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eFolio Background A project of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system (MnSCU) Launched Fall 2003 Available to all residents of Minnesota 30,000 active users as of April 2005 with linear growth Planned interoperability with Open Source Portfolio at University of Minnesota A project of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system (MnSCU) Launched Fall 2003 Available to all residents of Minnesota 30,000 active users as of April 2005 with linear growth Planned interoperability with Open Source Portfolio at University of MinnesotaTRANSCRIPT
Policy Implications of
Research on eFolio Minnesota
Darren CambridgeGoodenough College,
LondonMay 10, 2005
eFolio Minnesota Organizational Context Research Results Policy Implications
eFolio Background A project of the Minnesota
State Colleges and Universities system (MnSCU)
Launched Fall 2003 Available to all residents of
Minnesota 30,000 active users as of April
2005 with linear growth Planned interoperability with
Open Source Portfolio at University of Minnesota
Funding and Leadership MnSCU leading as an
entrepreneurial agency Initial funding part of a
larger grant from the Fund for Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)
Service Model Centralized technology
support Avenet eFolio Phone technical support (rarely
needed) Distributed programmatic
support Colleges, universities, workforce
development centers, schools Small grants from MnSCU
Individual Focus Focus on individual use for
lifelong and lifewide learning Minimal centralized control Software and documentation
encourages broad range of uses
See what works for individuals, then do more of that
Research Results Age not a factor High level of use across
all six categories of use Educational planning
central Frequent role shifts Little perceived impact
of institutional support
Factors Influencing Level of Impact
Audience Real
Evidence of reading and response Imagined:
Clear intended audience Being “out there”
Ownership Integrity
Integration of personal and professional
Currency
Ways Institutional Support Matters
Audience: Technology’s impact of
findability, connectivity Collaborative contexts of
portfolio authorship Ownership
Introduction that embraces lifelong and lifewide learning
Technology that supports user adaptation
Policy Implications Minimize barriers to entry Introduce in way that addresses a
wide range of uses Provide support for collaborative
development Cultivate real audiences with real
stakes Interoperability through partnerships
Bottom up from actual individual practice as well as top down through standards process
Allow sufficient space to see what people actually care about doing