Initiative at USC currently pilots weblogs as an eportfolio platform

Created by Cyprien P. Lomas (The University of Queensland) on October 17, 2004

Students at the University of Southern California are creating their
ePortfolios in weblog software. With the appropriate access
permissions, students are able to use their weblogs to collect
artifacts, reflect on them and share with their teachers. The weblogs,
when accessible by classmates, also serve as a group portfolio.

Tu Tran, from the Center for Scholarly Technology at USC,notes
that weblogs were chosen for a number of reasons including the ease of
setup, the archiving features and the ability to embed a wide variety
of rich content including videos.

Ultimately, exemplars are showcased in the Carnegie Foundation's KEEP toolkit, allowing public presentation of the material.

This initiative joins the ELGG project (and likely others) in the exploration of the use of weblog applications for maintaining ePortfolios.

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		Initiative at USC currently pilots weblogs as an eportfolio platform Created by Cyprien P. Lomas (The University of Queensland) on October 17, 2004 Students at the University of Southern California are creating their ePortfolios in weblog software. With the appropriate access permissions, students are able to use their weblogs to collect artifacts, reflect on them and share with their teachers. The weblogs, when accessible by classmates, also serve as a group portfolio. Tu Tran, from the Center for Scholarly Technology at USC,notes that weblogs were chosen for a number of reasons including the ease of setup, the archiving features and the ability to embed a wide variety of rich content including videos. Ultimately, exemplars are showcased in the Carnegie Foundation's KEEP toolkit, allowing public presentation of the material. This initiative joins the ELGG project (and likely others) in the exploration of the use of weblog applications for maintaining ePortfolios. Teaching and Learning Cyprien's blog Login or register to post comments 5360 reads
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