Portfolios here, portfolios there, portfolios everywhere!

1. Portfolios here, portfolios there, portfolios everywhere! Minnesota’s Statewide Electronic Portfolio Infrastructure WCET – November, 2002

2. Imagine you’re a learner again……. • Starting an electronic portfolio while you where in middle school. • Using your portfolio throughout high school and helping you showcase your skills as part of the college application process. • Continuing to populate the same portfolio as part of your college experience.

3. Imagine your starting your career… • You modify your student portfolio to showcase your skills and abilities to future employers. • You use your portfolio during the interview process as a way to document your accomplishments. • The job is yours.

4. Imagine your part of the labor force… • Your portfolio now serves as a repository of projects you’ve worked on and additional training opportunities you’ve taken advantage of to enhance your skills. • Your portfolio is there to help document why you deserve that promotion or helps you with job transition.

5. Imagine… • That the electronic portfolio you have been using since middle school has allowed you to store text, images, documents, images, audio and video files. • That this same portfolio permits you to collect information and feedback through forms and surveys. • That the information in your portfolio is controlled by you and can be viewed by anyone or no one or just a limited few. • And best of all ….. it’s free!

6. Welcome to Minnesota’s Statewide Electronic Portfolio Infrastructure!

7. A short history • Project was funded by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system, in part with a grant received through the federal Dept. of Education. • Work efforts initiated in the Summer of 2001. • Three work groups plus a design team were established to develop the specifications - student, worker, and educator. • An RFP was issued to procure software development products/services. Contract with Avenet executed in Fall 2001 to license their content management engine. • Sign-up site launched August 1, 2002 along with the help desk (service provided at no cost by the Dept. of Economic Security).

8. Assumptions • Technology literacy – “word processing” • Customizable – one size does NOT fit all • Diverse types of information and files • Security – three levels and the need to address under 18 issue • Web-based - “nothing but net” • State-level administrative tools

9. Browser-baser user interface/site management tools Content: text, HTML, images, audio, and video Display engine Interactive tools: forms, surveys, and events Architecture snapshot Public views User – portfolio owner Restricted views

10. What the future holds • Minnesota project - www.efoliomn.com • Leveraging opportunities and relationships • National pilot project • Pilot opportunities available through 6/30/03 • Funding/grant opportunities • MnSCU/Avenet - public-private agreement • National recognition

11. Show and tell • Sign-up site • Sample sites • Help site • Administering your site

12. Thanks!!! Paul Wasko paul.wasko@so.mnscu.edu 651-649-5956