The use of portfolios and reflective logs to connect learning acquired in formal and informal contexts

degli Studi di Padova (University of Padova), in Italy, and the activity refers to an experience carried out with Masters students from Humanities at the School of Education in 2010 and then replicated in the next years for other Masters students in the Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology. The major aim of this practice is: to support students in identifying their competences acquired in a formal context (university), to connect them with knowledge and skills gained in informal and non-formal contexts (professional experiences, volunteer experiences, personal daily life); to support reflection on their strengths and weaknesses, on their interests and professional aims in order to allow them to improvetheir abilities to plan the future, and to present themselves for future possible job interviews.