IMPLEMENTING AN EPORTFOLIO SYSTEM THROUGH NON ACADEMIC AREAS. THE TECNOLÓGICO DE MONTERREY’S EXPERIENCE IN THE

Abstract In 2002, Tecnológico de Monterrey implemented an original model of ePortfolio in the Mexico City Campus. This model was based on the writings of Barret, PhD (2000), Levin and Camp (2002) and Meza, PhD (2002), with the objective of showing student’s reflections on what they know and how they had developed that knowledge. Our model is grounded on student’s reflections in three broad areas of student’s lives. The first being personal reflection including student’s values, feelings, attitudes. The second is the academic area, where students reflect about their life plan and goals in relationship to their major. The last area deals with reflection about the way students construct their competencies for their future careers. Jesus Meza, PhD launched the project in august 2002, with 60 students studying two different majors. By January 2005, the number of student’s portfolios had grown to 5.000, covering 18 different majors. This growth was obtained when Student Life Areas implemented e-Portfolio activities to their programs (sports, community service, cultural events, etc), obtaining better acceptance to the project. According to the mission of the Tecnológico de Monterrey for the year 2015, the e-Portfolio project seeks to be a comprehensive communication tool reflecting the personal, academic and professional achievements of students at the Tecnológico de Monterrey, which will be important to them in the present and future lives.