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eportfolios: types and examples |
Most of the widely available software packages take a broadly similar approach to eportfolio creation - enabling students to fill in forms with personal, academic and employment information, upload documents, and create presentations. A requirement for many institutions is the ability to link eportfolio software in to the course management /administrative systems already in place. The article "CMS and ePortfolio: at the crossroads" explores this further from both institutional and student-centred points of view. Some examples of popular software include: OSPI - Open Source Portfolio Initiative: based at the University of Minnesota and one of the better-known packages. Open source and freely available. The University of Edinburgh is considering adopting OSPI, and the BA Childhood Studies degree students will be piloting it shortly. Folio by ePortaro: recently adopted by Glasgow Caledonian. KML Keep Tookit (Carngeie Foundation): the site's case studies section reveals in detail a range of uses to which this particular eportfolio system has been put. MAPS: aimed at secondary schools. The next generation of software, such as ELGG, will take eportfolios further, incorporating weblogs, group functions and a high degree of customisability. See my ELGG account for an example. The ePortfolio Research and Development Community (ERADC) web site has a searchable database of eportfolio initiatives around the world.
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