Ownership in Education

This topic has become of great interest to me recently as I have struggled to determine how to implement my innovation plan for EDLD 5305. On one hand, I can go down one path and receive access to better funding and connections, however I would lose the program as my own intellectual property. On the other hand, I would be lacking in funding and connections, so it would be more difficult to get my program off the ground, but it would still be mine.

As I read the article “Who Owns the ePortfolio”, I kept my own experiences in mind. As far as the ePortfolio goes, we have been given some flexibility in the design of it, however, there are required components and design elements such as the order of such components. Though those components are required and the ideas behind them are not ours, our original insight on these ideas is OURS.

As someone who feels great solace in traditional rubrics, I initially felt a bit nervous about our courses and assignments when I realize we wouldn’t be provided with them. Instead, Dr. H encourages us to embrace the learning experience as our own and create based off of what we believe is integral to the success of our work, not just based upon what he, or any other professor, deems is important.

Harapnuik, D. (2019, May). Who owns the ePortfolio. Harapnuik.  http://www.harapnuik.org/?page_id=6050Harapnuik.org, https://www.harapnuik.org/?page_id=7050.