{"id":214,"date":"2012-06-15T11:30:37","date_gmt":"2012-06-15T18:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eventures\/?page_id=214"},"modified":"2012-06-15T11:49:47","modified_gmt":"2012-06-15T18:49:47","slug":"charts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eventures\/e-portfolio-ventures\/charts\/","title":{"rendered":"Charts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Comparison Charts for Ventures in E-Portfolios<\/h3>\n

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CHART ONE<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
VENTURE ANALYSIS<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Item Examined<\/strong><\/td>\nBlackboard<\/td>\nD2L<\/td>\nDigication<\/td>\nMahara<\/td>\nFolioSpaces<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CEO and Management Team<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\nMichael Chasen President & CEO \u2013open disclosure of team members with bio provided for each; majority are white, males<\/td>\nJohn Baker, President & CEO; Jeremy Auger, CTO & Executive VP<\/td>\nJeffrey Yan – Co-founder & CEO<\/td>\nGovernance structure through Kineo Pacific and Catalyst IT \u2013 developed by university group in NZ and Australia<\/td>\nIan Knox \u2013 founder; recently opened US sales office in New Jersey<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Venture Concept<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\n\u201cBuild on everyone\u2019s best \u2013 we improve your story\u201d; international locations; hosting, best service in multiple markets with multiple products<\/td>\n\u201cPassionate about solutions that transform learning\u201d; \u201cignite the desire to learn\u201d; focus on creativity, passion, collaboration; international for multiple ed market levels;<\/td>\nDesigned by educators; digital portfolios for learners<\/td>\nVerb meaning \u2018to think, thinking, thought\u201d; guiding principle is \u2018learner centered\u2019; file repository, blogging tool, social network system, resume builder; administration customization; scalability, security,<\/td>\nHosting service for open access to eportfolio product using Mahara platform; free and premium service;<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marketability<\/strong>(opportunity space, competitive edge)<\/td>\nIf already using Blackboard, links within systems makes this a good choiceWebDAV compliance; mobile apps<\/td>\nPartnership with IBM; mobile app integration; accessibility focused; leadership in teaching & learning, design & flexibility, engagement model; modular org learning structure<\/td>\nLinks to AMS (assessment management system); listed in Google Apps marketplace; access through Google open id system;<\/td>\nModular, extensible architecture; single sign on through \u2018sister application\u2019 Moodle; interoperability with Web 2.0 tools; open demo site to trial product;<\/td>\nIndividual as client; organization option; business, education and personal marketplace<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Venture Plan<\/strong>(market readiness, exit strategy, investor affinity)<\/td>\nCurrent product fully engaged; supports community initiatives; funds for open source options<\/td>\nCurrent educational markets in N.A.; branching into corporate, international markets<\/td>\nPrimary market is eportfolios but branching out to AMS; not linked to LMS; market share is limited<\/td>\nPrimary market is users through partners or hosting sites; international base of partners; one Canadian partner<\/td>\nRecent news item announcing US sales office opening;<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Story<\/strong>\u00a0within the company<\/td>\nFocused on improving education; dedication; since June, 1997; recent partnerships with Moodle providers in US, Australia<\/td>\nSince 1999; Waterloo, Ont.; values posted on web info; David vs. Goliath case in US supreme court; personal contact with company has been fast and friendly<\/td>\nPartnership with Google; most recent blog post was April 2011; in marketplace in 2008; must be Google Apps for Ed subscriber;<\/td>\nSince 2006; community of supporters, forums, blogs, wikis, newsletters, how-to videos on YouTube; becoming more prevalent in N.A. markets; Canadian partner for hosting options<\/td>\nFour years, since April 2009, offers free hosting and access to individuals, companies, education organizations<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\u00a0CHART TWO<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Product Comparison and Analysis<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Item Examined<\/strong><\/td>\nBlackboard<\/td>\nD2L<\/td>\nDigication<\/td>\nMahara<\/td>\nFolioSpaces<\/td>\nFoliofor.me<\/td>\nePortaro (now GoFolio<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tool characteristics, quality; customization; packaged content<\/td>\nDirect file editing options with overwrite of \u2018bad files\u2019.<\/td>\nTemplates; social media integration;<\/td>\nEasy to use preset templates; linked to Google Apps account<\/td>\nFully customized by open source community; updated<\/td>\nCustom pages provided; customization not available<\/td>\nStudent, personal professional; designs provided; 200 apps can be embedded<\/td>\nCrossed boundaries from school to work to personal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hosting; online server space; storage<\/td>\nHosting managed by company<\/td>\nHosting required?<\/td>\nCloud based hosting; fully hosted by company<\/td>\nHosting required or other hosting services available<\/td>\nHost service for Mahara<\/td>\nHosted online; space?<\/td>\nNo; installed on own server; training and admin provided; yes – $20\/mos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Open source or commercial<\/td>\ncommercial<\/td>\ncommercial<\/td>\nCommercial<\/td>\nOpen source<\/td>\nOpen source<\/td>\nBuilt on Mahara platform<\/td>\ncommercial<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Links to LMS<\/td>\nDirect connections<\/td>\nyes<\/td>\nyes<\/td>\nYes -Moodle<\/td>\nno<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nno<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Blog\/journal\/wiki<\/td>\nWithin LMS<\/td>\nYes; social media links<\/td>\nnone<\/td>\nyes<\/td>\nyes<\/td>\nyes<\/td>\nunknown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cost of use\/<\/td>\n10 K per year per organization?<\/td>\nunknown<\/td>\nK-12-$35\/yr, teacher account, add students for $80\/10 studentsHomeschool -$20\/yr\/individual<\/td>\nServer; tech support; cost of security, storage<\/td>\nFree (ads); premium is $40\/year; $8\/mos<\/td>\nFree; Pro<\/td>\nunknown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ownership; licensing<\/td>\norganizations<\/td>\nOrganization individual<\/td>\norganization<\/td>\nIndividual\/ organization<\/td>\nindividual<\/td>\nindividual<\/td>\nIndividual<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
transitions<\/td>\nexport items; download as zip file<\/td>\nImport and export options using standard protocols<\/td>\nNo export to stand alone drive<\/td>\nExport option<\/td>\nExport option<\/td>\nExport feature; transferrable in LEAP2A format for fee<\/td>\nunknown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Support mechanisms<\/td>\nVideo, print. online, call center supports provided to organizational clients, students<\/td>\nCompany supports; print, video library, online<\/td>\nWebinars, workshops, courses; course by Helen Barrett<\/td>\nOnline community, help line, video tutorials<\/td>\nPartners provide design, hosting and support products for sale<\/td>\nOnline; email<\/td>\nnews section has latest item posted for 2006.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ISSUES\/ COMMENTS<\/td>\ne-portfolio product not stand alone; integrated within BB Learn<\/td>\nStand alone eportfolio product<\/td>\nNeed to be connected to school, Google Apps for Educator<\/td>\nlimited Canadian hosting options<\/td>\n4 years of operation; based in Australia<\/td>\nBased in England<\/td>\nCurrent business venture? based in Australia?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Comparison Charts for Ventures in E-Portfolios BACK TO MAIN PAGE CHART ONE VENTURE ANALYSIS Item Examined Blackboard D2L Digication Mahara FolioSpaces CEO and Management Team Michael Chasen President & CEO \u2013open disclosure of team members with bio provided for each; majority are white, males John Baker, President & CEO; Jeremy Auger, CTO & Executive VP […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3752,"featured_media":0,"parent":6,"menu_order":9,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-214","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eventures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eventures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eventures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eventures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3752"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eventures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=214"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eventures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/214\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":224,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eventures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/214\/revisions\/224"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eventures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eventures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}