[Portfolio] Collections Tool in NYU Sakai OAE Instance

[Ward, Lynn E.]

Makes perfect sense.  In the portfolio world, one size rarely fits all.


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Lynn Ward, Principal Systems Analyst, Academic and Faculty Services
University Information Technology Services <http://uits.iu.edu/>
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Information Technology and Communications Complex (IT 225D)
535 West Michigan Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202
Phone: 317-278-5713  E-mail: leward at iupui.edu






On 2/9/11 10:37 AM, "Lucile G Appert" <lucy.appert at nyu.edu> wrote:

>Hi Lynn,
>
>That was exactly my vision for this visual represenation schema! Users
>would have number of "nodes" they could pull into images of their choice
>and create their own visual space.  I understand that this will not be
>terribly expensive, but beyond our budget now. We have always had the
>goal of at least offering multiple options for visual representation.
>
>I do want to emphasize that this is not the only possibility for OAE.
>Soon we'll have a screencast of a self-representational portfolio that
>we've created for our Wagner school just using templating native to OAE.
>We will also be integrating a commercially licensed portfolio tool used
>by NYU-AD and our career center. What we want to show is that portfolio
>can be a multifaceted functionality in OAE, tied together by the
>underlying Content store, Assessment service, Discussion service, etc..
>There is no need for there to be only one type of portfolio to which
>everyone must bend their needs.
>
>Does that make sense? So glad you like the concept!
>
>Lucy
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ward, Lynn E." <leward at iupui.edu>
>Date: Wednesday, February 9, 2011 10:24 am
>Subject: Re: [Portfolio] Collections Tool in NYU Sakai OAE Instance
>To: Robert Squillace <rs84 at nyu.edu>, osp
><portfolio at collab.sakaiproject.org>
>Cc: Lucile Appert <lucy.appert at nyu.edu>, Jeff Pasch <jeffpasch at nyu.edu>
>
>
>> Very exciting work, Bob! Thanks for sharing.  Wondering how easy it
>>might
>>  be to change the visual metaphor of the floorplan to something else.
>> One
>>  hope that I had for the OAE portfolio environment (inspired by NYU's
>> work)
>>  was the ability for end users to easily upload and use any digital
>>image
>>  as the visual metaphor for a portfolio and then define hotspots that
>> would
>>  expose functionality similar to that provided in your example.  That
>> would
>>  give institutions, programs, and individuals to the select metaphor
>>that
>>  was best suited to their purpose.  In the short term, I imagine making
>>  changes of this sort would require a developer, but it would be great
>> if
>>  we could put that sort of power in the hands of students, faculty, and
>>  staff.  Thoughts?
>>  
>>  Lynn
>>  
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>>  
>>  Lynn Ward, Principal Systems Analyst, Academic and Faculty Services
>>  University Information Technology Services <
>>  Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
>>  Information Technology and Communications Complex (IT 225D)
>>  535 West Michigan Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202
>>  Phone: 317-278-5713  E-mail: leward at iupui.edu
>>  
>>  
>>  
>>  
>>  
>>  
>>  On 2/8/11 6:38 PM, "Robert Squillace" <rs84 at nyu.edu> wrote:
>>  
>>  >Hi All,
>>  >
>>  >I want to share with everyone a demo that Lucy Appert and Jeff Pasch
>> have
>>  >just posted of the Collections tool included in NYU's pilot of Sakai
>> OAE
>>  >(Atlas NYU) and of the student portfolio groups in which we have
>>embedded
>>  >it.  We expect it to be ready for the community release in March.
>>  >
>>  >Here's the URL:
>>  >
>>  >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WeawYLLdSg
>>  >
>>  >Enjoy!
>>  >
>>  >Yours,
>>  >Bob
>>  >
>>  >Dr. Robert L Squillace
>>  >Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs
>>  >Liberal Studies Program
>>  >New York University
>>  >726 Broadway, 6th Floor
>>  >New York, NY 10003-9580
>>  >(212) 992-8735
>>  >rs84 at nyu.edu
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