ePortfolio New Zealand 2005

The ePortfolio is one of today’s key learning technologies offering the possibility to transform the way we approach personal development and lifelong learning. It should at the same time be a vital tool for achieving accessibility and social inclusion. An e-portfolio can be seen as a dynamic digital self, establishing links to personal database, which contains personal and professional achievements obtained in the course of work and learning formal, non-formal and informal. It provides an opportunity to reflect on one's own professional practice and to share the lessons learned with others. The portfolio can serve at the same time as a tool for learning, assessment, career management and knowledge management.
EIfEL is working to ensure that all European citizens will have an ePortfolio by 2010 and that ePortfolios will be started in nursery school and accompany the individual throughout his/her lifelong learning path.
The Conference (12/13 December 2005) aims to explore the promise of the ePortfolio, examine the worldwide ePortfolio movement and share current national practice and the opportunities for further development in New Zealand.