Recent publications

Overcoming the Limitations of k-anonymity Through Association Rule Hiding — by Marek Piotr Zielinski — last modified 06-01-2008 18:10

 

Balancing Privacy and Information Utility in Data Anonymisation — by Marek Piotr Zielinski — last modified 06-01-2008 18:05

 

Balancing Privacy and Information Utility in Data Anonymisation — by Marek Piotr Zielinski — last modified 06-01-2008 18:06

In order to protect the privacy of individuals in sensitive data that has been released for analysis, it is not sufficient to de-identify the data by removing explicit identifiers, such as names and addresses. The data must also be anonymised, so as to prevent compromising the privacy of individuals through the manipulation of the data and / or by matching it with other sources of data.

Competence and Job Profile Frameworks — by Clementina Marinoni — last modified 05-01-2008 19:36

 

Competence and Job Profile Frameworks — by Clementina Marinoni — last modified 05-01-2008 19:33

The presentation shows the “grammar” used to define and relate ICT competences, to describe learning outcomes, to identify levels. It indicates a way to create interoperable eCareer Services towards transparency across Europe and will also focus on the key success factors to build frameworks and standards.

Using Competencies in APOSDLE: a Competency Model based on Knowledge Space Theory — by Tobias Ley — last modified 05-01-2008 19:22

This paper introduces a formal model of how to describe learning goals and prerequisite knowledge in a work-integrated learning environment.

Reference ontology and reference process — by Andreas Schmidt — last modified 05-01-2008 19:24

Competency-oriented approaches are gaining ground in human resource development. Key technology to cope with the complexity of these approaches are ontologies, both for defining competency frameworks and concrete competency catalogs. Ontologies enable the automation of competency-related tasks.

Identity Representation in Digital Interactions — by Sabine Delaitre — last modified 05-01-2008 19:31

The "Active Identities" programme will focus on the opportunities that digital identities provide for individuals and organizations, while not losing sight of risks and threats. We will explore identity as a resource, a means for individuals to control their life and, for organizations a source of innovation and value creation.

SEP and SOA — by Miroslav Hovorka — last modified 05-01-2008 19:24

An example of an HR-XML instance in a surrounding of service oriented architecture.

Developing W-Portfolio Culture in Computer Education for Teacher Education — by Siti Fatimah Mohd Yassin — last modified 05-01-2008 19:38

 

Developing W-Portfolio Culture in Computer Education for Teacher Education — by Siti Fatimah Mohd Yassin — last modified 05-01-2008 19:39

As an attempt to develop an ICT culture in teacher education programme, the use of web portfolio (w-portfolio) in a computer education is being explored. A collaborative action research and multiple case studies are employed to study the development and implementation of the w-portfolio culture.

Being all things to all people – the challenge of creating a generic software model for a clinical e-Portfolio — by Timothy R. P. Brown — last modified 05-01-2008 19:23

The NHS e-Portfolio is web-based portfolio system that was launched in August 2005 with 400 pilot foundation year trainee doctors in Scotland. Between August 2006 and August 2007 the system was expanded to include all Scottish trainees, and trainees from all Northern Ireland, all Wales, and nine English Deaneries.

Search 3.0 : Match - The Human Factor — by Oscar Scholten — last modified 05-01-2008 19:23

Learn how your users' search experience will improve when you take into account the human factor.

Responding to the Challenge of the Rapid Increase of Online Publication of CV’s or Resumes — by Alex Charles — last modified 05-01-2008 19:22

Author explores the role of Hr-XML and other standards in bringing solutions to some of these challenges.

HR-XML 3.0 : The Ambitious Re-architecture of Standards — by Chuck Allen — last modified 05-01-2008 19:22

In this presentation, HR-XML Director Chuck Allen will review the new architecture and highlight changes to HR-XML's Resume, Candidate Profile, and Competency specifications. The session will also briefly review HR-XML's new Performance Management specifications.

Breaking out of the Box: Demand-led e-Portfolio for Employability — by Peter Rees Jones — last modified 05-01-2008 19:42

The commercial world is ahead of education in moving beyond closed systems containing services (“Web 1.0”) toward a more open landscape: “Web 2.0 is the network as platform, spanning all connected devices; Web 2.0 applications are those that make the most of the intrinsic advantages of that platform: delivering software as a continually-updated service that gets better the more people use it, consuming and remixing data from multiple sources, including individual users, while providing their own data and services in a form that allows remixing by others, creating network effects through an "architecture of participation," and going beyond the page metaphor of Web 1.0 to deliver rich user experiences.”

Using Ontologies as a Base for Unification of Unstructured and Structured Matching — by Filip de Geijter — last modified 05-01-2008 19:22

This paper explains how ontologies are used in real life applications for matching and searching and how models were built for competencies/skills and occupations as part of an e-recruitment process for a multinational company where HR-XML is used as main data format. Possible ways of modelling and extraction are presented in more detail.

The importance of acknowledging learning processes in assessing the impact of eportfolios — by Angela Josephine Smallwood — last modified 05-01-2008 19:37

 

The importance of acknowledging learning processes in assessing the impact of eportfolios — by Angela Josephine Smallwood — last modified 05-01-2008 16:49

A team of researchers from the Learning Sciences Research Institute at The University of Nottingham conducted a project commissioned by the British Educational Communications & Technology Agency (Becta) in 2006 to identify the impact of eportfolios on learning. The aim was to identify common themes across a range of eportfolio projects, and to establish dimensions and baselines that could be used for future planning and implementation.

Supporting work based learning in large retailers using e-portfolios — by Rob Arntsen — last modified 05-01-2008 16:49

The challenge was to deliver foundation degrees nationally to the UK’s largest retailer Tesco where participants only have 2 days face to face support each term, linking multiple universities with one e-portfolio system for both reflective learning and also structured assessment for individual units of the online degree. This was further complicated by the use of different VLEs by the universities, and the need to offer a consistent high quality user experience to all participants.

HR-XML Europass - Europortfolio CV Interoperability Use Case from UK to Europe — by Marc Van Coillie — last modified 05-01-2008 19:22

This session describes an interoperability use-case based on HR-XML and Europass CV.

hResume - a Micro-format for ePortfolio Interoperability ? — by Marc Van Coillie — last modified 05-01-2008 19:22

This presentation highlights implementation issues of hResume micro-format to enhance interoperability between web2 and HR web-services. It includes a presentation of the Firefox Micro-format Operator plug-in and capabilities to transform "on the fly" hResume to other CV format using CVT.

CV Interoperability State of the Art Study Review and CV Cross-interoperability Web-service (for what, why and how to use it) — by Marc Van Coillie — last modified 05-01-2008 19:22

This session includes (1) a summary of CV related services interoperability study; (2) a summary State of art of CV profiles and specifications; (3) conrete demonstration of cross interoperability between main CVs profiles using the Europass / Europortfolio HR-XML and IMS CV Application Profiles and a webservice.

The Flourish Project: IntegraThe Flourish Project: Integrating Innovative Use of e-Portfolios into the Continuing Professional Development of Staffting Innovative Use of e-Portfolios into the Continuing Professional Development of Staff — by James Howard — last modified 05-01-2008 16:49

This paper focuses on the ongoing JISC funded Flourish project and its implications for these processes within our HE institution. Authors also report on the iterative methodology used within the project, which has utilised the staged roll out of the eportfolio system to develop the wider integration process.

Overcoming the Limitations of k-anonymity Through Association Rule Hiding — by Marek Piotr Zielinski — last modified 06-01-2008 18:10

The concept of k-anonymity has been proposed as an effective way to anonymise microdata, where every record in the anonymised microdata must be related to at least k other records or individuals. In this paper, author discusses this limitation of k-anonymity and propose an anonymisation approach to overcome this limitation by combining k-anonymisation with association rule hiding.

Focus on the Winvision Digital Portfolio and a New Type of Learning Environment — by Remco Ploeg — last modified 05-01-2008 16:49

During workshop author shows the ePortfolio system for the future as part of a real alternative for proprietary learning environments.

Towards a Secure and Trustworthy Internet — by Dirk van Rooy — last modified 05-01-2008 19:22

Identity management with proper privacy protection and user empowerment is of pivotal importance for creating the necessary trust for a continued development of the information society. On May 2nd, 2007, the Commission adopted a Communication on Promoting Data Protection by Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs).

ePortfolio for the largest professional body in Europe: successes and challenges — by Stuart Cable — last modified 05-01-2008 16:49

The nursing profession in the UK has been on a portfolio journey for almost two decades. The primary driver has been a requirement for all registered nurses to keep an up-to-date portfolio in order to re-register with their professional body, the Nursing and Midwifery Council. New ways of working and pedagogical/androgogical underpinnings have give additional impetus to the portfolio/e-portfolio concept within the health care arena.

Building HR-XML Compliant Systems on top of Liberty Alliance ID Management — by Sampo Kellomaki — last modified 05-01-2008 16:49

The present document defines an ID-SIS Data Service based on the Data Services2 Template (DST 2.1) that enables the manifold benefits of ID-WSF to be used with HR-XML. The service, called ID-HR-XML, provides interfaces for creating, querying, modifying, and deleting HR-XML documents from a central repository (push or poll model) as well as subscribing to notifications about changes to the data (pull model). The web services interface follows the Liberty framework while the payload is HR-XML.30

The Next Generation of Identity Federated Architectures — by Fulup Ar Fol — last modified 06-01-2008 18:23

In this presentation author presents the latest reflections and developments in the field of digital identity management.

Specification-neutral e-Portfolios and Their Implementation with a Fedora Database — by Ingo Dahn — last modified 05-01-2008 16:49

Lifelong and lifewide learning requires the use of ePortfolios in communities which are used to format their data according to different specifications. The paper proposes a solution to the resulting problems of interoperability. It exploits the advantages of a service oriented distributed architecture. An accordingly adapted definition of ePortfolios is provided.

Showcasing Diverse Users’ ePortfolios; Developing, Recording and Presenting Employ-Abilities — by Shane Sutherland — last modified 05-01-2008 16:49

This session explores, through real eportfolio examples created by diverse users, the rich variety of ways in which learners are engaging with PebblePad to record and celebrate their learning and achievement. There is a particular emphasis on the development and evidencing of employability skills demonstrated through a range of mini case studies.

Build or Buy? – the Challenge of Developing an ePortfolio to Support the Delivery of Learning and Assessment of Core Skills in Specialist Vocational Environments — by Brendan Tierney — last modified 05-01-2008 16:49

This peper focuses on the collaborative action research project in developing a DIY e-portfolio to support the delivery of Core Skills within a number of vocational areas. The VLE Moodle was chosen as the platform for this e-portfolio. It was attractive to the college and SQA as it is open source, free and therefore readily available to other colleges. Four areas were chosen, to represent each faculty of the college. The subjects were Electrical Engineering, Social Care, Multi Media and Working with Communities, all being delivered at Higher National level and designed to increase employability. Neither the staff nor the students had experience of using e portfolios.

Reflective e-portfolios for continuing professional development and organisational change — by Jenny Bimrose — last modified 04-01-2008 14:21

 

Reflective e-portfolios for continuing professional development and organisational change — by Jenny Bimrose — last modified 05-01-2008 16:49

The process of introducing a reflective e-portfolio to a UK company sub-contracted to deliver telephone guidance provides the focus for this paper. It examines the way in which the ePortfolio technology was built, implemented, applied and interpreted, and how precursor technologies as well as human actors, played a central role.

POLE — by Serge Ravet — last modified 05-01-2008 16:49

This work in progress is the result of a conversation between the authors on the link between individual and organisational learning and the need to define a common framework to design a continuous learning space or learning landscape, hence the acronym of POLE (Personal and Organisational Learning Environment) and the idea that the ePortfolio might be the DNA of this living and developing organism.

The Impact of ePortfolio Development on the Employability of Adults Aged 45 and Over — by Hilary Jane Stevens — last modified 05-01-2008 16:49

This paper describes how the ePortfolio technology was introduced to this non-traditional e-portfolio audience, what its effects were and what aspects of the programme were considered most beneficial by participants.

Sink, Swim or Dive in? The Experience of Piloting an Eportfolio Environment to Support and Enhance Employability and Lifelong Learning Initiatives at The University of Salford — by Harriet Richmond — last modified 04-01-2008 14:21

 

Sink, Swim or Dive in? The Experience of Piloting an Eportfolio Environment to Support and Enhance Employability and Lifelong Learning Initiatives at The University of Salford — by Harriet Richmond — last modified 05-01-2008 16:49

This case study presentation is designed to explore opportunities, tensions and challenges arising from implementation of a pilot ePortfolios project at the University of Salford. It also outline the lessons learned so far and the key issues for Salford as implementation progresses.

A Feasibility Study on the Personal Development Planning Process Embedded in the ‘SPECIAL’ ePortfolio for Generic Competencies Development — by Dorinda Fung — last modified 04-01-2008 14:21

 

A Feasibility Study on the Personal Development Planning Process Embedded in the ‘SPECIAL’ ePortfolio for Generic Competencies Development — by Dorinda Fung — last modified 05-01-2008 16:49

The concept of personal development planning is built into the system as to improve the capacity of students to understand what and how they are learning, and to review, plan and take responsibility for their own learning. The ePortfolio serves the purposes of personal and career development. A feasibility study was conducted at the planning stage by inviting students for focus groups. The results showed that students did not appreciate the value of managing their own learning through personal development planning, but they realized the importance of developing generic competencies.

Europortfolio Interoperability Framework — by Marc Van Coillie — last modified 06-01-2008 18:25

This poster presents the Europortfolio interoperability framework and the two main interoperability use cases

Competency Management Using Europass CV and ePortfolio CV-oriented Web-service — by Marc Van Coillie — last modified 05-01-2008 19:22

This document describes how it is possible to use external definition of competencies based on IEEE RDC standard for competency management and assessment using Europass - Europortfolio CV HR-XML profile to store all competency evidence.

Increasing User Value through Professional Identity Profiles, Profile-based Connection Agents and Games — by Katrina Maxwell — last modified 05-01-2008 16:49

In this article authors present some improvements to profiles and knowledge management systems specialized in lifelong learning and career development that we believe are necessary in order to increase user value and motivation. First, authors reflect on the relevant information that should be provided in a “professional identity” profile in order to increase user value in the area of career development. Then social interaction is shown, in addition to solitary introspection, is necessary to provide users with the knowledge they need to make a career change. Authors also report on our exploration of agents and games that use profiles as a basis for connecting people.

Using the Student e-Portfolio in a large Australian University as a learning tool to assist in the transition to employment — by Col McCowan — last modified 05-01-2008 16:49

n 2004, after twelve months of detailed planning, piloting and consultation with academics, employers and students, the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) developed and implemented a staged introduction of a Student e-Portfolio (Se-P). The purpose statement which guided the development process was: To enable students to record, reflect on, catalogue, retrieve and present their experiences, activities, and artefacts they produce both inside and outside of university life as evidence of the skills developed while at QUT that contribute significantly to their lifelong learning and career development.

A Portfolio for a Project-Based Learning Telecommunications Engineering Course: a Case Study — by Dolors Sala — last modified 04-01-2008 14:21

 

A Portfolio for a Project-Based Learning Telecommunications Engineering Course: a Case Study — by Dolors Sala — last modified 05-01-2008 16:49

This paper presents a curriculum design using project-based learning methodology as a case study for the use of a portfolio. In concrete it motivates the need of a semi-structured reflective portfolio.

Preparing Arts Leaders in 21st Century Skills: A Case Study of the ePortfolio Project in the Arts and Administration Program at the University of Oregon — by Lori L. Hager — last modified 05-01-2008 16:49

This paper describes the process and content of the ePortfolio project in the Arts and Administration Program at the University of Oregon, the goals and challenges that are shaping it, and the vision for its unique contribution to not only the arts management field, but ePortfolios for professional schools.

A Multi-agency Approach to Developing the Northern Ireland Teacher e-Portfolio — by Victor McNair — last modified 05-01-2008 16:49