e-Portfolios – a Definition

I came across this definition of an e-portfolio recently on Robert Patterson’s blog (see link below). To my mind, this is an ideal, almost utopian, definition of what an e-portfolio should be. Others are beginning to think along these lines as well, as is evidenced by the recent development of Dave Tosh’s & Ben Werdmuller’s ELGG Learning Landscape. I think it’s what we’re all striving for ultimately and I can’t wait until we get there!

Imagine this: a public blog, complete with RSS feeds, comments and trackbacks. A public profile, complete with social networking, search and Friend of a Friend functionalities. A private storage area that lets you house online everything from text-based documents to audio and film. A collaborative workspace that allows you to have discussions, post comments, share documents and work collaboratively on new projects with your class, tutorial or self-chosen groups. A tool that lets you create websites with the posts from your blog, the files from your personal storage area, the information from your collaborative workspaces and more, then lets you customize the appearance of such a site and choose its level of security. A system that connects dynamically with your university’s systems, adding information about your courses, your marks, your degree requirements and your transcript. That–and more.

*That* is what I mean when I say “ePortfolio.”

Clipped from Robert Patterson’s blog