Assignment ONE – Market or Venture Analysis

This first assignment focused on a specific market or venture analysis. It required critical thought, design, presentation (structure, composition, use of media) and needed to demonstrate a high professional standard. Valuing clarity, conciseness, and a compelling presentation, this was a challenging task to complete. The choice to complete this task as a written submission or a media presentation also needed to be considered.

My focus began with ventures providing electronic portfolios. I quickly realized the depth of offerings in the marketplace and began to narrow the parameters to ones that would or could apply to my current teaching environment.

Collecting Links:

• Mahara: https://mahara.org// –
• Lambda Solutions – currently Canada’s only Mahara partner, provider
• Foliospaces – free eportfolio site powered by Mahara
• Desire 2 Learn – eportolio as one product offering that merges with their D2L learning suite
• Digication – http://www.digication.com/
• Folio Maker – software downloaded, Windows only version, student management
• Portfolio Maker – Canadian e-portfolio designed specifically for educators in the educational context
• TaskStream – eportfolio provider

Background and overview information relating to the Ontario Educational marketplace – webinar available here (http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/elearning/webinars.html#wbnr_145)