Patrizia Bonaventura and Thomas KnabCollege of Arts and Sciences
Review of E-portfolio toolsCaseWestern ReserveUniversity
TOOLS EVALUATED AND REQUIRED CHARACTERISTICS
Patrizia Bonaventura
NAME / USER-FOCUS / WEBSITE / DEMO ACCOUNT / COMPANY & AUTHORS/ CONTACTS / COST / USERFRIENDLINESS / FEATURES*
iWebfolio
TracDat / Institutional focus for accreditation / /
usn: pbcase
pssw: case1 / Nuventive/ Denise Raney, 412 968 0156 / $40 per year per licence + $2000 training, development templates-rubrics and support / Hosted? / Very high / Supports all features below
Live Text
(institution oriented-for accreditation) / Institutional focus for accreditation / / LiveText[866-548-3839]
Ida Asner – direct: 7732976790 - (requested inforby email) – requested an online session: LiveText Basics - Reviewing and Assessing Student Work Creating Assessment Reports - / $66.75 x student institutional; $89 per student for all program + 1 year (up to 5 years) + $4000 training and templates development
/ Hosted / GOOD / All features are already present
Taskstream / Institutional focus for accreditation / / yes / 800 311 5656 / approx. $30 per licence x 25 seats upfront costs + for storage/ + ongoing space costs / + maintenance costs / Low / Available, no support, need programmer for set up. Support available. No flexibility on rubrics
Epsilen / Institution oriented- general focus / / yes / Ali Jafari
317.274.4565 / $10k for one year/ for all college—Beta version available for free_until when? / Very high / Available in Beta version, does not support different rubrics for the moment. No support
EPortaro / Instruction and student oriented for instruction / / Tel: 703.220.6902
Fax: 703.995.4379
E-mail: / 703/220.6902 / No accreditation features (reports, etc.)
OSP (CIA version) / Institution oriented – general purpose –Customized by Tom Horn, CIO of CIA / Horn CIO Cleveland Institute of Art
11141 East Blvd.Cleveland, OH44106
phone: 216 421-7384
cell: 216 374-0058 /
Username: pxb72, pssw: case / Local use by CIA / Free, but needs 1 server, 1 programmer, 1 System . administrator and support to be added to the costs. Also, if join Sakai, cost is 10k / Not available, in development. No support
OSP rSmart
(SAKAI platform - can be customized to any goal) / Institution oriented-General purpose /
Dan Barber / 866.TRG.4EDU
(866.874.4338)
Voice: 602.840.7300(requested info by email) / a) My Sakai offering = $165 for a 6 month subscription for 1 portfolio up to 50 users (includes technical support) +
between $5,000 and $10,000 to develop matrices, styles etc. or
b) Case specific instance for $10000 subscription + $5000 development costs / All features specified
Oracle Personal Portfolio / Institution oriented-General purpose / Oracle / Costly / high / Has repository. Integrates with Oracle system, available at CASE. Needs technical assistance to implement
Blackboard Eportfolio / Institution oriented-for instruction / / $50000 –too costly
EXPO LX / Institution oriented-for instruction / customization for Blackboard by a third party company / no / Learning Objects + Mace Mentch customizing / unclear / Not available, in development.
Angel / Institution oriented-for instruction /
Cathy Fowler / Phone: (317) 333-7300
(requested info by email) / Annual license fees $3.00 to $12.00 per user depending on user account volumes. License fee includes standard support for 2 administrators/ Host: Hosting costs dependent on how much disk space per user. standard hosting quotes based upon 3 different levels, 25MB, 50MB, and 100MB per user. required. / Does not support accreditation features (rubrics, standards, etc.)
eportfolio.org / Institution oriented - for teachers’s to show professional accomplishments / / Got a demo account:
Usn: Bonaventura
Pssw: case / 860-832-3887
(requested info by email) / No accrediatation features
AlvernoCollege / Instructor oriented / / From: Enter Demo
The login is sue and the temporary password is robust05
Use this as a demo – no separate tool available / 414-382-6000, toll free 1-800-933-3401; / Kelly Tally 3826517 -director of assessment / licence system, where the price depends on the number of users / Good / All BUT NOT:
-support (after installation no support)
-size (to be specified by further contact with Customer Service)
FolioLive / Student oriented / / Demo on: / Social Sciences Division at Case: 800 992 9553
McGraw Hill, 1-800-334-7344
Ohio Sales representative:
Glencoe/McGraw-Hill
8787 Orion Place
Columbus, OH43240-4027
Phone:614-430-4902
Toll Free:800-848-1567 Fax:614-430-4935
E-mail:
/ $45.45 per license / Very high / Seems to have all the features below. I am not sure if it’s designed for accreditation (allows rubrics, etc.)
eFolio / Students-driven, allows moderate input from institution / / David Bartholomay
651-290-2021, ext 208 / Search features
Portfolio Minnesota / Institution oriented for instruction / /
Tool for electronic filing system /
- *FEATURESconsidered are: 1) Tool to track continuous progress; 2) Availability; 3) Allows different sets of goals (NCATE and ASHA) in templates 4) Allows different sets of rubrics for assessment (NCATE and ASHA) in templates 5) Allows creation of multiple portfolios 6) Allows selective access 7) Allows download and saving of material 8) Seats vs. college licenses 9) Adaptability to other applications (e.g. for Student Affairs, Admissions Office, University, MSASS) 10) Support available 11) Allows self-assessment 12) Allows narratives for each content item 13) Allows repository to upload large amount f data (at least 380MB)
Here is a good Web site for comparing ePortfolios!
1-800-657-3677
Questions for interviews about eportfolio:
1) Tool to track continuous progress
2) Availability
3) Allows different sets of goals (NCATE and ASHA) in templates
4) Allows different sets of rubrics for assessment (NCATE and ASHA) in templates
5) Allows creation of multiple portfolios
6) Allows selective access
7) Allows download and saving of material
8) Seats vs. college licenses
9) Adaptability to other applications (e.g. for Student Affairs, Admissions Office, University, MSASS)
10) Support available
11) Allows self-assessment
12) Allows narratives for each content item
13) Allows repository to upload large amount of data (at least 380MB)
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Email text for request of information:
Hello,
we are evaluating different eportfolio tools for our institution, CaseWestern ReserveUniversity, to be used for both institutional/accreditation purposes, and for students' personal and career purposes. Therequirements we have identified are the following:
1) Tool to track continuous progress
2) Availability
3) Allows different sets of goals (NCATE and ASHA) in templates
4) Allows different sets of rubrics for assessment (NCATE and ASHA) in templates
5) Allows creation of multiple portfolios
6) Allows selective access
7) Allows download and saving of material
8) Seats vs. college licenses
9) Adaptability to other applications (e.g. for Student Affairs, Admissions Office, University, MSASS)
10) Support available
11) Allows self-assessment
12) Allows narratives for each content item
13) Allows repository to upload large amount of data (at least 380MB)
14) Cost?
We would like to ask more information about your eportfolio with respect to these features. Could you, please, email us the information, or contact us by phone at: 330 475 3338?
Thank you very much.
Patrizia Bonaventura
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Criteria from edutools.edu
Annotate 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Customize / Edit 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Internal Linking 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
External Linking 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Upload 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Advise 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Development 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Reflection 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Career 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Evaluation 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Presentation 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Create Templates 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Modify Template 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
User Interface 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Goal Setting 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Assessment 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Standards 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Access Controls 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
View 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Types 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Archive/Download 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Publish to Course 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Publish to Web 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Commenting 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Share Templates 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Multiple Portfolios 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
External Notification 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Internal Notification 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Searching and browsing 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Collection space 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Categorization 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Sequencing 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Mapping 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Bookmarking 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Selecting 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Aggregate 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Reuse/Remix 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Tracking 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Reporting 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Summarizing 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Comparing 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Accessibility 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Digital Rights Management 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Privacy / Security 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Authentication 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Authorization 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Storage 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Server and OS Requirements 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Database requirements 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Other Software Requirements 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Optional Extras 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Company profile 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Conversion Support 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Hosted version 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Systems Integration 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Migration/Export 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Pricing/Licensing 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Staffing Requirements 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Orientation/Training/Help 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Technical Support 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Vendor viability 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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FINAL SELECTION:
iWebportfolio
Livetext
rSmart OSP