ABSTRACT
Introduction Taking a Master of Distance Education degree as the backdrop for this chapter, we intend to demonstrate that the ePortfolio can be an important milestone and tool in lifelong learning and the continuing professional education of adult learners. The ePortfolio lays the foundation for an ongoing process of multifaceted uses and is, as Lakin (2005) states, the “catalyst for lifelong learning ownership” (para. 1). The
The Larger Context of Lifelong Learning ..................................................... 222 The Growth in Use of ePortfolios ..................................................................223 Challenges and Issues ....................................................................................224
A Brief Historical Perspective of Lifelong Learning ........................................... 226 Foundations of ePortfolios .................................................................................230
