e-Portfolios @ UBC – Archive of Projects

• “The thing about reflecting I have realized recently, I have been writing a journal about my internship for the past couple of months, you just realize the growth you’ve made – it’s like, when you’re in the process of going through some sort of growth you don’t recognize it at the time because it is slow but then when you look back on things that is when you actually realize what’s changed and how different you are.” 4th year student

• “Confidentiality is a concern – is there a way to publish it and control access.” 2nd year student

• “If this is my personal reflection – how can you give me 3 out of 5?” 3rd year student

• By completing the e-portfolio, I was able to identify my strengths and weaknesses in a very tangible way. I’ve already been able to make improvements this year.” 3rd year student

• “The ability to reflect upon the past and the ability to learn from past mistakes leads to exceptional growth.” 4th year student

• “In terms of the e-portfolio project, I would say it has been a great opportunity to learn the importance of reflection. I am better able to learn from my mistakes through reflection, and I feel confident in the area of goal setting. The writing exercises were somewhat tedious, however all in all, this experience has been a positive one.” 3rd year student

• “My e-portfolio gave me a new depth of understanding of what the program is and what its goals were.” 2nd year student

• “I would rather reflect verbally than within a structured technology. The e-portfolios were too structured. Too much structure works against personal reflection. Some stuff you can’t provide evidence for.” 1st year student

• “I found it intimidating at first for everyone to see my work. But it really made me think about what I was putting out there and because so many people were going to see it I made sure that it was the best that I could do.” 3rd year student