ePortfolios & Social Software for LearningInternational Update

ASEC Spring Conference

March 4, 2011

E-learning resources & services

Learning community support

Consulting

Learning AgentsAccelerated learning systems

Recognition of Prior Learning The language of skills & knowledge

• RPL = a way to determine what a person knows and can do

• RPL can be used for:– access to education (advanced standing)– career planning & professional development– access to employment

• a Portfolio is a product of RPL• an ePortfolio is a digital portfolio

Key elements

• Links individual’s skills/accomplishments to skills frameworks

• A record of formal AND experiential learning

• Claims backed by digital evidence• Learner ownership• More than a showcase

Credentials vs. ePortfolio

Credentials• Reflect time spent in

class• Questionable

proficiency• Proxy for skills and

knowledge• Dated• Variable quality• Formal learning only

ePortfolio• Reflects time spent

learning• Evidence-based proficiency• Statement of actual skills

and knowledge• “Living”• Systematic• All learning valued

(Courtesy FuturEd)

ePortfolio: product and process

• Digital archive

• Showcase: celebration & assessment of learning– Education

• Acceptance/advanced standing, course requirement, graduation requirement

– Workplace• Hiring, HR development, professional development,

project team selection

FuturEd 2004

ePortfolio: product and processA system to manage informal learning

• Assessment of/for learning

– Showcase / Personal Learning Environment

– Archive / “tickle trunk”

• Reflection, self-assessment

• Transferring skills, making transitions

• Coaching, collaborative learning

• Learning plans, Knowledge ManagementFuturEd 2004

MOSEP – Pedagogical concept

Assessment of learning Assessment for learning

Purpose prescribed Purpose negotiated

Artifacts mandated – scoring for external use

Artifacts chosen – feedback to learner

Organized by teacher Organized by learner

Summative (past to present) Formative (present to future)

Institution-centered Student-centered

Requires extrinsic motivation Intrinsically motivating

MOSEP p 39

The “e” factorAdvantages and opportunities• Information Management

– Collecting, archiving, making different versions• Measureability

– Frameworks, rubrics, summative tracking• Interoperability

– Communication with other ICT systems via APIs, open standards• Sharing

– “One to many”, digital copies, links to specific pages• Multimedia

– Video, audio, digital images, online presentations…and scanned docs

• Internet skills– Online research: documents, networks, Internet literacy

• Collaboration– Easy to add comments, edit, mentor, coach

• Personal Learning Environment– Integrated learning environment, professional network, digital identity

ePortfolio: Human Capital tool For individual & employer

http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/infokits/e-portfolios

ePortfolio examples• Theo Ramsey – Technical sergeant > manager

– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT1XYjZcmck

• Michael Woolley – Industrial mechanic– http://michaelwoolley.efoliomn.com/presentation

• Michal Kopera – Engineering PhD– http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/eng/pg/students/esrgae

• Kevin Fisher – Accountant– https://www.innovatecv.com/cv/share/24/do-not-reply@innovatecv.com

• Sarah Stewart – Nurse/educator– http://sarahstewart-eportfolio.wikispaces.com/Competencies

• Ted Johnson - Senior VP/Chief Marketing Officer– http://tedjohnson.efoliomn.com/Home

• Mark Farand – Executive Director– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3ox9FR2iFk

See more at: http://bit.ly/ePortfolio_examples

RPL and ePortfolio around the worldUK: NVQ, WBL, PDP, CPD...

National, regional initiatives Careers Wales Online

http://www.careerswales.com

My Portfolio (Mahara)

New Zealand

MOSEP

Europe

United StateseFolio Minnesota, Pennsylvania, “World”

CanadaEmployability Skills 2000+, Essential Skills

Canada - RRC/NBCC

Socrates -1

www.capla.ca/download.php?CC10=2010-11-9_Blower

Canada - RRC/NBCC

Socrates -2

www.capla.ca/download.php?CC10=2010-11-9_Blower

A plethora of ePortfolios…

Open Source/Web 2.0 growing…

Web 2.0, social software“Publish yourself”

LinkedIn Example

Learning Forum London 2010European Institute for E-learning (EIfEL)

http://www.epforum.eu/http://bit.ly/LFL2010proceedings

General impressionsTechnology

• Open Source– Mahara/Moodle/Sakai/Drupal/WordPress

• Open Standards– Leap2A, Europass, HR-XML, XCRI

• Web 2.0, social software– YouTube, Twitter, Delicious

• Mashups and “combo platters”– Mahoodle, Gahoodle,

• Mobile applications– ALPS, others

General impressionsEmployability and workplace

• School to work– University of Newcastle, Australia

• Accrediting workplace learning– European Initiative for the Promotion of Informal

Learning (EIPIL)

• Professional accreditation– Health professions

• Workforce Adjustment, regional strategies– Limburg Province, The Netherlands

• Adult employability– Career Portfolio Manitoba

EuropeEIPIL-PAN, ALPS

AustraliaFlexible Learning Framework

www.flexiblelearning.net.au/content/e-portfolios

http://epcop.net.au

Gen Y vs. Gen X & Boomers

Career Portfolio Manitoba

Essential Skills ePortfolio for Employability

ePortfolio Community of Practice, Australia

October 29, 2010

Don Presant Linda Maxwell

Career Portfolio Manitobahttp://careerportfolio.mb.ca

Stakeholders:WEM & WPLARWorkplace Education Manitoba, Workplace PLAR

• Nonprofit partnerships of Government, Business and Labour

• WEM: workplace education in Essential Skills

• WPLAR: workplace Recognition of Prior Learning

wplar.ca

wem.mb.ca

The Essential Skills Portfolio Origins and character

• First immigrants, now “general”– Career changers (younger, older..)

• Reflection on life-wide learning of Essential Skills for employability

• Build confidence, improve “skills dialogue”– Make resumes & cover letters clearer, more credible– Preparation tool for interviews

• More than ES: attitudes, specialized skills• Product: ring binder, from electronic templates• 18 hours class time + c. 18 hours of homework

Building the ES portfolio Extracting value from experience

1. Identify life experiences 2. Reflect to draw out human capital

• “KSAs”: Knowledge, Skills, Attitudes

3. Write outcome statements for your KSAs4. Group into areas of expertise5. Put it all together in a portfolio

• Title page, table of contents, introduction• Lists: skills, examples & outcomes statements• Evidence-demonstrations, documentation• Resumes and cover letters• Goals and plans (SMART goals)

Vision for Career Portfolio ManitobaCareer development for life

• All Manitobans• Learner owned• Lifelong• Lifewide: home, community, school,

work...• Based on (not restricted to) Essential Skills• Built through partnerships of stakeholders,

with WEM and WPLAR as “anchor tenants”• Globally aware, locally relevant

Choosing the platformThe “Mahoodle” ecosystem

Export artefacts(learning products)

Blended learning•Synch/asynch, in class/online•Exposition•Assess for comprehension •Build knowledge

Collect, Select, Reflect…Artefacts, commentary, dialogueNetworks

Peers, mentors

Mahara tools:Blog, forum, views

“Single Sign On”

USER DRIVEN

INSTRUCTOR LED

Other Web 2.0 tools:

Human capitalEmployabilitySkills transferKSA asset building

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Submit for recognitionLinks to artefacts & views; assignments, evidence for outcomes

Essential Skills ePortfolioProgram overview

• Adapt the paper curriculum• Leverage the “e” factor• Embed authentic ICT skills

– Use relevant software applications– Use accessible multimedia hardware

• Provide ongoing learning support– Gap training / PD for SMART goals using Moodle

ImplementationJob match summary

Next steps

• Pilot• Train the trainer• Iterate, adapt

– Audiences, delivery formats

• Complete the business plan• Build partnerships• Grow

• Other government departments• Other non-profits• Sector Councils • Individual employers• Educational institutions

Potential partners

Community of communities“Small pieces, loosely joined”

StudentRecords

OnlineCredentialVerification

Job Boards, Recruitment

Sites

PersonalNetworks,

Communities

OnlineMentoringServices

LocalizedLabour Market

Information

Employer HRManagement

Systems

GovernmentInformation

Portals

MahoodleHub

Web 2.0YouTubeLinkedInTwitter…

eGovernmentSingle Window

Service

Further reading

• MyPortfolio http://myportfolio.ac.nz/ – Report: http://bit.ly/g8JLLQ

• MOSEP http://www.mosep.org/– Toolbox (curr/report):

http://bit.ly/MOSEP_toolbox

• EIfEL - www.epforum.eu/• epcop.net.au• twitter.com/donpresant

don@learningagents.ca(204) 219-5933

Don Presant

pmann@wem.mb.cahttp://bit.ly/CPMB_ASEC