EDUCATION: SOFTWARE : EDUCATION: TEACHING AND TEACHERS: METHODS STYLES APPROACH : COMPUTER: ORGANIZATIONS: Open Source Portfolio Initiative (OSPI)

[David P. Dillard]

EDUCATION: SOFTWARE :
EDUCATION: TEACHING AND TEACHERS: METHODS STYLES APPROACH :
COMPUTER: ORGANIZATIONS:
Open Source Portfolio Initiative (OSPI)


Open Source Portfolio Initiative (OSPI)
<http://www.osportfolio.org/>


About
<http://www.osportfolio.org/index.php?option=
com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=28>

A shorter URL for the above link:

<http://snipurl.com/h4yu>


Formed in January 2003, the Open Source Portfolio Initiative (OSPI) is a
collaborative, open-source, software development project based on the
University of Minnesota Enterprise System's electronic portfolio software.
The University of Minnesota (U of MN), University of Delaware, and the
r-smart group, founded this collaborative to open the evolution of the U
of MN ePortfolio to diverse input, rapid development, and widespread use.


Mission

Create and sustain leading production ePortfolio software.

Build a software platform to accelerate ePortfolio innovation for teaching
and learning.

Influence and reflect best practices in portfolio thinking.

Influence the movement of open source in education.


Organized to fulfill the Mission

Strenth in the OSPI community comes from dedicated people with a stake in
the outcome. The initiative is led by chartered workgroups and a Board
representing the community of users and contributors.

Next steps

Register as a member (simple and free)

Take a guided tour of the OSP

Try OSP 2 Live Now

Download OSP

See OSP Case Studies

Charter a workgroup


What is the Open Source Portfolio
The OSP ePortfolio
<http://www.osportfolio.org/index.php?
option=com_content&task=view&id=14&Itemid=29>

A shorter URL for the above link:

<http://snipurl.com/h4zh>

Individual learners, teachers, and professionals create electronic
portfolios to represent themselves using web-based software.


Individuals:

collect a diverse, multi-media set of items that represent learning and
experience over a lifetime

reflect on curricular, co-curricular, and non-curricular experiences and
accomplishments to integrate and enhance learning

select subsets to represent different aspects of their identities and
experiences

connect with multiple audiences across multiple contexts for
communication, sharing, and feedback

The OSP 2.0 ePortfolio

Our OSP ePortfolio harnesses the creative work of 'folio thinking' thought
leaders into a set of powerful tools that interoperate in the Sakai
framework.

Learn more by exploring the website links above and on that website
itself.


Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
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