Design Partners

The development of ePortfolio is a collaboration between North Kenwood/Oakland Charter School and Center for Urban School Improvement at the University of Chicago. Our current work around the ePortfolio tool is focused on initial design work and system prototyping. The coordinated efforts of developing ePortfolio have also prompted school-wide conversations about standards and assessment, as well as a reorganization and revision of the school standards. These conversations have been crucial for guiding the design of the ePortfolio system and helping us understand the problems of practice we are addressing. Future work includes continued prototyping, development, and testing of ePortfolio, as well as further study into the tasks and social practices to which the tool can add value.

We are also exploring possibilities of integrating ePortfolio data and functionality with other information systems that are under development, such as the Clinical Case Management System and other databases such as term grades, progress reports, and standardized tests.

Contact
, Center for Urban School Improvement, University of Chicago.