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This paper presents the evaluation of an e-portfolio system which has been developed at the University of Augsburg in the context of a study program supporting the acquisition of key competencies. After describing the object of the evaluation and the design-based research approach of the study program΄s development the results of the evaluation will be presented. It is shown how the software facilitates the students΄ cooperation and collaboration in self-organized project-groups, in what ways the reflection of the project work can be guided and how the software tool should be enhanced in future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

e3-portfolio is a software tool which supports learning and working in student project groups. Besides features for collaboration via social media, the software offers an electronic portfolio system. The e-portfolio helps to integrate informal project-based learning into the formal curriculum of higher education. This paper gives an overview of how the software tool is designed and relates the design to the underlying didactic concept. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]