EPortfolio: Does the E mean "Exploitation?"
Kairosnews,
Jun 10, 2004
Some doubts and unease about portfolios are expressed in this article (as the title suggests). Asks the author, "Can we, should we, force students to publish their work online?" And if we do, "Who is the owner of the items uploaded into an ePortfolio?" The author argues that "the work should be placed in the public domain." But that's unreasobale; any person, including students, should be able to determine whether their work is donated to the public. An education isn't some sort of gift students receive - it costs a lot, these days, and they have to work hard at it - so there's no inherent obligation to repay the community (I would argue that the community benefits more, and pays less, on balance, than the student - I have numbers to back that up). Portfolios won't work unless they belong to the person who creates them. Of course we should encourage them to share - but the decision is not up to us.
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