Theme

Issues identified – to be expanded

Moderator

1.         

Learners

How can ePortfolios motivate traditional and non-traditional learners to learn? What are the pedagogical benefits of an ePortfolio? What pedagogical strategies to maximise the benefits of ePortfolios? How can ePortfolios be effective in generating, recording, and assessing learning? How can ePortfolios contribute to building individualised learning experiences, taking into account learning styles? Are ePortfolios suitable for all learners?

2.         

Schools

What is the impact of ePortfolios on schools? Are some schools better prepared than others? Should the skill-set of teachers evolve? What curriculum strategies for implementing ePortfolios effectively? Are ePortfolios for learners only, or should they be for all the staff (teachers, trainers, assistants, managers, etc.)?

Riina Vuorikari

3.         

Higher education

What are the benefits of ePortfolios for admissions to Higher Education? How can ePortfolios transform higher education? Are some curricula more fit for ePortfolios than others? What are the enabling and disabling factors? How can we link ePortfolios to research and university knowledge management? What curriculum strategies for implementing ePortfolios effectively?

Jan Van Tartwijk

4.         

Continuing professional development

How can ePortfolios transform CPD from ‘ticking boxes’ after attending a course to ‘extracting learning from the workplace’ and sharing it within a professional community? Should professional bodies provide ePortfolios to their members? Should trade unions host ePortfolios of knowledge workers?

5.         

Lifelong learning

How similar/different are ePortfolios when used at school, at university or at work? How can ePortfolios support informal and non-formal learning? How can ePortfolios be used to plan and integrate lifelong learning experiences?

6.         

Organisational and community  learning

How can ePortfolios be used to share and validate knowledge across communities? How do ePortfolios improve organisational learning? How can ePortfolios contribute to knowledge management? In what ways do organisational/community portfolios contribute to an organisation’s / community’s development and record its mission and outcomes?

7.         

Human Capital Assets Management

How can ePortfolios be used to manage the workforce? Why should HR professionals encourage employees to develop an ePortfolio? What are the benefits and the risks for the individual and the organisation?

Kathryn Chang Barker

8.         

APL

How can ePortfolios effectively support accreditation of prior learning? Are awarding bodies ready? Can ePortfolios provide a more flexible ‘bite size’ certification process? Is it a risk or an opportunity?

9.         

Assessment

How can ePortfolios contribute to both formative and summative assessment? Can and should ePortfolios replace or complement exams and tests? How can ePortfolios reinforce authenticity of evidence produced? What are the risks?

10.     

Digital story telling

How can ePortfolios tell the story of a person or a community? How can a story provide a holistic view of an individual? Should we tell just one story or different stories, depending on the audience?

Helen Barrett

11.     

Public policies

What should be the role of Public authorities (national, regional, local)? How can ePortfolios provide dashboards for policy makers? Should public authorities host ePortfolios? Should they provide ‘free’ ePortfolios to their citizens? What funding model for sustainability?

Rheinallt Jones