Investigation into a University Electronic Portfolio System Using Activity Theory. Abidin, W. Z., Uden, L., & Alias, R. A. In Uden, L., Herrera, F., Bajo Pérez, J., & Corchado Rodríguez, J. M., editors, 7th International Conference on Knowledge Management in Organizations: Service and Cloud Computing, volume 172, of Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, pages 283–294. Springer, Heidelberg, 2013. 00001
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The last few years have seen an enormous growth of interest in e-portfolios and the benefits they can bring to learners. While it is generally agreed that e-portfolios have great potential to engage students and promote deep learning, the research that has been conducted to date focuses very little on student perceptions of value of the e-portfolio for their learning. If students do not agree or wish to use the e-portfolio as an integral part of their educational experience, then the potential impact the e-portfolio have on learning will not be realised. This paper describes the development of an e portfolio system to promote reflective skills for engineering students in a university in Malaysia. The Activity Theory is used as a lens to explain the reasons for the failed adoption of the e portfolio system.
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	address = {Heidelberg},
	series = {Advances in {Intelligent} {Systems} and {Computing}},
	title = {Investigation into a {University} {Electronic} {Portfolio} {System} {Using} {Activity} {Theory}},
	volume = {172},
	isbn = {978-3-642-30867-3},
	url = {http://www.springerlink.com.libezproxy.open.ac.uk/content/w8302851342382q0/abstract/},
	abstract = {The last few years have seen an enormous growth of interest in e-portfolios and the benefits they can bring to learners. While it is generally agreed that e-portfolios have great potential to engage students and promote deep learning, the research that has been conducted to date focuses very little on student perceptions of value of the e-portfolio for their learning. If students do not agree or wish to use the e-portfolio as an integral part of their educational experience, then the potential impact the e-portfolio have on learning will not be realised. This paper describes the development of an e portfolio system to promote reflective skills for engineering students in a university in Malaysia. The Activity Theory is used as a lens to explain the reasons for the failed adoption of the e portfolio system.},
	urldate = {2012-10-02},
	booktitle = {7th {International} {Conference} on {Knowledge} {Management} in {Organizations}: {Service} and {Cloud} {Computing}},
	publisher = {Springer},
	author = {Abidin, Wardah Zainal and Uden, Lorna and Alias, Rose Alinda},
	editor = {Uden, Lorna and Herrera, Francisco and Bajo Pérez, Javier and Corchado Rodríguez, Juan Manuel},
	year = {2013},
	note = {00001},
	keywords = {Engineering},
	pages = {283--294},
}

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