THE e-PORTFOLIO IN A PROFESSIONAL TRAINING SCHEME: WHAT IS AT STAKE AND THE LIMITS OF THE SCHEME

Abstract: On the occasion of the first international francophone conference on the e-portfolio in Quebec, (Trestini, 2006), we presented a e- portfolio which was conceived with the aim to facilitate the acquisition and the validation of skills for the C2i2e, a computer and internet certificate required for teacher trainees in all the IUFMs (French Institutes for teacher training) of France. Now that the IUFMs are going to be integrated into the university, a new national law (Dec. 28, 2006) stipulates that this program must enable the students to acquire adequate knowledge in ten professional skills areas. If one acquires the C2i2e, this in itself attests to the fact that one has gained knowledge in one of the areas (law of May 9, 2007). Our e-portfolio, which was up until now used solely for the C2i2e, could now be used to obtain the remaining nine professional skills. However, before setting out on this “adventure”, it would be wise to draw conclusions from our experiments in order to define the general conditions for using this artefact with the whole of the training program. The aim of this article is precisely to draw conclusions about the feasibility of applying this to the whole of the program