This ePortfolio is a sample. I have created this page as a way of demonstrating the kind of simple design one might choose as a "Landing Page," which is an invitational portal to your ePortfolio. Your Landing Page is also a space from which you may attempt to radiate a favorable "first impression," a kind of "calling card." To create an inviting Landing Page, simply go to your Profile, and select "ePortfolios," @ Left. Then, simply choose:

1. "go to the actual ePortfolio"
2. select "create an ePortfolio"
3. give your ePortfolio a name that radiates the concept that best describes your work
4. your new ePortfolio will now be listed at the link "ePortfolios" in your profile
5. @ your new ePortfolio, select "organize sections"
6. choose "home" and go to "edit page"
7. remove the title from the "welcome" page, and the "home" space will then create a 

simple invitational portal for your additional pages (Signature Project, and Reflection). Of  course, you may choose to keep the "Welcome" header and then generate a series of (sub) pages, according to your sense of design (I favor minimalism, myself, and so I streamline).

Next, edit your Signature Project and Reflection pages by simply selecting the one you are going to work on. Choose "edit this page," and then "Add Content" (@ right) in order to add text, images, video, links to existing documents online, or documents saved on a drive. If you decide to simply paste an essay into the space, consider also including a line or two of introductory text, perhaps an image, as well. The beauty of the ePortfolio is that it allows you to design your work beyond "just words" and to instead communicate with a wider range of tools. Many of today's most effective communciations are "multimodal," using more than words or image, but an amalgam of image, text, video, and other design elements. Try to use elements judiciously, so that every element contributes purposefully to the goal of communicating your success in UVU's General Education Curriculum (and in the particular course/work you have chosen to share).

Of course, you can arrange your ePortfolio as you see fit. You can always go back to your ePortfolio Dashboard and follow the "Wizard" through a brief series of simple steps. Play around. Make something representative of your work and your aesthetic. Have fun!

Here is a Landing Page from a sample ePortfolio I used when I assigned the project to my Fall 2011 First Year Composition students. Note: We used the full range of UELOs for that project (they were, at that time, simply Gen Ed ELOs, but the uptake is happening!). YOUR Fall 2012 ePortfolio will need only reflect upon the learning outcome known as "critical thinking." You will see a rubric associated with the assignment; the rubric details the meanings of critical thinking, and your job is to figure out how the Signature Project helped you to acquire these skills.