title: How to ensure e-portfolios are a valuable resource to students' learning.
abstract: Online technology has become an increasingly important part of all types of education, including that of student nurses. This article outlines some factors that need to be considered when introducing e-portfolios into nurse education and looks at issues such as ease of use, ownership, privacy, supervision and assessment.
authors.affiliation: School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh.
authors.forename: Tim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fawns
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: McKenzie
mesh_terms: D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D001330:Electronic Data Processing / Q000379:methods*; D006295:Health Resources / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D009862:Online Systems; D013338:Students, Nursing; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods