Notsureyet - the capstone blog

Microsoft Corporation rolled out a set of new software tools to support writing, editing, and publishing academic articles, as well as to navigate thorny copyright issues and find and share scholarly data.The tools are add-ons to popular programs such as Microsoft Office Word. Read the rest here… Microsoft Rolls Out Publishing and Research Tools for Academics - Chronicle.com

Tags: software, tools, publishing

Thought you might be interested in the following for your research:
iBreadCrumbs.com is a recording toolbar for your web browser. Similar to what a DVR does for tv, iBreadCrumbs.com records all the web pages you visit while you research. Save, review, and share your research with friends or colleagues.

The topic of connectivism came up in our discussion in the MDE lounge. The link of an article written by George Siemens on the topic was cited. I thought this could be used to Lynda and some others discussion online pedagogy.

Hi!

1. I have uploaded feedback on all the proposals that were submitted to the workbook. I suggest that the questions that come out of this feedback be posted either in the study groups or in the main conference (if you think this is worth sharing).
2. Are you already part of the MDE Student Lounge? If you are not, you should join… Just today there were several postings related to e-portfolios and about jobs positions in DE. Go to http://groups.google.com/group/MDE-lounge and request to be included in the group.

best,
–Stella.

Here is Allison’s recent input on web 2.0 materials..

Neat find of the day: e-learning and Web 2.0 diagrams by Jason Rhrode on
Flickr

Many diagrams are under Creative Commons license for non-commercial use,
share and share alike. I especially like the RSS Feeds diagram. I never
thought of RSS like a funnel before. Simple.

We have just updated the page on capstone guidelines, mainly to reinforce that proposals of online courses and programs are not a desirable outcome of the capstone project. Please check the link again… http://sporto.edublogs.org/capstone-project-guidelines

Google pages is a great way to create your e-portfolio in a web-page style. If you are not into using a blog, or a wiki and would really like to have your own website, you can use Google pages: http://pages.google.com/

You can easily create the page, with different layout possibilities. You have up to 100MB available to you for free hosting. You can always create links to your works/artifacts, which are saved in other servers (such as Google docs, Zoho, box.net, etc). Excellent option for an e-portfolio without any hassle of having to develop a web page from scratch.

I just posted an updated version of My Online Portfolio Adventure, including Categories of ePortfolio tools and services. Links to the services can be found on that web page. I have not included the many services that are emerging in Europe, because I don’t have enough experience with them to classify them. Input from other ePortfolio developers is welcome.

* Individual & Institutional

o Authoring Tools - These are tools that can be used to author portfolios (offline), but require web server space to publish online. Portfolios created with these tools can also be published on CD-R or DVD-R. No Interactivity. [Mozilla Composer; Dreamweaver, FrontPage or any web authoring tool; Apple's iWeb; Powerpoint & Lecshare Pro; Adobe Acrobat; MovieMaker2, iMovie, or any video editing tool]

o Static Web Services - These are static web services that an individual or institution may use to create and publish a presentation portfolio - little or no interactivity* (Web 1.0) [GeoCities; eFolio Minnesota; Tripod; Digication; KEEP Toolkit; GooglePages]

o Interactive Web Services - These are dynamic web services that an individual or institution may use to create and publish a presentation portfolio AND allows interactivity* (Web 2.0) [WordPress (blog); WikiSpaces; PB Wiki; GoogleDocs - Document and Presentation; ZOHO Writer; EduSpaces (Elgg)]

* Institutional

o Software - Server Required - These are systems that an institution would install on their own server to provide space for hosting portfolios. Interactivity* but NO data management system** [Userland's Manila; Blackboard (old: Content System and new: Vista/CE); Open Source tools: Elgg, Mahara, Moofolio, OSPI, MyStuff (U.K.); open source Content Management Systems: Plone, Drupal; Microsoft SharePoint]

o Hosted Services - These are systems that an institution adopts (no server required) that host portfolios. Usually supports interactivity* but limited (or unknown) data management** or reporting systems. [MyEport (Maricopa); Think.com (K12 school accounts only); nuVentive's iWebfolio; ePortaro; Pupil Pages (K12); Epsilen; My eCoach]

o Assessment Systems - Hosted Services - These are hosted systems that an institution would adopt (no server required) that will allow hosting portfolios, facilitates interactivity, and includes a data management** and reporting system for assessment [TaskStream; College LiveText; Chalk & Wire; FolioTek; nuVentive's TracDat]

* Interactivity allows dialogue and feedback in the portfolio, either through comments or collaborative editing
** Data management system allows collection of evaluation data about portfolios,
and can produce reports aggregating quantitative data

As I look at this list, the level of individual personalization and creativity is roughly in the same order; the most creativity for the portfolio developer is in the first category, and the least is in the last, although there are exceptions (many of the Web 2.0 services allow a lot of creativity).

http://electronicportfolios.org/blog/2007/11/categorizing-eportfolio-systems.html

Other Barrett resource: http://electronicportfolios.org/myportfolio/versions.html#category

http://www.epsilen.com/Epsilen/Public/Home.aspx