Dr Angélica Rísquez and John Morrissey, Centre for Transformative Learning, University of Limerick
With more than 10,000 users engaged, UL is embedding reflection, evidence and learner development across the student journey through its new institutional ePortfolio tool
As higher education grapples with the opportunities and challenges presented by generative AI, UL is expanding process-centred assessment supported by Portflow, a digital portfolio tool that enablies students to evidence not only what they have learned, but how. At UL, all students have automatic access to their portfolio from Brightspace, the virtual learning environment. By curating evidence over time, engaging in structured reflection and responding to feedback, students create a richer account of their development and achievement. Such approaches strengthen academic integrity while fostering learner agency, self-awareness and transferable skills.
More than 10,000 UL students and staff are now engaging with the new digital portfolio tool to document, reflect on and showcase their learning across academic, professional and co-curricular contexts. Participation has nearly doubled since June this year, supported by the Capture Your Journey campaign, and the Transferable Skills Unit’s Recognise, Record, Reward model, enabling students to evidence skills development and earn digital badges that are formally recognised on their academic transcripts.
Pictured: Dr Angélica Rísquez, ePortfolio Project Business Lead and John Morrissey, ePortfolio Project Manager at the Capture Your Journey launch, September 2026.
