By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. An Overview of E-Portfolios
Overview of e-portfolios with links to quite a number of examples. Dave Tosh (of elgg) comments, "These papers are starting to get very boring. It has a few example e-portfolios towards the end but there is nothing new here for those who have been following e-portfolios over the past couple of years... If you have never heard of e-portfolios give it a read but don't look to this paper for any new insight." In annoying PDF. More...

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Introducing IMS ePortfolio
Two parts (Part one, Part two) of a description of the IMS e-portfolio specification (a third part ios forthcoming), clearly written and offering a depth of understanding. And while I appreciate the explanation of how IMS creates specifications, I still think this is the wrong way to do it: "the whole process, from charter to final specification, can take place with (a) No actual implementations to test whether the spec works and (b) No initial submissions of existing implementations to start things off". More...

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. IMS ePortfolio Specification
The IMS e-portfolio specification was recently released. The intent of this specification is to encourage interoperability between e-portfolio systems, as is clear in the use cases. And it seems to reflect a view of portfolios as being used in assessment, or at best, as a sort of resume. I don't know, maybe that's good. More...

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Creation of a Learning Landscape: Weblogging and Social Networking in the Context of E-portfolios
Talks about e-portfolios, but more importantly, quotes Helen Barret: "I made the public statement this week, that high stakes assessment and accountability are killing portfolios as a reflective tool to support deep learning. Those mandated portfolios have lost their heart and soul: not creating meaning, but jumping through hoops!" And Misja Hoebe, who makes a similar point. More...

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Creating e-Portfolios using Atom and FOAF
Some nice thinking by Scott Wilson which starts off on the right foot: "An e-Portfolio is, by definition, an aggregate or composite of many facets." What I have been calling a profile. More...

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. e-Portfolios
After the panel at CSTD Kathryn Chang Barker came up to me and said, "that's just what we're doing in e-portfolios." Scott Wilson proves the point with this cracking good presentation on e-portfolios, delivered in Sydney, Australia, today. More...

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. A Journey of Self-Discovery: Facilitator's Guide to Reflection and Portfolio Development
Another in the recent cluster of resources surrounding portfolio development. This Guide, produced by Saskatchewan Learning, describes portfolios as like "'learning documentaries' that present concrete examples of an individual's knowledge, skills and attitudes (KSAs)." It introduces the concept, process and product developed. More...

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Electronic Portfolios and Dimensions of Learning
The article is pretty superficial, but it makes a point work repeating here: "Give students the academic freedom to help develop what makes a good portfolio." Now if you think about that, the concept of academic freedom for students, especially younger students, is a novel one. More...