Here, There, & Everywhere
* By Dian Schaffhauser
* 11/01/09
Electronic portfolios can follow a student beyond graduation into careers and other life pursuits-- but not if the university can't guarantee access, or if the data won't transfer from one system to another. A look at how ePortfolios can be true repositories of lifelong learning.
--David
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It all depends on the ownership of the system. Some systems provided by institutions include scaffolding, content and assessment tools wich are clearly the IP of the institution. Where this isthe case it would seem incorrect to assume that the e-Portfolio was owned by the learner. In such situations the learners own artefacts would have to be exported to their own storage system.
As far as I can see the only logical solution for students to retain legal ownership is for their e-Portfolio to be totally independent of the institution and thus providing ease of 'transition' between institutions or even available to two (or more) institutions at the same time.
After all, the e-Portfolio is not just about formal learning as dictated by an institution but by all the extra-curricula things that paint the picture of the whole person. - That's what I call an e-Portfolio!
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