A Sample e-Portfolio A Sample e-Portfolio Service Landscape for Service Landscape for
Higher EducationHigher Education
Wolfgang GrellerWolfgang GrellerTenCompetenceTenCompetence Workshop Workshop
Manchester 11 Jan 2007Manchester 11 Jan 2007
What are e-Portfolios?What are e-Portfolios?
e-Portfolios are…e-Portfolios are…
...the answer!...the answer!
WhatWhat''s the question?s the question?
What are e-Portfolios?What are e-Portfolios?
More realistic perspective needed for More realistic perspective needed for implementation:implementation:
e-Portfolios are...e-Portfolios are...
““what it says on the tin”what it says on the tin”
More importantly…More importantly…
Students already engage in EP but may Students already engage in EP but may not know they arenot know they are
Universities need to support EP if they Universities need to support EP if they want to support studentswant to support students
What do universities provide to enable EP?What do universities provide to enable EP?
UnderstandingUnderstanding
Traditional portfoliosTraditional portfolios e.g. Art & Design, Architecture, Medicinee.g. Art & Design, Architecture, Medicine Collection of artefacts and narrativesCollection of artefacts and narratives
Emergence of the Social WebEmergence of the Social Web Collection of different roles and membershipsCollection of different roles and memberships
Embedding of skills and competences in Embedding of skills and competences in HEHE Demonstrating prior learningDemonstrating prior learning Demonstrating employabilityDemonstrating employability
Competence AssessmentCompetence Assessment
knowledge : qualification = skills : knowledge : qualification = skills : x?x?
How do we document, assess, and certify competences (e.g. ability to learn)?
Clear set of goalsClear set of goals
EmployabilityEmployability
Competency-oriented educationCompetency-oriented education
Improving student learning (reflection)Improving student learning (reflection)
Service orientation (personalisation)Service orientation (personalisation)
Improve administrative processesImprove administrative processes
Service landscapeService landscape
Reflective =Reflective =Learning Learning PFsPFs
Blogosphere, Logbooks, Progressfiles, PDP
Audience = self (others)
Characteristics = personal, open, mostly narrative
Evidence =Evidence =Presentation Presentation PFsPFs
Written works, assignments, projects, pieces of code, etc.
Audience = others (employers)CMS – file management system
Characteristics = personal, self-selected, mostly products
Certification =Certification =Assessment Assessment PFsPFs
Skills, competences, learning achievements, LIP, UCAS profiles
Audience = other learning providers + employers
Characteristics = secure, authoritative
CMS, Student Record System
Students sharing
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s sharin
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Various services:Data services: storage, authn, authz, security, encryption, digital signature, etc.Personal services: alumni, Skype, IM, address book, calendar, friends reunited, etc.
Personalised support
Social spaceSocial space
Audience = friends, communityCharacteristics = social currency
AGGREGATOR
Next ChallengesNext Challenges
Interoperable data (internal – interinstitutional)
Competence standards
Euro CV integration
Integration of aggregator
Publicising/promoting services
Creating sustainable business model
Thank youThank you
Dr Wolfgang GrellerDr Wolfgang Greller
University of KlagenfurtUniversity of Klagenfurt
AustriaAustria
[email protected]@uni-klu.ac.at