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Portfolium Is Helping Princeton Students Connect Beyond The Classroom
Once students move on to higher education, they generally find themselves on campuses with several thousands of students, and the transition can be difficult. This is a challenge that Princeton University is now attempting to address with an innovative adoption of Portfolium.
Oct 09, 2018
Digital Credentials And Digital Pathways Poised To Revolutionize Higher Education
In addition to badging specific competencies, colleges are waking up to the power of digital credentials – not just of road markers, but as ways to create new roads. We're starting to see digital credentials as building blocks of digital pathways that will shape the future of higher education.
Aug 24, 2018
Making The Learning Experience Student-Centered To Combat The Skills Gap From College to Career
When students are cognizant of the relevance between their education and their desired career, 63% are more likely to agree that their education was worth the cost and 50% are more likely to agree that they received a high-quality education. Today, however, college graduates are unable to make potential employers aware of the skills they’ve developed through their coursework and co-curricular activities, leading to dissatisfaction with the quality and value of their postsecondary education.
May 10, 2018
University System of Maryland Developing Digital Badges for Career Readiness with Portfolium
The system is deploying Portfolium's BadgeLink digital badging and learning pathways platform as part of its Badging Essential Skills for Transitions initiative, which will award eight badges aligned with competencies developed by the National Association of Colleges and Employers: collaboration, communication, critical thinking, globalism, inter-culturalism, leadership, problem solving and professionalism.
Apr 18, 2018
How Portfolium can boost your career and spark connections
Portfolium is a service provided by NSU’s Office of Career Development to help students improve their self-marketing and assist in their quest to succeed in their field. These tips and recommendations from Morrissey can help...
Feb 06, 2018
SRU offers e-portfolio platform to College of Business students
Show and tell is not just an activity reserved for elementary school children; college students also need to display their work to potential employers and explain why they should be hired. And while the show part can sometimes be a challenge, students in Slippery Rock University's College of Business have the opportunity to access Portfolium...
Feb 01, 2018
BYU-Idaho Announces New Portfolio Tool
Kyle Martin, the Student Services Managing Director, said that BYU-I searched for a few years to find tools and methods that would help students represent their learning and achievements both in the classroom and outside of the classroom. "We're excited to provide this service to our students and feel that it can be an important tool in their overall preparation for future employment," Martin said.
Jan 24, 2018
Purdue Initiative Taps Portfolium to Boost Students' Career Readiness
Purdue University is rolling out e-portfolio technology from Portfolium to its 40,000 students and 3,055 faculty members. The institution selected the platform to allow students to track, share and reflect on their learning and translate those achievements into better job placement and advancement opportunities. The rollout is part of the university's Leadership and Professional Development Initiative, a campuswide framework that tracks learning...
Jan 23, 2018
Student Wins Cyber Challenge With App to Test Cybersecurity Knowledge
Booz Allen recently teamed up with the Student Veterans of America (SVA) and Portfolium to host its first-ever online cyber challenge and are thrilled to name the winner—Alison Wood, a student at Carthage College. "At Booz Allen, we are always on the hunt for the best talent and ideas, and we recognize those ideas can come from anywhere," says Kurt Scherer, director of Booz Allen's DC Innovation Center, who announced the winner at SVA's national conference in San Antonio earlier this month.
Jan 23, 2018
Santa Clara U Takes E-Portfolios Campuswide
In an effort to boost the use of e-portfolios and provide an ongoing platform for student reflection, Santa Clara University is rolling out Portfolium e-portfolio and assessment software campuswide. The software will be integrated with the institution's Canvas learning management system, making it easier to link learning artifacts to coursework....
Oct 17, 2017
U Minnesota Rochester Centralizes Assessment Data for Accreditation Reporting
The University of Minnesota Rochester is tapping into technology from Portfolium to revamp its accreditation management and reporting process. The institution is implementing Portfolium Assessment, a newly launched software platform for documenting student learning outcomes that can be used both for academic accreditation and for assessment of co-curricular learning....
Aug 23, 2017
The Barriers To Success And Upward Mobility For First Generation Students And How To Fix The Problem
On March 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln remarked, "When one starts poor, as most do in the race of life, free society is such that he knows he can better his condition; he knows that there is no fixed condition of labor, for his whole life." Later that year, he was elected to the presidency. President Lincoln's words in that speech showcased the American value of upward mobility.....
Aug 08, 2017
E-Portfolio Tech to Help U Georgia Students Showcase Skills
Students at the University of Georgia can now highlight both academic skills and co-curricular work in a comprehensive e-portfolio. The university has partnered with Portfolium to roll out the company's e-portfolio technology at the 36,000-student institution. With Portfolium, students can share their portfolios with peers and faculty and build a post-grad job network. The technology will...
Jun 22, 2017
Learning Success: The Convergence Of Assessment, Student Success, And Career Readiness
Let's all agree on one thing right from the onset: the ultimate goal of education — regardless of whether one is a university administrator, educator, learner, or yes, even an employer — is student success. Now, while what that might mean may differ somewhat from segment to segment, anecdotally it's safe to assume that if students fail to achieve success, none of these groups will benefit from the resulting failure.....
Jun 13, 2017
What Regional Accreditors Can Learn From ACICS's Demise To Drive Value For Universities And Students
A transformational event has been unfolding behind the scenes of academia over the past year. It is an event that has caused — and will likely continue to produce — seismic ripples throughout the nation's institutions of higher education and their students for years to come. What happened? In short, the U.S. Department of Education ...
Jun 13, 2017
Employment: The Much Needed Ultimate Student Learning Outcome
Let's not bury the lead: when student learning outcomes (SLOs) align with skills that employers seek from new hire candidates, recent graduates can achieve the ultimate outcome — employability. That is a massive — and arguably revolutionary — statement. So first, we will backtrack a moment to explain....
May 30, 2017
In Just 3 Words, LinkedIn's CEO Taught a Brilliant Lesson in How to Find Great People
Skills, not degrees. Or, as Adam Markowitz, founder of tech startup Portfolium, put it: "Potential over pedigree. Talent, grit, and passion [are] everywhere--from Ivy Leagues to community colleges, dev boot camps, and everywhere in between...."
May 25, 2017
Perspectives – Mythbusting the "Skills Gap"
The "skills gap," the idea that US colleges and universities fail to prepare students with skills necessary for successful careers, has become a bogeyman of higher education, capturing the imagination of employers and haunting discussions of curricular reform. According to a 2015 survey published by the Association...
May 15, 2017
A Skills Gap From College to Career Doesn't Exist. It's the Awareness Gap We Need to Fix.
A popular narrative in the employment market today is that a "skills gap" exists between the abilities employers seek in candidates and the capabilities that new college graduates gain through postsecondary education. Beyond skills readily demonstrable from college curriculum (primarily cognitive skills and technical skills), employers complain about the lack of soft skills among college graduates: leadership, the ability to work in a team, written communication skills or problem-solving...
Apr 28, 2017
Community colleges begin linking digital badges, ePortfolios and recruiting matches
Digital credential provider Credly and Portfolium, an ePortfolio platform that makes a student’s academic and co-curricular experience searchable by employers, announced a new partnership that enables learners to demonstrate evidence of their learning and competencies to potential employers...
Mar 14, 2017
Canvas-Portfolium Partnership Links Coursework to Job Skills
Students using Instructure's Canvas learning management system will now be able to connect their learning with career opportunities via the Portfolium e-portfolio platform. The two companies have announced a partnership that allows students' public, searchable Portfolium profiles to integrate...
Jan 17, 2017
U Penn Adopts E-Portfolios for Student Resumes
The University of Pennsylvania has teamed with a private partner to provide students access to e-portfolios as they build and update their resumes. The university selected Portfolium's e-portfolios for their simplicity, ease of use and integration with career services such as LinkedIn. "The university has specific goals for its undergraduate...
Nov 14, 2016
Portfolium raises $6.6 million to get college students into jobs where they’ll kick butt
A San Diego startup called Portfolium has raised $6.6 million to help college students get jobs where they are likely to succeed. Portfolium CEO Adam Markowitz said he was inspired to build what he calls the "largest student talent showcase," after his own job-hunting success. A former rocket scientist, he was able to land a dream job working on NASA’s space shuttle program after coming to a job interview armed with a solid portfolio...
Sep 12, 2016
Press Releases
Instructure Enters Into Agreement to Acquire Student Success Network Portfolium
Feb 19, 2019
Swinburne University of Technology in Australia Selects Portfolium to Increase Student Employability
Jan 29, 2019
Point Park University’s School of Business Partners with Portfolium for ePortfolios and Assessment
Jan 22, 2019
Cal Poly Pomona Partners with Portfolium for Assessment, Badging and ePortfolios
Jan 15, 2019
Coxsackie-Athens Selects Portfolium for Secondary School ePortfolios and Digital Badging
Jan 09, 2019
Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research Selects Portfolium to Support Career Development
Jan 08, 2019
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi College of Education Selects Portfolium
Dec 20, 2018
Oregon Tech Selects Portfolium for Pathways & Assessment Initiatives
Dec 19, 2018
Portfolium to Support University of Pennsylvania Online Bachelor’s Degree Program
Dec 11, 2018
Lamar University Selects Portfolium For Badging, Assessment, and ePortfolios
Nov 28, 2018
Portfolium Extends University System of Georgia Partnership As Sole Source ePortfolio Provider
Oct 30, 2018
Portfolium Partners with Foundation for California Community Colleges
Oct 24, 2018
SUNY Rockland Community College Selects Portfolium for Digital Badging
Oct 23, 2018
Mid-East Career and Technology Centers Selects Portfolium for CTE Program
Oct 11, 2018
Bethel University Selects Portfolium to Support R.E.A.L. Experience Initiative
Oct 03, 2018
Pasadena City College Partners with Portfolium for Lifelong ePortfolios
Sep 20, 2018
Mary Baldwin University Business & Professional Studies Program
Sep 11, 2018
Horizon College & Seminary Selects Portfolium Student Success Network
Aug 22, 2018
The University of the Ozarks Selects Portfolium's Student Success Platform
Aug 08, 2018
Goucher College Selects Portfolium to Roll Out New Undergraduate Curriculum
Aug 02, 2018
La Roche College Chooses Portfolium to Assess GenEd Learning Outcomes
Aug 01, 2018
Point Loma Nazarene University Selects Portfolium for College of Extended Learning Assessment
Jul 31, 2018
Portfolium Wins State of Tennessee Department of Education Contract
Jul 26, 2018
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma Partners with Portfolium for Assessment & ePortfolios
Jul 25, 2018
Florida International University Selects Portfolium BadgeLink to Link Learning with Employment
Jul 19, 2018
Virginia Wesleyan University Partners with Portfolium for Assessment & ePortfolios
May 30, 2018
Portfolium Chosen by Rochester Institute of Technology
May 29, 2018
Grace College Selects Portfolium Program Assessment & ePortfolios
May 10, 2018
Competency X Partners With Portfolium For Digital Badging Pathways
Apr 26, 2018
The University System of Maryland Partners With Portfolium on Digital Badging Initiative
Apr 11, 2018
Simpson College Selects Portfolium To Improve Learning Outcomes Assessment
Mar 13, 2018
Eastern Michigan University Selects Portfolium for ePortfolios, Digital Badging, and Assessment
Mar 09, 2018
Brigham Young University – Idaho Selects Portfolium's ePortfolios For 44,000 Students
Jan 31, 2018
Virginia Tech Selects Portfolium to Create a Student-Centered ePortfolio Program
Jan 23, 2018
Purdue University Partners with Portfolium On Their Leadership Initiative
Jan 17, 2018
Slippery Rock University Selects Portfolium's ePortfolios To Improve Students' Career Readiness
Jan 05, 2018
The University of Minnesota Rochester Selects Portfolium Assessment + Canvas LMS
Aug 22, 2017
Portfolium Enables Assessment Without Boundaries
Aug 21, 2017
The University of St. Thomas Partners with Portfolium to Measure Learning in New Educational Offering
Aug 08, 2017
Wilmington University Partners With Portfolium to Enhance their College of Technology Offering
Jul 11, 2017
The University of Georgia Selects Portfolium to Help Launch their Students' Careers
Jun 21, 2017
Partnership Enables Job Seekers to Demonstrate Verified Skills and Competencies to Unlock Career Opportunity
Mar 08, 2017
National Louis University Chooses Portfolium to Scale Student Career Opportunities
Dec 22, 2016
The University of Alabama and Portfolium Partner to Match Evidence of Skills to Employers' Needs
Dec 20, 2016
