1. How can learning portfolios facilitate lifelong learning?
Kamilla Nylund
Institutet för Miljömedicin
Karolinska Institutet

2. Background
“Each professional has the duty to keep their competencies on an appropriate level during their professional life…
…develop a range of competencies and generic skills beyond the direct skills related to their clinical work, such as lifelong learning skills to keep up and maintain knowledge and skills.

4. AIM
To explore the effectiveness of E-portfolios on learning from a faculty and student perspective.
Lifelong learning and professional competence
Facilitators and barriers

5. Effectiveness relies on careful implementation
E-portfolios must be well anchored among all involved from leaders & faculty to students.
E-portfolios must be embedded in the curriculum
The portfolio must be well-motivated, valued and easy to use
Dedicated leaders, technical support staff & faculty
Educational/organizational change.

6. Self-efficacy, motivation & metacognitive skills.
The quality of goal setting, challenging reflective activities, formative feedback
Ongoing support to students
Feedback to students, between students and reflection skills
The learning environment – students sense of being in control

7. Conclusion
Well executed E-learning portfolios is a promising tool in facilitating deeper learning, lifelong learning and professional development.
Perceived educational value, technological problems affect motivation and the use of portfolios.

8. Thank you!
Kamilla Nylund