MediaKron is a collaborative portfolio platform that provides a suite of integrated tools for curating and narrating digital work.
It was developed at Boston College between 2008 and 2019.
Purpose
- To provide a user-friendly, integrated toolkit for building rich digital projects in an academic setting
- To get more people involved in exploring the potential for deep thinking in a digital world
- To create a shared platform for innovation rather than building one-off projects
- To celebrate a “slow digital” approach that fosters reflection, deliberation, and collaboration
Key Features
- Stories: For long-form digital writing
- Maps: For showing spatial relationships
- Timelines: For visualizing chronology
- Collections: For organizing and displaying content
Common Use Cases
- Digital textbooks and repositories
- Group projects and class portfolios
- Individual projects