ePortfolios: alternatives

Mark C. Marino

CCCC, Louisville, KY

March 19, 2010

[Open with a Shocking Statisticand vaguely related photo]

Over 50% of universities offer some sort of ePortfolio.

Do ePortfolios require uniformity?…

i.e.

Himpsl and Baumgartner (2008)

Mahara

PebblePad

Don’t studentslong to RUN FREE on the Internet?

Goals

Is an ePortfolio another temporary system more for program administrators to monitor student progress than for students?

Netvibes (PLE as ePortfolio)

 

Helen Barrett’s lifelong web

Google Sites

Google Sites

Multimedia Learning Objects

Pageflakes PLE

All you need to know is

Embed <Hall Davidson>

RSS <David Parry>

“Students need to learnhow to create their electronic identityin the real world not in some systemthey’re never going to use again.” -- David Parry

Elizabeth Losh, Internet Identity

• ePortfolio as online identity and branding• Curating your educational experience

Small Pieces Loosely Joined

What does not go intoan ePortfolio system?

Convergence is a ways off

All-in-One

Multiblog Platforms

Ning

Diigo Assessment

• What does "Good", "Bad" etc. Karma Mean?

• Karma is the sum of your activity on Slashdot. This means posting, moderation, story submissions. It's just an integer in a database. The tiers are Terrible, Bad, Neutral, Positive, Good, and Excellent.

Collaborative Learning

Mark Marino

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