[senit] digital portfolios

Hi all,

I know I'm going over old ground here, but several years ago Portland
College (a residential, specialist FE college for adults with physical
disabilities and associated learning difficulties) and the University of
Teesside produced a prototype switch-accessible, symbolised VLE for
pre-Entry level learners at Portland.  To this day I still believe it is
probably one of the most appropriate systems for learners with learning
difficulties and physical disabilities.

As with all short-term funded projects there came a day when the funding
ran out and the development stopped.  If we could source some funding
for a developer to help make this system authorable I am sure that we
could have a VLE that would suit not only learners in specialist schools
and colleges, but also those in Primary education.  If funding were
available, many members of this list seem ideal candidates to help form
a working party to take this forward and get it used.

If anyone has any wonderful suggestions of how to take this forward
please let me know.  It seems a shame for this kind of development to
lie dormant due to a lack of funding.

Best wishes,

Matt

Matt Harrison
Research and Technology Development Manager
Portland College

-----Original Message-----
From: senit-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk
[mailto:senit-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk] On Behalf Of david fettes
Sent: 24 April 2008 20:35
To: senit at lists.becta.org.uk
Subject: Re: [senit] digital portfolios

Hi I agree with much of what Ian says. However I don't
think powerpoint etc is a practical way of maintaining
constantly updated ROAs accessible to all those
concerned with the child , anytime, anywhere. Also the
government's target for a personal learning space,
which would surely include a digital portfolio? was
march 2008, with much Becta work going back to maybe
2003, so really I think VLEs are the way forward. I
agree that the VLEs have come from HE hence are not
that suitable for primaries let alone special schools,
but we don't want children with special needs to miss
out on this entitlement, so I look forward to
Inclusive Technology's LP products.
cheers
David

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