Domain of One’s Own @ BYU

At Brigham Young University we’ve noticed the work at Mary Washington University on the Domain of One’s Own.  I’ve been thinking for some time about providing each of our potential, matriculated and former students with a portfolio where they could deposit their application material before arriving, school work while here, and other contributions to society throughout their lives.

Students could then explicitly permit the institution to access and evaluate their work. They could permit potential employers to view samples of their work, and could interact with others through shared access, etc.

The  MWU Domain of One’s Own initiative may be a great start at such a tool. I love their concept that in addition to a tool to facilitate student learning it also teaches students to take control of their own data and to stake out their own digital identity. In addition to learning traditional college disciplines, they learn to interact and communicate in the virtual online world.

We’re going to learn from these pioneers and bring the knowledge to the students at BYU. This should be an interesting and fun experience.

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