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There is a 'friends' role (like Facebook) so students can interact with close associates (7);

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The ePortfolio can be used for academic, employment-related and vocational certification purposes (7);

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It is easy to share and comment on pages with peers, tutors, lecturers and other ePortfolio account holders outside the university (3) (4) (6);

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The journal tool provides an opportunity to reflect on the learning that is evidenced by the artefacts displayed on the page (5);

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The range of artefacts including reflection on evidence of learning can show progression in learning over a longer period of time and more comprehensively than a single assignment (1);

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Different pages can be contextualised for different purposes, e.g. practicum report cf. human development assignment (2).

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Assignment types that suit an ePortfolio

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Using an ePortfolio simply as a way for students to create a library collection of single large assignment files is a very basic use of this versatile tool which does not take advantage of the capabilities of the software.

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Single task large assignments (e.g. essays) may be required as part of an assessment requirement for a paper, but generally speaking are less suitable for ePortfolio use. They will be more easily processed using the assignment dropbox of a learning management system or some other submission process which can include integrated plagiarism checking.

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To take advantage of the strengths of an ePortfolio, consider designing assignments which incorporate some of the following elements: