Taking vs. Having..

Several questions were posed this week regarding who really owns the ePortfolio and the reason Lamar University uses them to promote a deeper learning in their masters degree program for Digital Learning and Leading. I keep going over the "YET" Carol Dweck talks about in her book Mindset: the new psychology of success.

Ownership is define as the act, state, or right of possessing something. The COVA approach shows ownership as ownership (O) over the entire eportfolio process – including selection of projects and their portfolio tools.

The major question looming in my mind is does taking ownership equate having ownership?

As I read the material this week I see a common theme: there is no guarantee of ownership if students/learners do not have a say in what is being produced. If students/learners do not seek to own their data they will not own the eportfolio. The audience in essence will always be the same - someone who wants to read what you have to say. The creator is the one who evolves.

Reading Campbell's article and thinking about the digital nature of things there is a difference in taking ownership to develop and giving a digital makeover for ascetics.

All in all I believe at this point in the course that ownership is more multi-faceted than I once thought.