Monthly Archives: February 2012

Value of a K-20 State-wide ePortfolio System

When I started teaching Middle School, in 1998, I was introduced to the idea of ePortfolios by an expert in education. At that time, there was a great deal of interest, in the State of Vermont (where I was teaching), around the idea of implementing them into the classroom. Well, here it is 14 years later, and the talk of… (more…)

#ioe12 What does it mean to be Open: Open Content, Openness, and OpenWashing

Nowadays, it seems almost everyone is in one way or another jumping on the  OpenWagon.  This  new cool prefix “open” seems to come before more institutional and product names everyday. It reminds me when “lite” products came on the market. Ah–the New Lite Butter: 25% less fat than our original brand. So, now the product has 150 calories of fat… (more…)

#ioe12 NH Passes a Bill supporting Open Source

HB418, passed by the NH Legislature requires all state agencies to use “open source software when acquiring software and promotes the use of open data formats by state agencies. ” The Bill goes on to define the term “open source” and boldly states “The Department states proprietary solutions will require agency justification to the Department and approval of the proprietary… (more…)

  • A critical look at education: assessment of learning, institutional assessments, and assessments of the education system