VMAP is a personal learning tool to enable the creation, presentation and
distribution of an ePortfolio that satisfies standards produced by the IMS
consortium.
Portfolios can be created from scratch, or from a supplied template. An ePortfolio
created using VMAP can be shared, stored locally or stored in a system wide
database. Templates can be created to provide a structure for future portfolios.
VMAP enables the creation of portfolios through a visual mapping interface,
allowing the links between parts of a portfolio to be built up and represented
in the visual domain.
VMAP requires JRE1.4.2 or above to run within its personal learning
environment.
The portfolio produced consists of an IMS manifest and all the files that
are linked to in the portfolio. This can be shared so that it can be viewed
and
explored by others.
VMAP is released under the GNU Public License (GPL), and development was
funded by the JISC DeL tools programme.
Tutor creating a template for students to use
Student creating a portfolio for review by a tutor
Professional using an ePortfolio for evidence to a professional body