Using an e-portfolio as a reflective learning tool

The Elevate Team have just published a working paper around why you would want to use an e-portfolio for reflective learning, this discussion paper aims to answer the following question, “How can you use an e-­portfolio as your reflective learning tool?”.

This will be answered through focussing on the following key questions,

• What do we mean by the term reflective learning?


• How have people been using e-­portfolios as reflective learning tools?


• What tools are available in Mahara to afford reflective learning?


• What are some considerations if someone was going to use Mahara as a reflective learning tool?

The primary audience for this discussion paper are staff and students at UCS, and can be viewed by following the link below.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_WbibcPpDY-WVBZLW1HZ0psd1U/edit?usp=sharing

You can also see other reports, papers and publications by visiting the Reports and Publications section on this blog above.