The Big ePort Survey Results

The Big ePort Survey Results

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Simple Statistics (N=6)

1. Since you know the "ePortfolio" means "electronic portfolio", then we are wanting to know just what kind of definition would you use to describe this sort of service to a student?

It is a tool my institution can use to assess its success in providing education: 1/6%

It is my own personal record of learning, achievement,a nd shall remain mine forever: 4/25%

It is a placement tool, so I can use it to help me get a job or advance my career: 4/25%

It is a place for me to draw connections and reflect broadly on my growth as a learner: 4/25%

It is a storage locker for stuff: 2/12%

Other (please explain): 1/6%

2. Okay, you are going to provide the specs on the ideal electronic portfolio tool for an institution- what must it be able to do?

It should be able to brew coffee?
I think it must be easy to use, tied to the things I do on a regualr basis, flexible, and long living. It should work o all kidsn of devices.
have some important functionality with a cellphone and VIOP for just-in-time
It must be portable. I need a way to add to it as I transfer to new school, do study abroad, get my master's at new institution, take continuing ed classes, etc.
Must have a broad range of permsissions I can set (an item or group of items in my eP could be world readable, private, just for my trusted friends, just for my mentors, etc
I need to be able to collect feedback and advice through the tool.
make coffee
import/export in a standard, yet completely flexible and expandable, format to allow transport of portfolio content between institutions/systems and storage/reuse across time.
sensibly link together ePortfolios relating to the same individual at multiple institutions/systems into a single, cohesive and unified whole. Don't forget about the likes of timezone/language/character-set/cultural issues as well as name/address/nationality changes over the life of the portfolio
be visible/searchable/browseable via HTTP, RSS, FTP, WebDAV, WAP etc.
provide the content creator with fine-grained access control to allow distinction between personal notes, private communication with specific tutors and colleagues, sharing between members of groups and subgroups, and publishing to the world at large
the ability to link/reference/transclude external information, both from other related ePortfolios, ePortfolios at/from other institutions/systems, and general external resources
the ability to aggregate comments/trackbacks/references/feedback/markup with the content, to show the material in context
the ability to store and browse the progression and development of work, not just the current (final?) state
separate "views" such as different targetted on-line resums/CVs for different purposes (academic progression, technical employment, managerial employment, voluntary work, etc.) with the ability to grant access to specific visitors at specific times
a way of preventing it being a magnet for every spammer or cold-call advertiser with a PC and/or a call center
no reserving of copyright by the institution - all work is owned by the creator, in the "commons" or public domain. Ideally with sensible defaults and fine-grained control to allow operations like "copy-out only work which is marked under a particular licence model"
be archived and available for public study and research even after the death of the individual
include navigational network information to allow selecting/grouping/visiting other ePortfolios connected by arbitrary relationships (such as same course group, same grade, same institution, same set of units/modules etc. etc.)
remain "live" for updates, comments, additional material even if the individual is not currently registered on an official course of instruction. Learning doesn't stop at the doors of a classroom.
secure traceability to bona fide certificating authorities to allow verification of genuine qualifications/transcripts and rejection of spurious ones.
Nothing. Just a website, designed to "show off" your skills

3. Okay, you are going to provide the specs on the ideal electronic portfolio tool for an institution- what must it be able to do?

4. Which Continent are you at now?