Managing learner information: important considerations for implementing e-portfolios in VET

This report was commissioned by the national training system’s e-learning strategy, the Australian Flexible Learning Framework (Framework), as a component of its e-portfolios business activity for 2008. The purpose of the study is to identify the privacy and security requirements for learner information in relation to e-portfolios. The study considers the types of content that may be found in an e-portfolio, the security and privacy considerations which may apply to these types of content, user definition and identification, authentication and access issues, and the verification of content. The scope of this research report was to: identify definitions used to describe learners and to consider the appropriateness of the auEduPerson specification; identify the types and categories of content stored in an individual learner’s eportfolio; consider content privacy and security issues; identify and discuss identification and authentication options; and identify and discuss content verification options.

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