eJournal is a digital portfolio platform that supports process-oriented learning, reflection and feedback over time. It allows you to guide students through structured assignments, recurring reflection moments and feedback activities in one environment, while making their development visible across a longer learning trajectory. You can create templates, organise deadlines, collect student work over time and follow progress through dashboards, while students build a portfolio that can include different file types and structured feedback activities.
- Functions
- Collect student work | Group collaboration | Peer review | Teacher feedback
- Via Canvas
- In Canvas | Standalone
- Difficulty of use
- Moderate
Examples of use in your education
Use eJournal when students need one place to collect work, reflect on their progress, and develop a portfolio over a longer period.
You can apply this tool in your teaching in several concrete ways:
Personal portfolio - Ask students to build a personal portfolio in eJournal in which they collect drafts, final products and short reflections across several weeks or assignments.
Longer learning trajectories - Use eJournal in courses where students develop work over time, including project-based, practice-based or placement-related learning, so their materials, reflections and progress remain organised in one place.
Reflective entries - Add reflection prompts to portfolio activities so students do not only upload work, but also explain what they learned, what they changed, and what they would improve next.
Mixed file types - Use eJournal for assignments that require a broader portfolio format, for example when students need to upload design files, media products or other larger project materials alongside written reflections.
Tip 1
Use a simple template for recurring entries so students know what to upload each time and do not have to guess the expected structure.
Tip 2
Use recurring prompts or section headings for reflection entries, so students respond in a comparable way across the course and their development becomes easier to follow.
Use eJournal to organise feedback moments around portfolio work, so students receive responses during the process and not only at the end.
You can apply this tool in your teaching in several concrete ways:
Formative feedback - Plan feedback moments in the platform so you, a supervisor or another reviewer can respond to student work while it is still developing.
Peer review - Set up peer feedback activities when students need to comment on each other’s drafts, presentations or developing portfolio entries.
Feedback in context - Review work directly in the platform instead of downloading multiple files, so comments remain linked to the relevant portfolio item and development over time stays visible.
Shared criteria - Use templates, rubrics or feedback prompts to make clear what students should comment on, for example content quality, reflection depth or progress towards learning goals.
Tip 1
Before students give peer feedback, discuss the criteria with them and provide guidance or an example of constructive feedback, so they understand what useful feedback looks like in this assignment.
Tip 2
Plan feedback moments at meaningful points in the process, for example after a first draft or mid-placement reflection, so students can still act on the comments they receive.
Use eJournal in placements, practice-based assignments or other supervised learning trajectories where students document experience and discuss progress with a teacher or supervisor.
You can apply this tool in your teaching in several concrete ways:
Structured practice documentation - Ask students to document relevant experiences, evidence and reflections in a structured journal during the placement or practice period.
Evidence-based supervision - Use portfolio entries as the basis for supervision conversations, so meetings focus on concrete examples from the student’s development rather than on general impressions alone.
Tip 1
Use supervision meetings to refer to specific portfolio entries, so feedback is grounded in documented experiences rather than in general impressions.
Tip 2
Ask students to update their journal or portfolio shortly before a supervision meeting, so the conversation is based on recent evidence and current questions.
How-to videos
How to create a template
How to create an assignment from Canvas
How to configure and manage a group assignment
Getting started
- You can find all the relevant information on the official site of eJournal.
Support
In case of educational questions, please contact your learning innovator or web team from your faculty.
In case of technical difficulty, please consult the eJournal Help Centre.
