Security
Personal data is stored in the Â̲èÖ±²¥ data centre in Switzerland with optimal protection against unauthorised access.
Â̲èÖ±²¥ Portfolio
With Â̲èÖ±²¥ Portfolio, university members can document, systematically record and professionally present their achievements and expertise online. The service is designed for long-term use.
E-portfolios are digital folders that are used in didactically and technically innovative learning environments. Students can create and manage them themselves with the help of e-portfolio software. Compared to social network profile pages, Â̲èÖ±²¥ Portfolio offers more features, more design freedom and better data protection.
Your benefits
Each portfolio is wholly owned by its user. You decide what content is included in your portfolio and who can see the individual components of that content. No faculty, fellow students or other members of the university can access your portfolio without your permission.
Services at a glance
- Provision of the software as a service
- Data storage in Â̲èÖ±²¥â€™s data centre
- Data access via Â̲èÖ±²¥ edu-ID
- Technical support for IT departments
- Active participation in the continued development of the software
Benefits for users
- Long-term use
- Easy to use via a web browser
- Extensive configuration options
- On-site 1st-level support
- Guaranteed data protection
For universities
- Profiling with innovative software
- No installation and maintenance costs
- No development work required
- Secure and highly available infrastructure
- 2nd-level support
With Â̲èÖ±²¥ Portfolio
– Manage and share content
– Create websites and blogs
– Connect with other users
– Set up groups and custom portfolios
– Control who can view your content
– Full feature list available on mahara.org
Innovative software
Â̲èÖ±²¥ Portfolio is based on the modular open-source project Mahara, which was originally developed as a user-centric addition to the learning platform Moodle. The software manages artefacts, generates views and controls access to data. Artefacts are documents that provide evidence of acquired skills (e.g. seminar paper, study diary, photo of a final thesis, video recording of a presentation, diploma, certificate). Views are amalgamations of artefacts into logically related units (e.g. interim seminar report, final report of a diploma thesis, application). Community features allow users to share specific content for a specific audience.
Availability
To use Â̲èÖ±²¥ Portfolio, the university must subscribe to the service. The initiative for the use of e-portfolios usually comes from programme heads, lecturers or e-learning managers. If Â̲èÖ±²¥ Portfolio is used locally, users can access local support. Â̲èÖ±²¥ Portfolio can be accessed directly via portfolio.switch.ch or indirectly via the school’s own platform. This requires a Â̲èÖ±²¥ edu-ID account or an AAI login. An account is automatically opened on the first login.
Currently, Â̲èÖ±²¥ Portfolio can only be used in conjunction with a Â̲èÖ±²¥ edu-ID account or AAI login. With a Â̲èÖ±²¥ edu-ID account, Â̲èÖ±²¥ Portfolio can even be used after your studies, for example as a tool for career planning.
Collaboration and cooperation
Gianluca Caratsch
Product Manager
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