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Engagement with Electronic Portfolios: Challenges from the Student Perspective David Tosh, Tracy Penny Light , Kele Fleming Jeff Haywood Authors David Tosh is a PhD Candidate in the School of Education, at the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK. Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to: dave@ Tracy Penny Light is Acting Associate Director/Assistant Professor, Teaching Resources and Continuing Education (TRACE)/Department of History at the University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario. Kele Fleming is the Community of Practice Coordinator, Course Technologies Office of Learning Technology, at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC. Jeff Haywood is the Director of Media and Learning Technology at the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK. Abstract Abstract: Much of the evidence and research available on the use of e-portfolios focuses on faculty and institutional perspectives and/or consists mainly of anecdotes about how useful the e-portfolio has been to learners. While it is generally agreed that e-portfolios have great potential to engage students and promote deep learning, the research that has been conducted to date focuses very little on student perceptions of value of the e-portfolio for their learning. If students do not accept the e- portfolio as a holistic means with which to document their learning in different contexts and more importantly, agree or wish to use the e-portfolio as an integral part of their educational experience, then the potential impact the e-portfolio will have on learning will not be realised. This paper highlights four themes arising out of research that is underway within an international framework of collaboration between the University of Edinburgh, the University of British Columbia and the University of Waterloo. Résumé: La plupart des preuves et des recherches disponibles sur l’utilisation de portfolios électroniques mettent l’accent sur les points de vue des universit