A Sample e-Portfolio Service Landscape for Higher Education Wolfgang Greller TenCompetence Workshop Manchester 11 Jan 2007

What are e-Portfolios? The answer is… e-portfolio What is the question?

The answer is…

e-portfolio

What is the question?

More importantly… Students already engage in EP but may not know they are Universities need to support EP if they want to support students What do universities provide to enable EP?

Students already engage in EP but may not know they are

Universities need to support EP if they want to support students

What do universities provide to enable EP?

Understanding Traditional portfolios e.g. Art & Design, Architecture, Medicine Collection of artifacts and narratives Emergence of the Social Web Collection of different roles and memberships 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

Embedding of skills and competences in HE

Demonstrating prior learning

Demonstrating employability

Logical equation knowledge : qualification = skills : x? How do we document, assess, and certify competences (e.g. ability to learn)?

knowledge : qualification = skills : x?

Clear set of goals Employability Competency-oriented education Improving student learning (reflection) Service orientation (personalisation) Improve administrative processes

Employability

Competency-oriented education

Improving student learning (reflection)

Service orientation (personalisation)

Improve administrative processes

Service landscape

Personalised Support Entry Phase Learning support Career preparation

Next Challenges Interoperable data (internal – interinstitutional) Competence standards Euro CV integration Integration of aggregator Publicising/promoting services Creating sustainable business model

Thank you Dr Wolfgang Greller University of Klagenfurt Austria [email_address]

Thank you

Dr Wolfgang Greller

University of Klagenfurt

Austria

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