eportfolios evaluated - an imagined case

ePortfolios evaluated- an imagined case -

Britta Bohlinger http://britbohlinger.wordpress.com


The evaluation grid below is based on a comparison

between 2 e-Portfolio systems I have selected on the

EduTools website where further systems can be examined.

The user I had in mind while working through the provided

result (which has been heavily edited and reduced for my

purposes) is a student with a work history who is about

completing a first degree which s/he hopes will lead to a

career change.


The user believes an ePortfolio accessible to prospective

employers will provide an advantage in the current

competitive market. S/he also thinks an ePortfolio that is

sustainable and flexible may come in handy at a later stage

when she will add artefacts that highlight her CPD

(Continued Professional Development). As s/he's playing

with the thought to work for some time in sunny Spain s/he

also looks for options that take into account different

national requirements.


ePortfolios, based on other systems, which I find particularly well made:

A. Brenda C Ledfordhttp://brendacledford.weebly.com/

B. Ryan Minnick https://sites.google.com/a/brvgs.k12.va.us/minnickinternship/Home

http://brendacledford.weebly.com/

https://sites.google.com/a/brvgs.k12.va.us/minnickinternship/Home

https://sites.google.com/a/brvgs.k12.va.us/minnickinternship/Home


Product Name eFolio Open Source Portfolio/rSmart

Developer Name Avenet Open Source Portfolio Initiative

URL http://www.avenetefolio.com/ http://eportfolio.edutools.info/item_list.jsp?pj=16

First impression website appeals to pupils, does not target at

adults or mature students

website is heavily marked by by advertisement

Annotate brief description and caption can be added to

uploaded files, description turns into link to

file on portfolio page.

allowed but restricted to 25 characters

Online Content

Formatting

rich-text formatting and HTML supported The tool supports basic editing via a rich-text

like widget.

portfolio designs can be customised in

collaboration with vendor

Institutions can customize presentation

templates, selection of designs available

institution are able to implement templates to

support blogging, evaluation, presentation,

goal setting etc.

permissions granted to various levels of users

can be customised

Internal Linking available available

External Linking available available

available, including video and descriptive

statistics

Free-form

Customize / Edit

Upload available for a range of file types, including

videos




Advise

Development templates for various topics available development template, students enter artefacts

and mark progress towards objectives

Reflection reflection templates for each topic available students add reflective comments

employment history includes work

experience, career objectives etc.

career portfolio available

Evaluation review tool for evaluation of portfolios included

Presentation presentations can be created based on

templates

Create Templates new templates can be created

Modify Template modifying topic templates is possible

Career

Mentor / Tutor




Standards

Access Controls access is controlled by individuals, down to published to groups and individuals, access

View takes into account access restrictions view on assistive devices available, PDAs not

fully supported

Publish to Web [parts of or entire] portfolio can be published,

tagged with keywords for search engines

Individuals with general access can publish their

portfolios to the Web by created presentations.

Portfolios can also be published to specific

email addresses.

visitors can leave comments and email

portfolio author

Publish / Share

Commenting Reviewers and visitors can comment at differing

degrees/levels




Share Templates

Groupwork peer production in group space, group

portfolios can be created

Multiple Portfolios The tool supports the creation of multiple

portfolios for multiple audiences.

Syndicate

External

Notification

notifacation is available, viewers also can

leave email address for updates

emails with attachments can be sent to

externals

Internal

Notification

reviewers and peers and be notified

Searching and

browsing

enabled enabled




Collection space Web-based file system for storing, organising

and sharing artefacts

Categorization Within their collection space, individuals can

Sequencing grouping, filtering and sequencing available

Mapping associations between artifacts within

collections can be created

Bookmarking

Selecting selection criteria similar to tagging system

available

Aggregate

Reuse/Remix import and export available

Organize




Tracking statistics, including site traffic reports similar

to Wordpress available

Summarizing

Digital Rights

Management

Privacy / Security Individuals control privacy settings Individuals control privacy settings

Systems

Integration

integration into existing systems offered by

company

Migration/Export users can export their portfolio to other

systems

Vendor viability Being written by someone else

Authorization

Storage limit is 25MB for artefact storage, no limit on

other information

limited to 50MB per user

Analysis Tools

Sustainability

Technical


References

EduTools (2007) Product Listing, http://eportfolio.edutools.info/item_list.jsp?pj=16[19 September 2009]

Barrett, H (2007) Dr Helen Barrett’s Bookmarks - Commercial E-portfolio Vendorshttp://electronicportfolios.com/portfolios/bookmarks.html[19 September 2009]

http://eportfolio.edutools.info/item_list.jsp?pj=16

http://electronicportfolios.com/portfolios/bookmarks.html

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