EduSpaces as an institutional platform to support e-portfolios Dr Wolfgang Greller University of Klagenfurt Austria Duisburg, 29 March 2007

Learners are not only consumers… are producers of knowledge develop competences have stories to tell are networked engage in activities are increasingly web literate manage their own learning

are not only consumers…

are producers of knowledge

develop competences

have stories to tell

are networked

engage in activities

are increasingly web literate

manage their own learning

PLE Personal Learning Environment A.Chambers (UNSW) 2005

Crossing traditional borders University-managed curriculum Personal learning environment Formal learning Informal learning Knowledge/Qualification Competence/LLL ?

Crossing traditional borders Personal learning environment (Web 2.0) University-managed curriculum MOODLE E-Portfolios ELGG fully managed fully independent

Understanding e-Portfolios Traditional portfolios e.g. Art & Design, Architecture, Medicine Collection of artifacts and narratives Emergence of the Social Web Collection of different roles and memberships Communities of practice Embedding of skills and competences in HE Demonstrating prior learning Demonstrating employability

Traditional portfolios

e.g. Art & Design, Architecture, Medicine

Collection of artifacts and narratives

Emergence of the Social Web

Collection of different roles and memberships

Communities of practice

Embedding of skills and competences in HE

Demonstrating prior learning

Demonstrating employability

Purpose of e-Portfolios Planning (PDP, career, competences) Recording (formal/informal learning, e.g. work-based learning) Reflecting (progress files, learner diaries, weblogs) Presenting (skills, profile, e.g. langs) Evidencing (products, achievements, awards)  Recognition (e.g. APL, gaining a professional license)

Planning (PDP, career, competences)

Recording (formal/informal learning, e.g. work-based learning)

Reflecting (progress files, learner diaries, weblogs)

Presenting (skills, profile, e.g. langs)

Evidencing (products, achievements, awards)

 Recognition (e.g. APL, gaining a professional license)

Klagenfurt Service Model Reflection = Learning PFs Blogosphere, Logbooks, Progressfiles, PDP Audience = self (others) ELGG (blog) Assets = Presentation PFs Written works, projects, assignments, pieces of code, etc. Audience = others (employers, customers) CMS – file management system ELGG (upload) / Moodle Certification = Assessment PFs Data about the student, diploma supplement, transcripts, electronic certificates stored in institutional databases Audience = other learning providers + employers Secure CMS, SRS ZEUS Personalised support Social networks Audience = friends + community ELGG , flickr , etc. Students sharing Institutions sharing Support service: current & for later reference? Data services: storage, authn, authz, security, encryption, digital signature, etc. Alumni services: added personal serv.: Skype, IM, address book, calendar, friends reunited, etc. AGGREGATOR ELGG

EduSpaces - Support Entry Phase (reflection, PDP) Learning support (competence dev) Career preparation (presentation) Alumni (LL e-Portfolio)

Eduspaces Main features: Learner diaries and narratives (weblogs) Social networks (friends, CoPs) Presentations (CV, career) Content aggregation (knowledge management) Personalisation (customisable interface) Access control (private, shared, public) Connectivity with Moodle

Main features:

Learner diaries and narratives (weblogs)

Social networks (friends, CoPs)

Presentations (CV, career)

Content aggregation (knowledge management)

Personalisation (customisable interface)

Access control (private, shared, public)

Connectivity with Moodle

Eduspaces

Thank you! Dr Wolfgang Greller Head of E-Learning University of Klagenfurt Austria [email_address] www.greller.net eduspaces.net/wgreller

Dr Wolfgang Greller

Head of E-Learning

University of Klagenfurt

Austria

[email_address]

www.greller.net

eduspaces.net/wgreller