ePortfolio & Digital Identity
An important aspect of the evolution of the reflection on ePortfolio is its relation to digital identity: is the ePortfolio an expression of one's identity through digital media, or is the ePortfolio itself a means of controlling my digital identity? This is a serious question which requires thought, as it will have consequences for the kind of ePortfolio technology we will expect to support current and innovative practice as well as on the technical standards that will make the technology interoperable.
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Moreover, the ePortfolio raises the issue of how can one person control his/her personal data? The following quote from Adam Bosworth, Google Vice-President, in a speech to the 2007 AMIA (American Medical Informatics Association) clearly states that it is the individual who should be the sole owner:
"The vision for the future of health care starts with the premise that consumers should own their own total personal health and wellness data and that only consumers, not insurers, not the government, not employers and not even doctors, but only consumers should have complete control over how it is used"
This vision of personal ownership of personal data applies to domains beyond healthcare: professional records, learning records, employment and administrative records. This is why we, EIfEL, believe that:
"The vision for the future of ubiquitous digital technology starts with the premise that citizens, learners, employees, patients and consumers should own their own total personal data and that only individuals, not institutions, not the government, not employers or companies, but only citizens should have complete mastery over how it is used. Digital identity education is now becoming an issue as critical as physical and moral education."
Education and learning is about constructing one's identity and a growing part of one's identity is now digital. While until now, digital edution has mainly be concerned with the mastery of digital skills (the International/European Computer Driving Licence) it is now time to address the issue of digital competencies to manage one's digital identity, i.e educate citizens to be able to use proactively technology to develop and exploit their identity.
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- Digital identity refers to the aspect of digital technology that is concerned with the mediation of people's experience of their own identity and the identity of other people and things. Digital identity also has another common usage as the digital representation of a set of claims made by one digital subject about itself or another digital subject.
- "La question de l'identité dans les réseaux numériques sera l'un des sujets essentiels des années à venir. Cette question doit être abordée sous l'angle des opportunités qu'elle offre aux individus comme aux organisations, plutôt que sous le seul angle des risques et des menaces. Autrement dit, il s'agit d'envisager l'identité numérique comme un capital, une ressource, un moyen pour les individus de maîtriser leur vie en société et, pour les organisations, une source d'innovation et de création de valeur - sans pour autant négliger les enjeux de sécurité, de vie privée, d'éthique et de maîtrise collective." Visitez le site d'Identités Actives...
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