Giving you back control of your data: E-qualification system for E-portfolios

1. Giving you back control of your data:E-qualification system for E-portfolios Learning Societies Laboratory, School of Electronic and Computer Science, University of Southampton, UK

2. Welcome! Thank you for coming! We have 60 minutes. What we plan to do: 14:55 We will introduce the “linked data” problem and the eCert solution 15:05 There will be a brief opportunity for clarification 15:10 We will split into groups to discuss the possibilities and potential problems (more on this shortly) 15:35 There will be time at the end to share key points from our discussions 15:45 Conclusion

3. What we are aiming to do • What we said: • “The aim of this workshop is to enable you to engage with the ideas behind our e-Certificate system, to debate the potential benefits it offers, and to work through the potential practical issues that might be encountered in the introduction of such a system into your own institution.”

4. The Linked Data Problem • It's amazing what data exists “out there” • Modern systems (my 'phone!) can access it, link it... and lose it or abuse it • The “club” entry scenario • It would be great if I could regain control of my data

5. What the eCert project is all about • We began with the problem of certificates in ePortfolios • Computer scientists know about transaction processing • But “eCertificates” are different • JISC are paying us to come up with a good solution

6. How the eCert project works - 1 • An eCertificate: • Contain three sections, digitally signed, encrypted, • With build-in functions to allow usage control settings while maintain the integrity of the digital signing • The state of the award, the signer and the signing key, expire time, access time, and content modification, will be validated

7. How the eCert project works - 2 • The three stakeholders & the three subsystems • Educational organization – create & issue • Exam board • Learner – manage & distribute • Student • Reviewer – view & verify • Employer, HE Admissions officer

8. How the eCert project works - 3 • eCert central system • Provides management and verification services • No stored eCertificates – save storage, avoid attacks • Convenient access • Lifetime validation

9. Example use cases • CV with attached Maths A-Level certificate from Edexcel • Evidence of work for a portfolio • Sharing work with tutors, but securing access (i.e. for non-disclosure agreements) • Many more….

10. eCert ~~~~~~~~~~

11. eCert ~~~~~~~~~~ + Owner controlled access values password “Issue” eCert ~~~~~~~~~~ password Zip Zip CV CV eCert ~~~~~~~~~~ eCert ~~~~~~~~~

12. password eCert ~~~~~~~~ CV

13. An example • Educational organization → issuing subsystem • Learner → management subsystem • Reviewer → verification subsystem

14. What now...? • Do you need to clarify anything about the eCert facility? • Split up into groups. You have 25 minutes to discuss the questions on the next slide. • Please make sure you record the key points of your discussion ready to share back afterwards.

15. Discussion Please record the key points of your discussion on the sheets provided. • Groups A, E • Have we a need for the eCert system in our institution? • Would our students want this? • Whose data is it anyway? • Groups B, F • Would there be problems for staff implementing this, or would this help? • Are there infrastructure problems that might create difficulties? • Would this be useful for other purposes? • Groups D,H • Have we a need for eCertificates in ePortfolios in our institution? • What about the “club” scenario, would this be attractive? • Whose data is it anyway? • Groups C, G • Would there be institutional barriers to introducing an eCert system? • What gains would we foresee in using an eCert system? • Would this be useful for other purposes?

16. Feedback: • Please make sure one member of your group is ready to report back.

17. Conclusion • Thank you for coming!