David Tosh posts a powerpoint presentation: Computing Means Connecting. If you want a bit of a glimpse at how integration is occurring within the eportfolio space, this presentaion will help. Blogs, wikis, RSS, tagging, etc. - all these elements are "speaking" to each other in platforms like Elgg. As a platform, it's also able to link and draw in resources from other platforms (like flickr). In my opinion, the more informal, connection-based, integration-focused, and socially-designed these tools are, the greater the benefit to the end user (and ultimately, adoption levels).
Posted by gsiemens at August 17, 2005 5:46 PM