Introduction to MyFolio for students
MyFolio is Kent's online ePortfolio and PDP tool. It will be available to all students from the 16th September 2011. It is your own online space where you can record your progress at University by creating a profile, uploading content, writing a journal, reflecting on your learning, recording your achievements and making plans for your academic, professional and personal development. You can use Myfolio in the following ways:
Improve your learning
• Use the journal tool to record your thoughts and reflect on your progress
• Create groups to discuss and share ideas with others
Develop your skills
• Complete a skills audit to record your current level of confidence in a range of skills
• Use the Personal Development Planner to focus on your development, reflect on your skills and make plans to use the opportunities available to you.
Showcase your achievements
• Create pages (similar to web pages) detailing in text, audio and visual format your experiences and skills
• Share your work with others, and publish to the web.
Increase your employability
• Measure your skills against those identified in the University's employability framework
• Collect employability points by participating in the many extracurricular activities offered at Kent
• Construct a dynamic and rich C.V.
You can use this user guide to help you get started straight away.
To access MyFolio go to http://myfolio.kent.ac.uk and use your normal Kent log-in to create an account.