ideas.
Note the following:
- In order to add course outcomes to evidence, your course must have the Learning Outcomes tool enabled by your administrator.
- To import standards from the Achievement Standards Network and to copy standard requirements between courses, ensure you have the Manage Outcomes permission at the course offering level.
- Note: The language term used to describe learning outcomes depends on the value set for the d2l.Languages.Terminology.LearningOutcomes configuration variable. For example, the Learning Outcomes tool or the Outcomes tab in an assignment can be labeled as Competencies, Expectations, Objectives, Outcomes, or Standards. By default, the Learning Outcomes tool displays as the Standards tool in the Admin Tools menu.
To add course outcomes to evidence
- Navigate to Portfolio.
- Do one of the following:
- If the evidence has been approved, on the Class Portfolios tab, browse to the learner portfolio.
- If the evidence has not been approved, on the Approve Evidence tab, browse to the learner.
- From the evidence tile menu, click the evidence you want to add course outcomes to.
- From the Student & Parent list, under Outcomes, click Add Outcomes.
- From the list, select course outcomes related to the learner's work.
- Click Add.
Figure: Course outcomes added to a learner's evidence.
Add rubrics to evidence
You can add one or more rubrics to a learner's evidence and make it visible to them. You can then evaluate against the rubric, which is auto-saved and published. Learners and parents (if shared with parents) can view your feedback, including criteria, level of achievement, and feedback associated to the specific criteria.
Note the following:
- When adding a rubric to evidence, the Add Rubric button only displays if there is a rubric available to that org unit that can be added.
- To assess a rubric attached to evidence, you must have the See Rubrics permission, assigned to you by your administrator.
Figure: An evaluated rubric in portfolio evidence
To add a rubric to evidence
Note: Ensure that the rubric you want to add exists in the Rubrics tool, and make it visible to learners.
- Navigate to Portfolio.
- Navigate to an evidence tile.
- From the evidence tile you want to attach a rubric to, click the (...) Options menu and select Add Feedback.
- In the Rubrics area, click Add Rubric.
- From the available list, select one or more rubrics.
- Click Add Selected.
After a rubric is attached, it appears in the Rubrics area of the evidence.
Evaluate evidence using a rubric
To evaluate evidence using a rubric
- Navigate to Portfolio.
- Navigate to an evidence tile.
- Navigate to an evidence tile.
- Navigate to an evidence tile.
- From the evidence tile you want to evaluate, click the (...) Options menu and select Add Feedback.
- In the Rubrics area, click the rubric attached to the evidence.
- Select the levels of achievement the learner has achieved.
- Complete any additional feedback you want to add.
Add feedback to evidence
Feedback that instructors provide is visible to learners. If the evidence is shared with parents using Brightspace Parent & Guardian, they can also see the instructor feedback.
To add feedback to evidence
- Navigate to Portfolio.
- Navigate to an evidence tile.
- From the evidence tile, click the (...) Options menu and select Add Feedback.
- Under Teacher Feedback, add feedback about the learner evidence.
- Click Add.