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"AVATAR is inspired by the lack of ICT use in schools throughout Europe despite the possible educational benefits and social learning opportunities they promote. The project's primary aim is to enhance the quality of teaching and education in secondary schools through an innovative virtual world learning earning and co-creation that can help teachers and students take a step closer towards the modernization and future of education."

"In recent years ePortfolios have begun to emerge as an important component of the technology landscape within education institutions at both school and tertiary levels. Whilst the purpose of an ePortfolio can vary considerably depending on the educational context and level, there is increasing consensus that the ePortfolio fulfils a need for a student-owned and student-centred space to manage, record and present their work, reflections and achievements that LMS systems cannot easily cater for. Within the Schools MLE Programme the LMS system is seen as a 'hub' component in the curriculum and pedagogy space. Eportfolios represent one of the key satellite systems in this space. The Ministry of Education (MOE) conducted an initial investigation into ePortfolio use in schools in 2009.1 One of the primary questions motivating that work was how best to support schools in developing their use of ePortfolios. "

#CreativeCommons What every educator needs to know: Updated version http://bit.ly/-v83 by @thecleversheep

literature review on portfolios, advantages of using it "For the past 18 months, Dalhousie Medical School has been examining ways to incorporate the use of ePortfolios in medical education. During the 2010 curriculum renewal, "Portfolio Learning" was one of the twenty committees that engaged in an environmental scan, literature review, and proposed four recommendations for the new curriculum."

Written by Ian Munro in the Ministry of Education, this paper serves to help people get oriented in the eportfolio space and launch them forward with improved odds of success.

ePortfolios for Learning I have created this blog to discuss my ideas on electronic portfolios to support lifelong learning. I hope to share some of my concerns about the current direction of electronic portfolios in Higher Education and K-12 schools.

ePortfolios in education in the UK and abroad. Mainly HE & FE but also schools and work-based learning

Developing an Authentic ePortfolio

A virtual presentation looking at Australia's experience of e-portfolios in the vocational education and training sector is taking place at the 9th International ePortfolio & Identity Conference. The session at the London-based conference is exploring building and sustaining e-portfolio communities of practice in the UK and Australia.