E-portfolios - 7 reasons why I don’t want my life in a shoebox

Un alegato de Donald Clark contra los portafolios electrónicos.

Never has so much time been devoted to something with so little real impact. An army of researchers, academics and vendors have been touting the idea that everyone should have a shoebox of 'stuff' which they fill up as they go through life as 'lifelong learners'. Politicians and educators of the 'control freak variety' love the idea, but like identity cards, the rest of us seem to be completely indifferent. So why have they not taken off?

(Quizá deberíamos notar que en el resto de Europa hace tiempo que usamos nuestros documentos de identidad con total naturalidad. ¿Ocurrirá lo mismo algún día con el portafolios?)