MSU eportfolio project status report

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MSU e-portfolio project status report

• Jim Green
• Academic Computing and Network Services
• March 17, 2006

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What it is

• Feasibility/planning LCT centrally-supported
  e-portfolio system
• specifications core functions
• evaluate solutions
• costs, timelines
• build partnerships
• Funding, project status, implementation -- likely

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Whats been done so far

• outreach ANGEL e-portfolio group
• specification draft
• preliminary planning
• ANGEL, LON-CAPA, OSP e-port testing
• sandboxes
• preliminary funding requests

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Example e-portfolio functions

• personal repository artifacts
• web publishing open or access-controlled
• design tools
• user-defined access control
• ability to grant access to non-affiliates
• co-curricular not linked to individual courses
• assessment rubric support, matrix, reflective
• system-wide searching/indexing
• integration -- with CMS, with enterprise data and
  systems

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Example e-portfolio policy issues

• storage how much space, quotas, etc.
• e-portfolio lifecycle
• FERPA
• intellectual property who owns e-portfolio
  elements?
• assessment -- validity
• institutional and departmental requirements
  voluntary vs. compulsory
• how official are e-portfolios and related data?

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Timeline current projection

• limited beta test Summer, 2006
• expanded beta Fall, 2006
• enhancements and scale-up 2006-07 academic year
• full production Fall, 2007

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Further information

• Jim Green, Coordinator, Academic Systems
• Academic Computing and Network Svcs.
• jfgreen_at_msu.edu
• 432-7239
• PowerPoint and handouthttp//www.msu.edu/jfgree
  n/presentations