ePortfolios in 20 Minutes http://flickr.com/photos/learnscope/2662783818 /

WHAT ARE THEY? the traditional CV/resume online; plus artefacts http://flickr.com/photos/isabisa/945533805 /

the traditional CV/resume online; plus artefacts

WHAT ARE THE OPTIONS? Proprietary Solution PebblePad http:// www.pebblelearning.co.uk / Free and Ready to Use – TAFEVC (Victoria) Open Source – Mahara (requires some IT skills to install) http://www.mahara.org/ LMS provided – Blackboard Customised and provided by the Institution (QUT) Bolted on (integrated with LMS) eg Mahara and Moodle Rent a Crowd

Proprietary Solution

PebblePad http:// www.pebblelearning.co.uk /

Free and Ready to Use – TAFEVC (Victoria)

Open Source – Mahara (requires some IT skills to install) http://www.mahara.org/

LMS provided – Blackboard

Customised and provided by the Institution (QUT)

Bolted on (integrated with LMS) eg Mahara and Moodle

Rent a Crowd

WHAT GOES IN THEM? All the normal CV/resume stuff plus artefacts : Snippets from course (journal reflections, forum discussions, resources, course notes) Media (audio, images, video)

All the normal CV/resume stuff plus artefacts :

Snippets from course (journal reflections, forum discussions, resources, course notes)

Media (audio, images, video)

WHO CAN SEE IT? Students? Friends? Teachers? Employers? Public? Restricted access – set by students? What if student does not want to show it to teacher? Only certain (relevant) parts of it viewable by employer? Image courtesy of MattP http://flickr.com/photos/mattp9/2181975656 /

Students?

Friends?

Teachers?

Employers?

Public?

Restricted access – set by students? What if student does not want to show it to teacher? Only certain (relevant) parts of it viewable by employer?

WHAT DO YOU WITH IT WHEN YOU LEAVE THE COURSE OR INSTITUTION? Can you take it with you? (Is it portable?) Can you export to another epf system? Is it lifelong?

Can you take it with you? (Is it portable?)

Can you export to another epf system?

Is it lifelong?

Should their use be mandated? As a general rule, yes. But students should have the option of choosing the form of their epf.

As a general rule, yes. But students should have the option of choosing the form of their epf.

My preferred option – the rent a crowd model Blog (Blogger) Podcast (Podomatic) Slide Shows (Slideshare) Photo Site (Flickr) Videos (YouTube, Blip TV, Ustream) Wikis (Wikispaces) Bookmarks (Delicious) Website others will have MySpace, Facebook, Ning etc sites

Blog (Blogger)

Podcast (Podomatic)

Slide Shows (Slideshare)

Photo Site (Flickr)

Videos (YouTube, Blip TV, Ustream)

Wikis (Wikispaces)

Bookmarks (Delicious)

Website

others will have MySpace, Facebook, Ning etc sites

Gathering it all into one place (the magic of RSS) Protopage Pageflakes Netvibes My ePortfolio - http:// protopage.com/michaelc Image courtesy of JRHode http://flickr.com/photos/jrhode/375671790/

Protopage

Pageflakes

Netvibes

My ePortfolio - http:// protopage.com/michaelc