PLEs and ePortfolios - what's the difference?

PLE's : ePortfolios What's the difference, and why are they such a hot topic at the moment? http://flickr.com/photos/margoconnell/1370918398/ my PLE, VLE or...?

MY EPORTFOLIO? MY PLE?

What Others Say (using Google)

Netvibes:

What’s the Difference?
Eportfolio: tailored for purpose, designed for specific audience
PLE: warts and all; primarily personal use with peer network

PLE (Wikipedia):
Personal Learning Environments are systems that help learners take control of and manage their own learning. This includes providing support for learners to
set their own learning goals
manage their learning; managing both content and process
communicate with others in the process of learning
and thereby achieve learning goals.

PLE (Wikipedia):
may be composed of one or more web-based services.
integration of both formal and informal learning episodes into a single experience
the use of social networks that can cross institutional boundaries
use of networking protocols (Peer-to-Peer, web services, syndication) to connect a range of resources and systems within a personally-managed space.

ePortfolio (Wikipedia):
An electronic portfolio , also known as an e-portfolio or digital portfolio , is a collection of electronic evidence assembled and managed by a user, usually on the Web . Such electronic evidence may include inputted text, electronic files such as Microsoft Word and Adobe PDF files, images, multimedia , blog entries, and hyperlinks . E-portfolios are both demonstrations of the user's abilities and platforms for self-expression, and, if they are online, they can be maintained dynamically over time. Some e-portfolio applications permit varying degrees of audience access, so the same portfolio might be used for multiple purposes.

Multiple Sites or One?
“small pieces loosely joined” (Weinberger: Unified Theory of the Web)
Will employers be willing to search all your ‘small pieces loosely joined’?
Can you take it with you? (portability)
http://flickr.com/photos/bru/129437516/

Are social software sites like MySpace and Facebook PLEs? Can they be used as e-portfolios? (one student said yes; one employer said yes)

Who owns the content? (does this matter?)
MySpace – “does not claim any ownership rights in the text, files, images, photos, video, sounds, musical works, works of authorship, or any other materials (collectively, "Content") that you post to the MySpace Services.”
Ning – no data
Facebook: “are the proprietary property of the Company”
ELGG - “We claim no intellectual property rights over any material you provide to the Elgg.org service.”

The halfway solution (the compromise)
The institution provides the service (Archer College)
Can an organisation provide lifelong access?

If you use the read/write web you already have an eportfolio whether you know it or not!
employers already checking sites like MySpace, searching Google, etc
Digital Literacy : think about what you share, and the implications

Danah Boyd:
social networking sites are SOCIAL! And not connected with study….
But, the boundaries between work and play have been blurred
Is this an age issue? Will young people change their perspective as they start working?

WHAT you know or WHO you know? Or HOW you know it?
Will employers make this leap?

Why are they such a hot topic at the moment?
People don’t know what to do with them!
They reflect a new way of assembling knowledge
Should they be as anarchic as a typical MySpace site, or more measured as in ELGG?
Boundary between work and play (formal and informal) is blurred
Is it an institution’s responsibility?
Should they be portable with
lifelong access?
Who owns the content?
http://flickr.com/photos/13866173@N00/166572859 /

You:
If you were applying for a job right now what would you want to show to a potential employer?
How would you want to display your skills and experience?

You are an employer assessing a potential candidate for a job
Are you:
willing to explore ‘small pieces loosely joined’? (ie explore multiple sites)
Would you prefer a distilled eportfolio
Would you prefer a good old fashioned resume on paper?
Would you prefer an electronic resume?
Or would you just search the web? (Google, MySpace, etc)

What would I do?
Depending on the degree of IT skills of the employer I would either
Create a Word doc with links to relevant content
Or create a Wiki with links to relevant content
That is, I would create a purpose specific document for that ‘event’.

http://warsztat204.kn.edu.pl	60
http://www.eportfolio.pedagogika.net	31
http://www.scoop.it	13
http://paper.li	11
http://www.slideshare.net	11
http://personal-eportfolios.wikispaces.com	6
http://www.lmgpcnet.org.uk	5
http://konferencja-warsztaty.blogspot.com	3
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PLEs and ePortfolios - what's the difference?

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