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A Sample e-Portfolio Service Landscape for Higher Education. Wolfgang Greller TenCompetence Workshop Manchester 11 Jan 2007. What are e-Portfolios?. e-Portfolios are… ...the answer! What ' s the question?. What are e-Portfolios?. More realistic perspective needed for implementation:
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A Sample e-Portfolio Service Landscape for Higher Education Wolfgang Greller TenCompetence Workshop Manchester 11 Jan 2007
What are e-Portfolios? e-Portfolios are… ...the answer! What's the question?
What are e-Portfolios? More realistic perspective needed for implementation: e-Portfolios are... “what it says on the tin”
More importantly… • Students already engage in EP but may not know they are • Universities need to support EP if they want to support students What do universities provide to enable EP?
Understanding • Traditional portfolios • e.g. Art & Design, Architecture, Medicine • Collection of artefacts and narratives • Emergence of the Social Web • Collection of different roles and memberships • Embedding of skills and competences in HE • Demonstrating prior learning • Demonstrating employability
Competence Assessment knowledge : qualification = skills : x? How do we document, assess, and certify competences (e.g. ability to learn)?
Clear set of goals • Employability • Competency-oriented education • Improving student learning (reflection) • Service orientation (personalisation) • Improve administrative processes
Personalised Support Career preparation Learning support Entry Phase
Next Challenges Interoperable data (internal – interinstitutional) Competence standards Euro CV integration Integration of aggregator Publicising/promoting services Creating sustainable business model
Thank you Dr Wolfgang Greller University of Klagenfurt Austria wolfgang.greller@uni-klu.ac.at