Technology Used

What technologies and/or e-tools were available to you or did you seek to develop?

Choosing and adapting software

The project team reviewed various e-portfolios available both commercially and as open source software. It became clear that a major consideration in the choice for this project was the ability to be able to adapt any chosen software to the needs of all the partners involved in the project. This included the 'field list' which constituted the sections of the portfolio under which the learners would record their achievements.

As a result it was decided to use open source software in the form of Open Source Portfolio Initiative (OSPI) version 1.5. UCLAN was responsible for installation making the software available to all partners. All partners used the UCLAN-served version apart from Carlisle College who installed and served their own version. The Carlisle College experience gives a useful 'real world' insight into the practicalities of an FE institution adopting such a piece of software.