Electronic Portfolios Need Standards to Survive

Paul Treuer, Associate Professor of Supportive Services Program, and Jill Jenson, Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota Deluth

3/12/2008
(Original Publish Date: 4/2/2003)

The proliferation of e-portfolio applications requires compatible software and design standards to support lifelong learning. Authors discuss how efforts to develop electronic portfolio software are increasing rapidly. The use of common standards will enhance the value of this new and exciting tool. Authors believe the functional standards identified should be incorporated into all electronic portfolio software. Ultimately, students should take ownership of their educational records and use them like a passport to travel freely from one learning environment to another. Establishing common functional standards for electronic portfolios will move us closer to this goal