E-portfolio as a tool for Building Professional Identity in the Internships for Initial Teacher Education

This contribution aims to analyze the theoretical and operational framework of the trainee’s e-portfolio as adopted by Pegaso Digital University, within the new qualifying pathways established by the DPCM of August 4, 2023. Two main objectives guide the study: on the one hand, to present the digital e-portfolio tool developed by the University to support trainee professional development; on the other, to examine a selection of significant case studies from the 180 portfolios produced in the Umbria region, illustrating how students used the tool to reflect on, document, and design their training experiences. The hypothesis is that, if adequately designed and integrated into the training path, the e-portfolio facilitates the transition from student identity to teacher identity, promoting pedagogical, methodological, relational, and organizational competences in a conscious and reflective manner.