Portfolio systems

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PebblePAD at the University of Southampton
We've trialed a couple of portfolio systems over the past few years - the Blackboard e-portfolio and Concorde - and rejected both for various technical and functional reasons. We are now running a couple of small-scale pilots with PebblePAD - it may not be what we are looking for, but is sure is interesting.

My own view is that PebblePAD provides an excellent interface to well thought-through and sophisticated functionality. The emphasis is definitely on student-centred learning with features that enable them to record and reflect on a wide range of activities, experiences and achievements. They can also upload files, create blogs and mix the whole lot into online CVs and 'webfolios' based on stylish templates.

On top of that it is actually fun to use; feedback from other adopters indicated that students enjoyed using it and would use it for stuff they hadn't been told to do! In terms of looks and 'wow factor' it stands up well against systems such as FaceBook or MySpace... its definitely not "your parent's software".

For more detail on this system, see the PebblePAD page.

ASPIRE (LUSID) at the University of Oxford
Aspire is based on the LUSID Open Source Software. At Oxford we have two main pages sets available:


 * Aspire for Undergraduates and Taught Masters students
 * Aspire for Research Postgraduates and Contract Research Staff

The Undergraduate system concentrates on 'transferrable skills' where as the Postgraduate version is based on the Joint Skills Statement.

The system is highly customisable and supports a number of different skill sets which means that, at Oxford, the same pages can be used for both versions.

Feel free to try out the system via the lusid.org.uk website.

Liverpool University also run a version of LUSID for both Undergraduates and Postgraduates.

Personal Development System (PDSystem) at the University of Ulster
The PDSystem is a Free/Open-Source Software application for the management of personal development planning. It is freely available to download, install and use (feel free to conatct [mailto::g.crawford@ulster.ac.uk Gordon Crawford] for further information), visit FOSS@UU to see the project information.

If you are interested in what we are doing at the University of Ulster, with regard to PDP, visit The PDP Project Website.

If you would like to have a look at the PDSystem, then login with the username demo_cetis and password demo_cetis.

IoNetwork portal projects
Several of these are given in this page.

TaskStream
TaskStream http://www.taskstream.com provides web-based software and supporting services to efficiently plan and manage the assessment process, facilitate the demonstration of learning and foster continuous improvement throughout the education network. Its Learning Achievement Tools (LAT) feature ePortfolios, Personal Development Plans, standards based assessment and teaching tools and a powerful reporting system.