Failure to launch: the unfulfilled promise of eportfolios in Irish higher education: an opinion piece

In this article, the unfulfilled promise of eportfolio in Irish higher education is critiqued. The
article analyses the factors that have led to the slow pace of eportfolio adoption in Ireland, in
contrast to the ubiquitous nature of eportfolio practice in higher education worldwide. The
emergence of an Irish eportfolio community indicates that eportfolio are gaining traction in Irish
higher education but to fulfil their promise academics need to be supported in their
professional development, funding is required for empirical research and a greater
understanding of eportfolio purposes and pedagogy should be developed in the Irish academic
community.