Electronic portfolios and learner identity: an ePortfolio case study in music and writing

What is it about?

Arts graduates need a strong sense of identity and an awareness of diverse career opportunities. This paper reports an Australian study with students in music and writing. Students developed electronic portfolios using multiple approaches.

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Why is it important?

The study revealed that students’ use of ePortfolios progressed from archive to self-portrait. Moreover, the eP emerged as a vehicle through which identity is negotiated and constructed. The process of developing of an eP prompted students to adopt future-oriented thinking as they began to redefine their learning in relation to their future lives and careers. These findings were common to all students regardless of discipline or technological platform.