Hema has placed a short discussion piece on aspects of the business case for e-portfolios, prepared by the three of us to stimulate an initial discussion on the business case. The file is in PowerPoint and can be accessed in the Files page (see link above). Some of the case draws on Elizabeth's paper and the work of John and colleagues from earlier in the year as well as CRAs work on the Landscape study and we would like to bring it together into a clear specification of possible benefits and the characteristics of tools/products/services to produce those outcomes.

This initial document looked at the benefits around the four functions of;

• Presentation
• Transition
• Assessment
• Learning

We would like your views on the benefits from the different perspectives of;

• Learners
• The education system as a whole
• Providers in each sector e.g. schools
• Employers
• Communities

You may also like to comment on the business case in the context of formal, informal and non-formal learning.

Stuart, Nigel, Hema