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Eportfolio is a digitized collection consisting of artifacts and reflection. Typically, an eportfolio is designed to showcase diverse achievements and traits of the creator and is targeted to a particular audience.

Artifacts: Artifacts are selected by the creator to represent a specific project or experience and can take the form of written texts (essays, lab reports, resumes, articles, etc.), texts in other media (videos, podcasts, screencasts, songs, blue prints, 3D models, photos, graphics, maps, etc.) and/or blended texts.

Reflection: It is the reflection component that distinguishes eportfolio from merely a digital archive of artifacts. Creators must interpret and communicate the importance of individual artifacts to the eportfolio’s overall message. In the same way an essay writer must combine evidence and analysis to support their thesis statement, the eportfolio’s reflections must explain the significance of each artifact to the formation of the creator’s identity in a particular context.

Higher Education: Eportfolios are growing in popularity in higher academia for a number of reasons. Two of the most widely cited are 1) as a tool for assessment and 2) as a tool to foster integrative learning. Although these two uses are not mutually exclusive, they are often seen as being at odds with one another because the first prioritizes the needs of administrative stakeholders (the audience for the eportfolio) while the other prioritizes the needs and benefits of the individual learner (the producer of the eportfolio). ;

Life Long Learning: The potential of an eportfolio to bridge the gap between formal education and life long learning is one of the reasons educators from every level and discipline have been quick to adopt it. "The e-portfolio is a tool for documenting and managing one's own learning over a lifetime in ways that foster deep and continuous learning. The e-portfolio is uniquely suited for 21st century learning, an age when learning takes place anywhere and anytime, both inside and outside formal education" (55).

Job Seekers: Research on the value of eportfolios for jobseekers is sparse and mostly anecdotal. One study from 2008 found that 56% of employers said they would use eportfolios to make hiring decisions in the future, but there are as yet no published studies confirming or contradicting this projection. That 2008 study concludes "E-portfolios demonstrate students' learning and competency, yet higher education has not persuaded employers to use them in recruiting and selecting employees."

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