Author: S.J. Cotterill, s.j.cotterill@ncl.ac.uk

Author: P.R. Kyle, p.r.kyle@newcastle.ac.uk

JISC e-Learning Activity Area: e-Portfolios

Higher Education Academy Subject Centre: Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine

This case study illustrates...an effect on learning, an effect on exam results, an effect on student personal development, student satisfaction with e-learning, innovation in learning and teaching, an influence on educational research, staff personal development, a positive effect on recruitment, an influence on policy, use of resources, modifications to learning spaces, management of learning assets, an effect on social equality

Further Evidence

"The e-portfolio implemented for Medicine includes support for a range of different pedagogy for different purposes within the curriculum..."

"...the initial evaluation of the e-portfolio process for SSMs 80% of students found it to be a useful learning experience and 72% said it influenced their approach to learning; 93% said it led them to reflect following the end of the placement."

"There have been significant benefits to the wider institution where the flexible nature of the e-portfolio has meant that it could be applied to support other curricula and a broad range of educational requirements [such as] postgraduate research students."

"...the e-portfolio is used at 11 other institutions and has been adapted in a number of JISC projects to develop support for interoperability and the transfer of life-long learning records."