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Accessible and interoperable ePortfolio system improves learning opportunities for users with disabilities by offering flexible learning paths and innovative ways of accessing information. However, most ePortfolio systems are closed systems within organisational boundaries and not accessible. This paper describes the efforts of the EU4ALL project to implement an accessible and open ePortfolio system. The result is a system that allows any user to map his learning journey from grade school to higher education and throughout their lifetime. A system where also disabled users control their own experiences, they choose what to include in their ePortfolio, how to reflect on and assess items, and with whom to share their ePortfolio.
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Giorgini, F. (2010). An Interoperable ePortfolio Tool for All. In: Wolpers, M., Kirschner, P.A., Scheffel, M., Lindstaedt, S., Dimitrova, V. (eds) Sustaining TEL: From Innovation to Learning and Practice. EC-TEL 2010. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6383. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16020-2_44
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