Getting Started

Thank you for enrolling in CSPL 405, Ideals into Practice. This course is self-paced and all your assignments will be uploaded into an online portfolio. This video will help you set up your portfolio, which you will create using a product called Muse.

To set up your portfolio for the first time, follow the instructions below.

Thank you for enrolling in CSPL 405: Ideals into Practice. This course is self-paced and all of your assignments will be uploaded into an online portfolio. This video will help you set up your portfolio, which you will create using a free online tool called Muse.

To get started, go to Muse.io. 

Then click on the Sign Up button on the top right corner.

Next you’ll create your account. You may use your Wesleyan e-mail or a personal account of your choosing. Either way, this account will belong to you, not Wesleyan University. Since the product is free, we do not hold an institutional license with the company.

For this course, you will only need the free Muse Basic account type. However, if you choose to create other portfolios for your own use, you may opt to upgrade later.

Once your account is created, go to the course portfolio site, muse.io/ideals-into-practice-9aff9f. You will also receive a link from the course instructor after you register for the course.

In the top left corner, click on the double square icon to duplicate the site. 

Be sure to click the box to include all subpages before you click Duplicate.

Now you’ll have your own copy of the course portfolio template which includes prompts for all course assignments. 

Next, click Share in the top left corner. This will copy the link to your portfolio, which you will need to share back with the course instructor at scastonguay@wesleyan.edu.