Category: Open Portfolio Project

  • Open Portfolios: World Maker Faire insights

    This is the second in a series of blog posts about Maker Ed’s Open Portfolio Project work during the summer and fall 2014. These posts are also written in conjunction with the Research Briefs being released throughout the fall and winter of 2014. By Anna Keune At the World Maker Faire in New York, we had an opportunity to connect with…

  • Open Portfolios: The Importance of Portfolios for Makers

    Open Portfolios: The Importance of Portfolios for Makers

    As our Open Portfolio Project closes out its field research component into October, we are excited to share the 2nd research brief in the series: The Importance of Portfolios for Makers. This second brief highlights three site visits (among many more to be showcased in later briefs) and their current portfolio practices, successes, and challenges. It attempts to address…

  • Open Portfolios: A glimpse into Digital Harbor’s portfolio work

    This is the first in a series of blog posts about Maker Ed’s Open Portfolio Project work during the summer and fall 2014. These posts are also written in conjunction with the Research Briefs being released throughout the fall and winter of 2014. In July 2014, the Open Portfolio Project core team embarked on the beginning of 10 field site visits…

  • Open Portfolios: A Networked Vision for Sharing and Documenting

    Open Portfolios: A Networked Vision for Sharing and Documenting

    Maker Ed is delighted to share widely the first of many research briefs that will be arising from the Open Portfolio Project: A Networked Vision for Sharing and Documenting. This initial research brief draws upon our literature review work and also elaborates on the intention and vision for this work. We’re in the midst of Phase 2 of…

  • Open Portfolios: What — and how — are you documenting?

           Amidst all the Fair(e)s and excitement from one coast to another, it’s been incredible to see how way makers are documenting their work, their excitement, and the community. Maker Ed’s Open Portfolio Project is investigating just that. Over the past 8 months, in collaboration with our close partners at Indiana University’s Creativity Labs, we have…