Developments in ePortfolios enable greater power and flexibility in displaying achievements. Current initiatives side-step the problem of inter-institutional certification rather than dealing with it. Although proprietary solutions are starting to appear, they tend to be organisation- rather than user- centric. eCert seeks to address the issue of design for a suitable user-centric "eCertificate" system.

eCert - a user-centric 'eCertificate' system

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eCert: a User-Centric eCertificate System
David Argles, Lisha Chen Wilson and Xin Wang, University of Southampton

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Workshop

eCert – a user-centric 'eCertificate' system

Abstract

Developments in ePortfolios enable greater power and flexibility in displaying achievements. Current initiatives side-step the problem of inter-institutional certification rather than dealing with it. Although proprietary solutions are starting to appear, they tend to be organisation- rather than user- centric. eCert seeks to address the issue of design for a suitable user-centric "eCertificate" system.

Project/Service Name

eCert

Institution

University of Southampton

Website url

http://ecert.ecs.soton.ac.uk/

Workshop facilitators
  • David Argles, Project Director, University of Southampton 
  • Lisha Chen-Wilson, Project Manager, University of Southampton
  • Xin Wang, Researcher, University of Southampton
Take away

Delegates will gain an understanding of the eCert system, and how it differs from the traditional approach towards eCertificates, through a presentation of the eCert Demonstrator.

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