The current development release is the UNSTABLE version which can be checked out by:
svn checkout http://eportfoliomanager.googlecode.com/svn/branches/unstable/ eportfoliomanagerunstable-read-only
STABLE: If you check out the stable version you can create and delete eportfolios individually or in groups if you have MIS integration on. Students all get a set of ILP posts and a basic eportfolio framework to work with. There are about 15 themes which are selectable by students. This version is no longer under development.
UNSTABLE:
There are some new features since the 2007/8 version. The new unstable version has course grouping. This means you can list ePortfolios by course rather than just by lecturer. You can create groups from existing courses or for external candidates you can type your own course code when you create their ePortfolio.
Also newly added is the theme manager. This means a lecturer can install any of 70 themes for one or more students. Select your students by course code then choose the themes to install for the group.
The ePortfolios themselves have 2 new features. Lecturers can now lock an uploaded file on a student ePortfolio which prevents the file from being replaced or deleted. This facility is useful for locking assessments. Students do not see the lock feature. Also new is the CMIS link on the Dashboard screen. This gives lecturers only a handy link to the student viewer page for the current student if their institution has such a thing. You can switch on and off on the settings page.
The student ePortfolio can now be exported in IMS ePortfolio format which has the useful side effect of exporting all of the students posts and files into a single handy zip file.
HTML Export is now finished and working fine.
Roadmap:
IMS Import: The system now has IMS export but this hasn't been tested with any compliant import system yet.
Moodle Networking Authentication (still to be started)
Create a new user status - non-editing lecturer
There is still a bit of work to do with the installer to make it more friendly.
28BRANCH
The 28 branch is an attempt to use wordpress 2.8.5 as the default eportfolio. This version is expected to be badly broken most of the time (for now). It has a much better LDAP plugin but all the settings are available to the student. I remove most of the dashboard files at the end of development leaving students with only what they need.
