Use of Evernote for the creation and management of e-portfolios in higher education

Abstract

In this paper we present the results of a study on the use of the web 2.0 tool Evernote for the creation and management of the e-portfolio of the course of the Degree of Primary Education in the University of the Balearic Islands (Spain) as a part of a project of teaching innovation. Data collection was carried out through information from the students -the use of a student questionnaire and their final individual written reflections on the use of Evernote as eportfolio- and from the teachers - content analysis of the formal aspects of the e-portfolio construction. The results point out a general satisfaction with the tool for the development of the e-portfolio and the advantages and disadvantages of Evernote as eportfolio are discussed.