Last update: July 2017
An e-portfolio is a digital folder with a collection of a student's work. It is user-centred, which means that the student owns and creates his/her e-portfolio. An e-portfolio can be used in two different ways: either as a tool for reflection, to reflect on the learning process during studies, or as a career tool, to present and showcase work to a potential employer.
E-portfolios are designed for life-long use, which means that students can continue to use their e-portfolio also after their studies. With the new SWITCH edu-ID offered by SWITCH, students can keep their e-portfolio also after their studies.
At Swiss Higher Education Institutions, Mahara is the most prevalent e-portfolio software. But other software or e-portfolio functions integrated in Learning Management Systems (LMS) are also used as e-portfolios. SWITCHportfolio is the e-portfolio service offered by SWITCH for Swiss Higher Education Institutions.
Institution |
Software |
Hosting |
Contact |
EPFL | no e-portfolio in use | – | – |
ETHZ | no e-portfolio in use | – | – |
UNIBAS | ILIAS e-portfolio | in-house | bbit@unibas.ch |
UNIBE | ILIAS e-portfolio | in-house | info@ilub.unibe.ch |
UNIFR | no e-portfolio in use | – | – |
UNIGE | Mahara | in-house | Patrick Roth |
UNIL | Mahara & Selfpad | in-house | Nadia Spang Bovey |
UNILU | no e-portfolio in use | – | – |
UNINE | no e-portfolio in use | – | – |
UNISG | Stud.IP | Christoph Meier | |
USI | no e-portfolio in use | – | – |
UZH | OLAT in e-Portfolio | in-house | support@olat.uzh.ch |
IHEID | no e-portfolio in use | – | – |
FernUni/UniDistance | SWITCHportfolio (Mahara) | SWITCH | Jörg Andenmatten |
BFH | SWITCHportfolio (Mahara) | SWITCH | Andrea Scheurlen |
FHNW | SWITCHportfolio (Mahara) | SWITCH | Paul Raper |
FHO (FHS St. Gallen) | SWITCHportfolio (Mahara) | SWITCH | elearning@fhsg.ch |
HES-SO | SWITCHportfolio (Mahara) | SWITCH | cyberlearn@hes-so.ch |
HSLU | ILIAS e-portfolio | in-house | learning@hslu.ch |
SUPSI | no e-portfolio in use | – | – |
ZFH (ZHAW) | Mahara | in-house | elearning@zhaw.ch |
HES-LRG | no e-portfolio in use | – | – |
HEP BEJUNE | SWITCHportfolio (Mahara) | SWITCH | support@hep-bejune.ch |
HEP VD | no e-portfolio in use | – | – |
HEP VS/PHVS | |||
HEP FR/PHFR | |||
HfH | ILIAS e-portfolio | external | Reto Schürch |
PHGR | |||
PHBE | SWITCHportfolio (Mahara) | SWITCH | Sonia Coiro |
PHLU | no e-portfolio in use | – | – |
PH FHNW | SWITCHportfolio (Mahara) | SWITCH | Oliver Lang |
PHSG | SWITCHportfolio (Mahara) | SWITCH | Institut ICT & Medien |
PHSH | |||
PHSZ | no e-portfolio in use | – | – |
PHTG | Mahara | in-house | Daniel Labhart |
PHZH | ILIAS e-portfolio | external | Jürg Fraefel |
PH Zug |