The Group e-portfolio to improve Teaching-Learning Process at University

• Main Authors: Esteban Vázquez-Cano, Eloy López Meneses, Alicia Jaén Martínez
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Italian e-Learning Association 2017-05-01
• Series: Je-LKS : Journal of e-Learning and Knowledge Society
• Subjects: e-Group-Portfolio; experiential learning; Higher Education
• Online Access: https://www.je-lks.org/ojs/index.php/Je-LKS_EN/article/view/140

This study analyzes the experiences with group electronic portfolios at the University Pablo de Olavide as a strategy of educational innovation to improve teaching-learning process at University. These experiences consist of the use of group e-portfolios inside and outside the classrooms, which were applied by the students to verify the achievements, difficulties, and most relevant evidence in the planning and implementation of a multimedia educational material (MEM) aimed at prevention and social awareness, with emphasis on social groups at risk and social vulnerability. The results, obtained by using a qualitative methodology, support that group e-portfolios improve the capacity of students to work collaboratively, enable an awareness of their own mistakes, facilitate their self-assessment, and provide evidence of their academic progress. Students consider the considerable time and effort needed to implement group e-portfolios as among the limitations of their use.