e-Portfolio Research Report
Becta have released their "Impact study of e-portfolio's on learning" conducted by a team of researchers from University of Nottingham led by Helen Barrett. The study provides eight case studies from across education, from primary to adult learning. The notable quote is that "... e-portfolio's benefit learning most effectively when considered as part of a system, rather than as a discrete entity".
The report contains an interesting graphic showing three distinct components of an e-portfolio: a digital archive (repository of evidence); tools to support; presentation portfolios aimed at different audiences.
Worth a read, but shows that we are still in need of some real standards for e-portfolio's!