About the Leap2 specifications

This family of specifications is intended to cover the representation of several kinds of information, centred around individuals, who collect, create, reflect on and use their own information for learning, development, self-presentation, or related purposes.

This information is typically authored or collected by the individuals themselves. It may cover: what they have done, made, achieved, written, or are proud of; what or who helps or has helped them; what they aspire to; what they are good at; evidence for and reflections on any of these; and perhaps input from other people. Learning materials often have copyright restrictions, but in general portfolio information can be used freely by the individual that has authored or collected it.

It is not the purpose of these specifications to cover information gathered by others about an individual, over which that individual has no easy access or control.

Leap2A

Leap2A is a specification for this information using the Atom Syndication Format. Atom was chosen as the basis for Leap2A on the grounds that there was a reasonable fit between Atom and portfolio information, and because Atom is widely implemented in many systems.

Other approaches

There are other ways of representing essentially the same information. Initial ideas for an RDF implementation are given in the Leap2R page.