portfolios here, portfolios there, portfolios everywhere! minnesota’s statewide electronic...
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Portfolios here, portfolios Portfolios here, portfolios there, portfolios there, portfolios
everywhere!everywhere!Minnesota’s Statewide Electronic Minnesota’s Statewide Electronic
Portfolio InfrastructurePortfolio Infrastructure
WCET – November, 2002WCET – November, 2002
Imagine you’re a learner Imagine you’re a learner again…….again…….
Starting an electronic portfolio while Starting an electronic portfolio while you where in middle school.you where in middle school.
Using your portfolio throughout high Using your portfolio throughout high school and helping you showcase school and helping you showcase your skills as part of the college your skills as part of the college application process.application process.
Continuing to populate the same Continuing to populate the same portfolio as part of your college portfolio as part of your college experience.experience.
Imagine your starting your Imagine your starting your career…career…
You modify your student portfolio to You modify your student portfolio to showcase your skills and abilities to showcase your skills and abilities to future employers.future employers.
You use your portfolio during the You use your portfolio during the interview process as a way to interview process as a way to document your accomplishments.document your accomplishments.
The job is yours.The job is yours.
Imagine your part of the labor Imagine your part of the labor force…force…
Your portfolio now serves as a Your portfolio now serves as a repository of projects you’ve worked on repository of projects you’ve worked on and additional training opportunities and additional training opportunities you’ve taken advantage of to enhance you’ve taken advantage of to enhance your skills.your skills.
Your portfolio is there to help document Your portfolio is there to help document why you deserve that promotion or why you deserve that promotion or helps you with job transition.helps you with job transition.
Imagine…Imagine…
That the electronic portfolio you have That the electronic portfolio you have been using since middle school has been using since middle school has allowed you to store text, images, allowed you to store text, images, documents, images, audio and video files.documents, images, audio and video files.
That this same portfolio permits you to That this same portfolio permits you to collect information and feedback through collect information and feedback through forms and surveys.forms and surveys.
That the information in your portfolio is That the information in your portfolio is controlled by you and can be viewed by controlled by you and can be viewed by anyone or no one or just a limited few.anyone or no one or just a limited few.
And best of all ….. it’s free!And best of all ….. it’s free!
Welcome to Minnesota’s Welcome to Minnesota’s Statewide Electronic Portfolio Statewide Electronic Portfolio
Infrastructure!Infrastructure!
A short historyA short history
Project was funded by the Minnesota State Colleges Project was funded by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system, in part with a grant and Universities system, in part with a grant received through the federal Dept. of Education.received through the federal Dept. of Education.
Work efforts initiated in the Summer of 2001.Work efforts initiated in the Summer of 2001. Three work groups plus a design team were Three work groups plus a design team were
established to develop the specifications - student, established to develop the specifications - student, worker, and educator.worker, and educator.
An RFP was issued to procure software development An RFP was issued to procure software development products/services. Contract with Avenet executed in products/services. Contract with Avenet executed in Fall 2001 to Fall 2001 to licenselicense their content management their content management engine.engine.
Sign-up site launched August 1, 2002 along with the Sign-up site launched August 1, 2002 along with the help desk (service provided at no cost by the Dept. help desk (service provided at no cost by the Dept. of Economic Security).of Economic Security).
AssumptionsAssumptions
Technology literacy – “word processing”Technology literacy – “word processing” Customizable – one size does NOT fit allCustomizable – one size does NOT fit all Diverse types of information and filesDiverse types of information and files Security – three levels and the need to Security – three levels and the need to
address under 18 issueaddress under 18 issue Web-based - “nothing but net” Web-based - “nothing but net” State-level administrative toolsState-level administrative tools
Architecture snapshotArchitecture snapshot
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managem
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Content: text, HTML, images,
audio, and video
Interactive tools: forms, surveys, and
events
Disp
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ePublic views
Restricted views
User – portfolio owner
What the future holdsWhat the future holds
Minnesota project - Minnesota project - www.efoliomn.comwww.efoliomn.com Leveraging opportunities and relationshipsLeveraging opportunities and relationships
National pilot project National pilot project Pilot opportunities available through 6/30/03Pilot opportunities available through 6/30/03
Funding/grant opportunitiesFunding/grant opportunities MnSCU/Avenet - public-private agreementMnSCU/Avenet - public-private agreement National recognitionNational recognition
Show and tellShow and tell
Sign-up siteSign-up site Sample sitesSample sites Help siteHelp site Administering your siteAdministering your site
