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Massey
University Implements Innovative
Electronic Portfolio Solution
Nuventive Distributor S1 Consulting and Software Services
Wins
iWebfolio Deployment in the College of Education
PITTSBURGH, PA, November 16, 2005
– Nuventive, a leading provider of individual
and institutional assessment solutions, today announced that
Massey University, New Zealand have purchased and implemented
iWebfolio through S1 Consulting & Software Services (S1),
a leading specialist in information technology in Southeast
Asia and the company’s distribution partner in the region.
The implementation of the innovative iWebfolio solution is within
the University’s College of Education.
iWebfolio is an advanced electronic portfolio
management system that is designed to help all individuals,
whether they are students, faculty, staff or professionals,
prepare, manage, reflect, share and present the results of their
academic career, co-curricular, personal and professional experiences.
iWebfolio puts the individual at the center of the solution,
while helping organizations that need to acquire and present
evidence of continuous improvement toward institutionally defined
learning and performance outcomes. iWebfolio has been implemented
in over 50 institutes in North America, United Kingdom and Asia
Pacific.
“Leading educational institutions like
Massey University are focused on improving the quality of the
education their students receive while also providing students
with new skills to prepare them for their future careers“,
said Martin Halmarick, Senior Partner of S1. “We are very
pleased to support the continuous improvement vision of the
University.”
Massey University is piloting iWebfolio for
students undertaking the Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Primary).
The pilot will involve both staff members and students over
a 12 month period. Each student will create from a template
designed by Massey University staff an ePortfolio that will
be progressively populated with evidence, statements, reflections,
assignments, self analysis a range of other miscellaneous items
that correlate with the course content and student development.
Massey University staff will provide ongoing feedback in regards
to the content of the ePortfolio to students which will assist
in the overall development of both the student and staff member.
At the conclusion of the year long course the students will
have a centralised environment where they can store and maintain
their course evidence/artefacts and display this information
in a cohesive ePortfolio which has the ability of capturing
reflective comments at the time of the respective course milestones.
“Massey University believes that electronic
portfolio solutions will play an important role in helping students
create, manage and present evidence of their development to
peers, faculty and potential employers”, said Dr. Bill
Anderson, Senior Lecturer at the School of Education’s
Department of Learning and Teaching. We also anticipate that
iWebfolio will facilitate new ways for students to collaborate
and interact with faculty and that this will have a positive
impact on the overall quality of the educational experience
that we provide.”
Students will also have the option of creating
‘career’ ePortfolios toward the end of the year
that could be used as a tool to assist in gaining employment.
These ePortfolios would be sent to prospective employers as
a way of conveying their professional, educational, social,
etc experience.
S1 has provided consulting and support services
to Massey University to implement iWebfolio and ensure the project
has a strong footing in Project Management principles.
“Educational institutions around
the world recognize the value of iWebfolio in helping to prepare
the next generation of highly qualified educators”, said
Dr. David Raney, Nuventive CEO and co-founder. “We are
very pleased that Massey University has chosen iWebfolio and
our partner S1 as a part of their strategy in the College of
Education. We look forward to working with S1 and the University
to provide outstanding products, services and technology to
support these educational objectives.”
About S1 Consulting & Software Services Pty Ltd
S1 Consulting and Software Services Pty Ltd (S1) is a consulting
practice focused on helping our worldwide customers from the
education sector extract superior returns from their Information
Technology investments. At S1 we put the customer first. This
is not an empty promise; it’s backed by a growing band
of satisfied customers spreading our virtues by positive word
of mouth. Our “Solutions First” approach starts
with our highly trained consultants and best of breed products.
Our consultants are available on or off site. They have many
years of experience in all aspects of IT projects within the
Higher and Further Education sectors. Our range of consulting
expertise includes: Project Management Services, Technical Consulting
Services along with Business Process Improvement Consulting.
At S1, we have proven that by putting our customers first we
keep in front. S1 is headquartered in Sydney, Australia with
offices in Melbourne. For more information, please visit www.s1consulting.com.au
or call +61 2 9868 1580.
About Nuventive
Nuventive is a leading provider of comprehensive, integrated
real-time solutions that enable its customers to support the
continuous process of assessing, managing and improving learning.
Nuventive customers are institutions, faculty, administrators,
students and private sector users in over 20 countries. Institutional
customers include Western Michigan University, the 14 campus
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, the University
of Northern Colorado, Delgado Community College, and Providence
College. Nuventive maintains strategic partnerships with industry
leaders such as Sungard SCT, WebCT, Sun Microsystems and the
European Institute for E-Learning (EIfEL). Thousands of users
around the world have licensed Nuventive products and the Company
has received industry as well as customer recognition for its
innovative solutions.
Nuventive is headquartered in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, with offices in Menlo Park, California and distribution
in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific regions.
For more information, please visit www.nuventive.com or call
1.412.847.0280 or 1.877.366.8700. Nuventive, the Nuventive logo,
and the marks relating to other Nuventive products and services
referenced herein are either trademarks or registered trademarks
of Nuventive LLC. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.
About Massey University
Massey University is one of New Zealand’s leading educational
institutions. A state funded university, with a proud 70-year
tradition of academic excellence and a strong national and international
reputation, Massey University is an important part of New Zealand’s
post-high school state education system. Campuses in Palmerston
North, Wellington and Auckland at Albany, cater for some 19,000
local and international students. Further, in excess of 18,000
New Zealand students study by distance education. The five college
structure provides a diversity of degrees, diplomas and certificates.
Massey University is a leader in the fields of sciences, design,
social sciences, education and business - with the biggest business
college in the country. The Staff in many areas are internationally
renowned and leading edge research is being undertaken on all
three campuses. http://www.massey.ac.nz/
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