The document discusses findings from a research coalition that studied the impact of electronic portfolios on student learning. The coalition found that eportfolios correlated with increased reflective learning, integrative learning, and help students establish their identities. Specifically, eportfolios revealed connections between reflection quality and evidence, engaged students in new ways of thinking, and helped develop strong professional identities. The coalition's collaborative, practitioner-based research approach allowed them to generate practical and intellectual insights into portfolio use across different institutions.
The Open Research Agenda (Milton Keynes)Robert Farrow
Slides presented at the CALRG Annual Conference 2016
(http://cloudworks.ac.uk/cloudscape/view/2975). The Open Research Agenda is an international consultation exercise on research priorities in open education.
University of Idaho Professional Practices Doctoral (PPD) ProgramCPEDInitiative
This document describes a cohort of 22 professionals pursuing doctorates together. The cohort includes K-12 administrators and faculty, higher education faculty and administrators, and small business owners from a variety of disciplines. The doctorate program is 3 years long and involves a 3-article dissertation, hybrid courses, co-research across disciplines, mentorships to connect scholarship and practice, identifying real-world problems, and developing proposals to address issues. Individual dissertation topics will analyze self-efficacy and experiential learning within different educational contexts.
This document summarizes a study on the barriers to evidence-based practice in child protection social work. The study found the top barriers were lack of time, an organizational culture that does not support evidence-based practice, and lack of relevant literature. Other barriers included lack of critical research appraisal skills, lack of IT skills, and lack of access to IT facilities and literature. The study concluded that moving beyond individual and organizational learning towards understanding the social and political contexts of professional learning is needed.
This document discusses the need for a pan-Canadian e-learning research agenda. It notes that while many research opportunities and questions exist, there have been no systematic efforts to define or address issues through research. Developing an agenda could catalyze action, create a shared community, focus ideas, provide direction, allow for collaboration, and attract funding. The document reviews different approaches to developing an agenda and barriers to e-learning research. It argues that an integrated, pan-Canadian agenda is needed to energize the research community and ensure discovery and adoption of innovations.
PhD research proposal presentation Sonia Saddiqui 28 Nov 2013Sonia Saddiqui
This document provides an overview of a PhD research proposal investigating the feasibility of implementing academic honour codes in Australian universities. The summary includes:
1) The research will examine honour codes, which emphasize community, trust and mutual responsibility for upholding academic integrity. It will assess student and staff attitudes towards honour codes and their potential viability in Australia.
2) Current approaches to managing academic integrity are described as punitive, pedagogical, and focused on processes/policies. The proposal argues a participatory approach involving student participation is missing. Honour codes provide an existing framework for a participatory model.
3) If honour codes are to work in Australia, there needs to be buy-in from students, endorsement from
E-Research Open Learning Conference Unisa 2018Terry Anderson
This document summarizes current research methods and results in e-learning. It discusses several topics being researched, including specific topics like access, equity and ethics in distance education systems. It outlines three levels of research perspectives (macro, meso, micro) and lists 15 research areas. Common research paradigms in e-learning like positivism, constructivism, and critical theory are also defined. The document advocates for developing a research agenda to establish priority areas and encourage cooperation. It promotes open access publishing over proprietary journals. In conclusion, it provides links to related publications and resources and invites comments on the presented information.
The document discusses findings from a research coalition that studied the impact of electronic portfolios on student learning. The coalition found that eportfolios correlated with increased reflective learning, integrative learning, and help students establish their identities. Specifically, eportfolios revealed connections between reflection quality and evidence, engaged students in new ways of thinking, and helped develop strong professional identities. The coalition's collaborative, practitioner-based research approach allowed them to generate practical and intellectual insights into portfolio use across different institutions.
The Open Research Agenda (Milton Keynes)Robert Farrow
Slides presented at the CALRG Annual Conference 2016
(http://cloudworks.ac.uk/cloudscape/view/2975). The Open Research Agenda is an international consultation exercise on research priorities in open education.
University of Idaho Professional Practices Doctoral (PPD) ProgramCPEDInitiative
This document describes a cohort of 22 professionals pursuing doctorates together. The cohort includes K-12 administrators and faculty, higher education faculty and administrators, and small business owners from a variety of disciplines. The doctorate program is 3 years long and involves a 3-article dissertation, hybrid courses, co-research across disciplines, mentorships to connect scholarship and practice, identifying real-world problems, and developing proposals to address issues. Individual dissertation topics will analyze self-efficacy and experiential learning within different educational contexts.
This document summarizes a study on the barriers to evidence-based practice in child protection social work. The study found the top barriers were lack of time, an organizational culture that does not support evidence-based practice, and lack of relevant literature. Other barriers included lack of critical research appraisal skills, lack of IT skills, and lack of access to IT facilities and literature. The study concluded that moving beyond individual and organizational learning towards understanding the social and political contexts of professional learning is needed.
This document discusses the need for a pan-Canadian e-learning research agenda. It notes that while many research opportunities and questions exist, there have been no systematic efforts to define or address issues through research. Developing an agenda could catalyze action, create a shared community, focus ideas, provide direction, allow for collaboration, and attract funding. The document reviews different approaches to developing an agenda and barriers to e-learning research. It argues that an integrated, pan-Canadian agenda is needed to energize the research community and ensure discovery and adoption of innovations.
PhD research proposal presentation Sonia Saddiqui 28 Nov 2013Sonia Saddiqui
This document provides an overview of a PhD research proposal investigating the feasibility of implementing academic honour codes in Australian universities. The summary includes:
1) The research will examine honour codes, which emphasize community, trust and mutual responsibility for upholding academic integrity. It will assess student and staff attitudes towards honour codes and their potential viability in Australia.
2) Current approaches to managing academic integrity are described as punitive, pedagogical, and focused on processes/policies. The proposal argues a participatory approach involving student participation is missing. Honour codes provide an existing framework for a participatory model.
3) If honour codes are to work in Australia, there needs to be buy-in from students, endorsement from
E-Research Open Learning Conference Unisa 2018Terry Anderson
This document summarizes current research methods and results in e-learning. It discusses several topics being researched, including specific topics like access, equity and ethics in distance education systems. It outlines three levels of research perspectives (macro, meso, micro) and lists 15 research areas. Common research paradigms in e-learning like positivism, constructivism, and critical theory are also defined. The document advocates for developing a research agenda to establish priority areas and encourage cooperation. It promotes open access publishing over proprietary journals. In conclusion, it provides links to related publications and resources and invites comments on the presented information.
Invited talk: Using Social Media and Mobile Devices to Mediate Informal, Professional, Work-Based Learning
John Cook
Bristol Centre for Research
in Lifelong Learning and Education (BRILLE)
University of the West of England (UWE)
http://www.uwe.ac.uk/research/brille/
http://people.uwe.ac.uk/Pages/person.aspx?accountname=campus\jn-cook
Invited talk: Centre for Learning, Knowing and Interactive Technologies, Graduate School of Education, University of Bristol
26th February, 12.30 to 13.45
Sabbatical (Massey University) - An Introduction to a New Research Paradigm: ...Michael Barbour
Barbour, M. K. (2011, April). An introduction to a new research paradigm: Design-based research. An invited presentation to the National Centre for Teaching and Learning at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
The present paper is an initiative to understand the intricacies of stress and its impact on faculty members
working in education sector in the new normal and the impact of this on the life of the faculty members in
general and to cite suggestions as per the research outcome. This work is mix of secondary and primary source.
For this the responses were collected from the capital region of Odisha. Total 184 responses were collected and
the data has been collected through purposive and snow ball sampling. The responses so received were used
for Chi-square testing and three hypotheses were analyzed, whereas the second phase of analysis was carried
out under perception score method with 5 point scale for professors at all the levels.
It was found that the Organizational stress & COVID-19 stress having a dominant role on the impact of
performance of professors at all levels. COVID-19 stressors have put more impact on Assistant Professors,
Associate Professors and Professors performance than the organizational stressors in this study. Research and
publication seems to be the common stress for professors at all levels. Loss of family members due to pandemic
and reduction of salary are the common contributors of stress under COVID-19.
Understanding Online Reading Comprehension, Collaboration, and Digital Inquir...Julie Coiro
The document provides an overview of Julie Coiro's research on online reading comprehension, collaboration, and digital inquiry. It discusses three key areas: 1) Expanding online reading with critical literacy practices, 2) Capturing dimensions of collaboration and deliberation with multiple-source inquiry tasks, and 3) Defining the construct of collaborative online inquiry and deliberation. The document outlines several studies and projects that Coiro has conducted to better understand and measure online reading comprehension, critical evaluation of online sources, and collaborative problem solving in digital environments.
1) The document describes a case study of institutional changes made to assessment practices at a large arts university in London. Specifically, it introduced eight explicit assessment criteria, a standardized feedback form, and a grading matrix to improve consistency, clarity, and timeliness of assessment and feedback.
2) There was initial resistance from staff who saw it as compromising their autonomy, but student feedback was positive. National survey scores on assessment and feedback increased by 7% on average after implementation.
3) The changes are analyzed through the framework of "The Fourth Way" model of education reform, which argues for a balanced approach between support/accountability and freedom/consistency in managing change.
This document discusses challenges and opportunities for improving ICT research in Africa. It notes that while ICT is often believed to benefit learning, the empirical evidence supporting these claims is limited. Several studies have found mixed or no effects of ICT on student achievement. The document also points out threats to the quality of educational research in Africa, including pressure to publish which can compromise rigor, a lack of large-scale and longitudinal studies, and insufficient grounding of research in strong theoretical frameworks. It calls for abandoning weak research designs in favor of more robust experimental and quasi-experimental approaches grounded in theory. Strengthening research training and supervision as well as international collaboration are also recommended to advance high-quality ICT research.
Myths And Misperceptions About Online Learning2P Shea
Invited Session featuring researchers who have conducted reviews of online learning published in Review of Educational Research. The session includes a conceptual, traditional, and meta-analytic review of this topic.
This study examines the experiences of two college professors integrating technology into their classrooms. The professors teach at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. Data was collected through individual interviews with each professor, observations of their classes, follow-up interviews after observations, and a focus group interview. The study aims to understand the actual experiences of these professors in integrating technology, how their teaching theories influence technology use, their understanding of technological pedagogical content knowledge, and their levels of innovativeness. Previous research has focused less on college professors' perspectives, and this study provides insights into the challenges and benefits of technology integration from their point of view.
Transition and the first year experience: University students’ expectations Chris Hall
Transition and the first year experience: University students’ expectations Research question: What do you expect to gain from attending university? Alderson, Hall & Latreille
Researchers face both academic and social challenges during their research work that can negatively impact their research processes and outcomes. This study explored these challenges through interviews with 50 graduate students (22 female) at BahauddinZakariya University in Pakistan. The researchers identified several major academic challenges, including difficulties selecting research topics, reviewing literature, accessing learning resources, poor academic writing skills, lack of institutional support, and problems interacting with supervisors. Key social challenges included issues with data collection, time management, financial constraints, personal problems, and relationship issues with supervisors. Both male and female researchers experienced these challenges, though with some minor differences in intensity. The findings provide insight into how to better support researchers and improve research quality in higher education
This document provides an overview of a presentation on academic writing for postgraduate students. It discusses the expectations and criteria lecturers have for postgraduate assignments, including critically reflecting on issues, applying theory to practice, structuring assignments well, and using correct citations and references. The presentation covers key features of academic writing like using an introduction, body, and conclusion structure and incorporating in-text citations and a reference list. It also discusses developing a structure for assignments, writing in paragraphs, building an argument, and using topic sentences and referencing. The presentation aims to provide tools to help students improve their academic writing skills.
This document provides an overview of a thesis proposal on exploring entrepreneurship in open source communities. The researcher aims to investigate how entrepreneurs identify opportunities and contribute to social capital in open source communities like OpenSimulator and Bitcoin. The study will use interviews, text analysis, and social network analysis of mailing lists, forums, and other data sources. The research expects to contribute to literature on open source communities, social capital, entrepreneurship, and institutional theory by examining entrepreneurs' roles in these communities and how they pursue both individual and collective goals through open entrepreneurship.
The Holon Institute of Technology in Israel launched a science shop initiative to promote problem-based learning through partnerships between students, faculty, and civil society organizations. In the first year, 10 projects were carried out through service learning courses, expanded final projects, and extracurricular problem-based learning involving 70 students, 7 faculty, and 2 staff who contributed over 5,000 hours. Projects addressed issues like playgrounds for disabled children and vocational training. Evaluations found students highly engaged but noted room for improvement in organization and community contact.
This document summarizes a dissertation study on the perceived leadership competencies critical to quality online course design. The study aims to investigate current quality status, the relationship between quality and instructional design leadership competencies, and the effect on learners. It will use qualitative interviews and work samples from instructional designers to identify competencies and analyze online course characteristics and student evaluations. The goal is to determine which leadership competencies are most important for creating high quality online learning experiences.
This document describes an essential skills program for unemployed women over 40. The program was developed in response to needs in the local community and is funded by the Canadian government. It focuses on developing skills through a woman-centered and culturally sensitive lens. The curriculum is divided into 3 modules exploring the self, community, and future. Activities are experiential and aim to improve essential skills. Field tests showed increases in literacy skills. The complete adaptable curriculum is available online.
ePortfolios for Adults (and Other Humans) Don Presant
This document provides an overview of ePortfolios and their uses for adult learners. EPortfolios can be used for both formal learning purposes, such as submitting assignments or applying for academic credit, as well as informal purposes like career development, tracking continuing education, and creating an online archive of personal documents and learning resources. The document discusses how ePortfolios have transformed from static resumes and CVs to dynamic personal learning environments that support lifelong, lifewide learning. It also presents examples of how ePortfolios are being implemented for adults in schools, colleges, and workforce training programs in Manitoba.
08_Employers & international developments by Barbara JaworskiDon Presant
The document discusses programs and initiatives in Canada and Australia that support employment opportunities for mature workers. It provides examples of previous winners of an award that recognizes organizations with effective programs for employing workers over 50. It also outlines several approaches other countries take to integrating or maintaining older workers, as well as programs in Australia that provide assistance tailored to individual needs, training incentives, on-the-job support, and grants to increase mature workers' skills.
This document discusses simulation reports for CAPLA 2010 and focuses on the mature worker and recognizing prior learning. It outlines developing a vision and plan for recognizing prior learning for mature workers and implementing that recognition plan.
Invited talk: Using Social Media and Mobile Devices to Mediate Informal, Professional, Work-Based Learning
John Cook
Bristol Centre for Research
in Lifelong Learning and Education (BRILLE)
University of the West of England (UWE)
http://www.uwe.ac.uk/research/brille/
http://people.uwe.ac.uk/Pages/person.aspx?accountname=campus\jn-cook
Invited talk: Centre for Learning, Knowing and Interactive Technologies, Graduate School of Education, University of Bristol
26th February, 12.30 to 13.45
Sabbatical (Massey University) - An Introduction to a New Research Paradigm: ...Michael Barbour
Barbour, M. K. (2011, April). An introduction to a new research paradigm: Design-based research. An invited presentation to the National Centre for Teaching and Learning at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
The present paper is an initiative to understand the intricacies of stress and its impact on faculty members
working in education sector in the new normal and the impact of this on the life of the faculty members in
general and to cite suggestions as per the research outcome. This work is mix of secondary and primary source.
For this the responses were collected from the capital region of Odisha. Total 184 responses were collected and
the data has been collected through purposive and snow ball sampling. The responses so received were used
for Chi-square testing and three hypotheses were analyzed, whereas the second phase of analysis was carried
out under perception score method with 5 point scale for professors at all the levels.
It was found that the Organizational stress & COVID-19 stress having a dominant role on the impact of
performance of professors at all levels. COVID-19 stressors have put more impact on Assistant Professors,
Associate Professors and Professors performance than the organizational stressors in this study. Research and
publication seems to be the common stress for professors at all levels. Loss of family members due to pandemic
and reduction of salary are the common contributors of stress under COVID-19.
Understanding Online Reading Comprehension, Collaboration, and Digital Inquir...Julie Coiro
The document provides an overview of Julie Coiro's research on online reading comprehension, collaboration, and digital inquiry. It discusses three key areas: 1) Expanding online reading with critical literacy practices, 2) Capturing dimensions of collaboration and deliberation with multiple-source inquiry tasks, and 3) Defining the construct of collaborative online inquiry and deliberation. The document outlines several studies and projects that Coiro has conducted to better understand and measure online reading comprehension, critical evaluation of online sources, and collaborative problem solving in digital environments.
1) The document describes a case study of institutional changes made to assessment practices at a large arts university in London. Specifically, it introduced eight explicit assessment criteria, a standardized feedback form, and a grading matrix to improve consistency, clarity, and timeliness of assessment and feedback.
2) There was initial resistance from staff who saw it as compromising their autonomy, but student feedback was positive. National survey scores on assessment and feedback increased by 7% on average after implementation.
3) The changes are analyzed through the framework of "The Fourth Way" model of education reform, which argues for a balanced approach between support/accountability and freedom/consistency in managing change.
This document discusses challenges and opportunities for improving ICT research in Africa. It notes that while ICT is often believed to benefit learning, the empirical evidence supporting these claims is limited. Several studies have found mixed or no effects of ICT on student achievement. The document also points out threats to the quality of educational research in Africa, including pressure to publish which can compromise rigor, a lack of large-scale and longitudinal studies, and insufficient grounding of research in strong theoretical frameworks. It calls for abandoning weak research designs in favor of more robust experimental and quasi-experimental approaches grounded in theory. Strengthening research training and supervision as well as international collaboration are also recommended to advance high-quality ICT research.
Myths And Misperceptions About Online Learning2P Shea
Invited Session featuring researchers who have conducted reviews of online learning published in Review of Educational Research. The session includes a conceptual, traditional, and meta-analytic review of this topic.
This study examines the experiences of two college professors integrating technology into their classrooms. The professors teach at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. Data was collected through individual interviews with each professor, observations of their classes, follow-up interviews after observations, and a focus group interview. The study aims to understand the actual experiences of these professors in integrating technology, how their teaching theories influence technology use, their understanding of technological pedagogical content knowledge, and their levels of innovativeness. Previous research has focused less on college professors' perspectives, and this study provides insights into the challenges and benefits of technology integration from their point of view.
Transition and the first year experience: University students’ expectations Chris Hall
Transition and the first year experience: University students’ expectations Research question: What do you expect to gain from attending university? Alderson, Hall & Latreille
Researchers face both academic and social challenges during their research work that can negatively impact their research processes and outcomes. This study explored these challenges through interviews with 50 graduate students (22 female) at BahauddinZakariya University in Pakistan. The researchers identified several major academic challenges, including difficulties selecting research topics, reviewing literature, accessing learning resources, poor academic writing skills, lack of institutional support, and problems interacting with supervisors. Key social challenges included issues with data collection, time management, financial constraints, personal problems, and relationship issues with supervisors. Both male and female researchers experienced these challenges, though with some minor differences in intensity. The findings provide insight into how to better support researchers and improve research quality in higher education
This document provides an overview of a presentation on academic writing for postgraduate students. It discusses the expectations and criteria lecturers have for postgraduate assignments, including critically reflecting on issues, applying theory to practice, structuring assignments well, and using correct citations and references. The presentation covers key features of academic writing like using an introduction, body, and conclusion structure and incorporating in-text citations and a reference list. It also discusses developing a structure for assignments, writing in paragraphs, building an argument, and using topic sentences and referencing. The presentation aims to provide tools to help students improve their academic writing skills.
This document provides an overview of a thesis proposal on exploring entrepreneurship in open source communities. The researcher aims to investigate how entrepreneurs identify opportunities and contribute to social capital in open source communities like OpenSimulator and Bitcoin. The study will use interviews, text analysis, and social network analysis of mailing lists, forums, and other data sources. The research expects to contribute to literature on open source communities, social capital, entrepreneurship, and institutional theory by examining entrepreneurs' roles in these communities and how they pursue both individual and collective goals through open entrepreneurship.
The Holon Institute of Technology in Israel launched a science shop initiative to promote problem-based learning through partnerships between students, faculty, and civil society organizations. In the first year, 10 projects were carried out through service learning courses, expanded final projects, and extracurricular problem-based learning involving 70 students, 7 faculty, and 2 staff who contributed over 5,000 hours. Projects addressed issues like playgrounds for disabled children and vocational training. Evaluations found students highly engaged but noted room for improvement in organization and community contact.
This document summarizes a dissertation study on the perceived leadership competencies critical to quality online course design. The study aims to investigate current quality status, the relationship between quality and instructional design leadership competencies, and the effect on learners. It will use qualitative interviews and work samples from instructional designers to identify competencies and analyze online course characteristics and student evaluations. The goal is to determine which leadership competencies are most important for creating high quality online learning experiences.
This document describes an essential skills program for unemployed women over 40. The program was developed in response to needs in the local community and is funded by the Canadian government. It focuses on developing skills through a woman-centered and culturally sensitive lens. The curriculum is divided into 3 modules exploring the self, community, and future. Activities are experiential and aim to improve essential skills. Field tests showed increases in literacy skills. The complete adaptable curriculum is available online.
ePortfolios for Adults (and Other Humans) Don Presant
This document provides an overview of ePortfolios and their uses for adult learners. EPortfolios can be used for both formal learning purposes, such as submitting assignments or applying for academic credit, as well as informal purposes like career development, tracking continuing education, and creating an online archive of personal documents and learning resources. The document discusses how ePortfolios have transformed from static resumes and CVs to dynamic personal learning environments that support lifelong, lifewide learning. It also presents examples of how ePortfolios are being implemented for adults in schools, colleges, and workforce training programs in Manitoba.
08_Employers & international developments by Barbara JaworskiDon Presant
The document discusses programs and initiatives in Canada and Australia that support employment opportunities for mature workers. It provides examples of previous winners of an award that recognizes organizations with effective programs for employing workers over 50. It also outlines several approaches other countries take to integrating or maintaining older workers, as well as programs in Australia that provide assistance tailored to individual needs, training incentives, on-the-job support, and grants to increase mature workers' skills.
This document discusses simulation reports for CAPLA 2010 and focuses on the mature worker and recognizing prior learning. It outlines developing a vision and plan for recognizing prior learning for mature workers and implementing that recognition plan.
This document describes an essential skills program for unemployed women over 40. The program was developed in response to needs in the local community and is funded by the Canadian government. It focuses on developing skills through a woman-centered and culturally sensitive lens. The curriculum is divided into 3 modules exploring the self, community, and future. Activities are experiential and aim to improve essential skills. Field tests showed increases in literacy skills. The complete adaptable curriculum is available online.
The Canadian Healthcare Association (CHA) is a federation that represents hospitals, health organizations, and services across Canada such as acute care, home care, long-term care, public health, and mental health services. These services are provided through regional health authorities, hospitals, and other facilities to serve all Canadians. CHA is dedicated to providing education to health professionals across Canada on topics such as management, quality improvement, cultural competence, nutrition, and health information management through distance learning programs. CHA is committed to supporting students through qualified education consultants, timely support, and up-to-date high quality program content.
The document discusses a panel on mature workers that took place in Ottawa on November 7, 2010. It describes ESPORT, a tool that helps mature workers explore career options by assessing their essential skills and matching those skills to job requirements. ESPORT identifies other jobs that match a user's interests, narrows options to available opportunities, demonstrates existing skills that relate to target occupations, and provides online learning to address any skills gaps. Panelists learned that mature workers appreciate seeing how their lifetime of skills transfer, and that ESPORT should be implemented as part of a concrete career plan with facilitator support.
This document lists the names and organizations of 27 participants who attended the CAPLA 2010 workshop on the mature worker and recognition of prior learning held on November 7, 2010 in various locations across Canada.
MW05_Experienced Workers Program at Algonquin CollegeDon Presant
Algonquin College is committed to recognizing prior experiential learning through its Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) process. This helps reduce barriers to education for an increasingly diverse student population. The college has assigned personnel to champion the RPL process and provide intake and referral services to help students identify goals and available support services. The RPL approach involves self-assessment of interests, abilities, and work values to help students understand where their talents meet workforce needs and develop career benchmarks. Assessment processes are designed to be valid, fair, and encourage students to recognize their strengths and transferable skills.
05_Mature Workers program at Algonquin by Denyce DiakunDon Presant
Algonquin College is committed to recognizing prior experiential learning through its Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) process. This helps reduce barriers to education for an increasingly diverse student population. The college has assigned personnel to champion the RPL process and provide intake and referral services to help students identify goals and available college resources. The RPL approach involves self-understanding, empowerment, and understanding one's skills in relation to workforce needs. It provides tools to help students get "unstuck" and realize their untapped potential for navigating their careers.
The document discusses programs and initiatives in Canada and Australia that support employment opportunities for mature workers. Some key points:
- The Best Employers Award for 50 Plus Canadians recognizes organizations with effective programs for employing mature workers. Previous winners include hospitals, retailers, and government agencies.
- Australia provides various services through organizations like Centrelink and Job Services Australia to help mature job seekers, including training programs, small business assistance, apprenticeship incentives, and on-the-job support.
- The Workplace Institute's 45+ Engagement Model identifies factors like financial guidance, work-life balance, training, and recognition that can increase mature workers' engagement and productivity.
Open Badges...more than Gamification or Gold StarsDon Presant
A shorter version of my living deck for Higher Education. Prepared for the Educational Developers Caucus, held in Winnipeg in 2015. This version emphasizes educator PD at the expense of student employability.
Open Badges - Milestones for Learning and CareersDon Presant
Originally developed for the CAPLA 2015 Conference and updated several time since then, this fast-paced presentation explores evolving global practices for digital credentialing systems using the Mozilla Open Badges standard.
It frames the needs, outlines how Open Badges meet those needs, then provides living examples, case studies, and active research across a wide variety of contexts.
Open Badges are used as digital credentials by educators, professional bodies and employers around the world because they provide a better way to recognize learning, especially learning that takes place outside a classroom. They are trustable quality tokens of skills and achievements that can be displayed in e-portfolios and social media.
Open Badges are modular and ”stackable”: they can be linked together into flexible development pathways and can support Competency Based Education and RPL.
This document discusses ePortfolios and their role in higher education and lifelong learning. It provides an overview of different types of ePortfolios, including those used for personal planning, employment purposes, and continuing professional development. Benefits of ePortfolios include their ability to collect, archive, and share multimedia evidence of learning over time. The document also discusses success factors and barriers related to implementing ePortfolios. It envisions a future state where ePortfolios are more open and interoperable between different systems to better support lifelong learning and career development.
This document provides an overview of Career Portfolio Manitoba, an initiative to help Manitobans develop online career portfolios using the Mahara ePortfolio platform. The portfolios are intended to showcase individuals' essential skills and experience to potential employers. The document discusses why ePortfolios are useful for employability, outlines the Essential Skills Portfolio program, and presents next steps to expand the initiative province-wide through partnerships.
The document discusses ePortfolios and their use for learning and skills assessment. It provides examples of ePortfolio implementations from different countries and contexts. Key points are that ePortfolios can showcase learning, provide evidence of skills, and support reflection. When combined with social software, they allow sharing and collaboration.
This document provides a summary of a synthesis research report on work-related informal learning in Canada. It begins by defining informal learning and discussing a framework for understanding it. It then outlines key findings from large-scale Canadian surveys about the types of informal learning workers engage in and factors that affect its quality. Specifically, it discusses how people learn informally, what they tend to learn, and how learner characteristics and workplace environments can influence the learning. Overall, the summary highlights that while informal learning plays an important role in lifelong learning and skills development, more research is still needed to understand how to actively support, assess and recognize it in Canadian workplaces.
Collaborative action research is a process where teachers work together to systematically examine their own educational practices using research techniques to improve student learning. It involves teams of practitioners with common interests investigating issues relevant to their work. The key aspects of collaborative action research are that it is team-based, focuses on improving situations identified by participants, and aims to develop a shared understanding of teaching practices through research.
The document discusses educational research quality and application-focused research and development. It notes that educational research does not have a strong reputation and some work is insufficiently built upon previous research or tested in new contexts. Application-focused research faces additional challenges, including underrepresentation of user-focused outputs in quality assessments and insufficient reference to recent relevant research. Improving educational research quality involves considering user needs and fundamental understanding.
Advice For Action With Automatic Feedback SystemsNat Rice
This document summarizes a chapter about providing automated feedback systems to support student learning. It discusses some challenges with traditional feedback approaches and how automated feedback can help address these issues. Specifically, it highlights three case studies of automated feedback systems - OpenEssayist, Open Comment, and OpenMentor - that aim to provide formative "Advice for Action" to students by recognizing their effort and encouraging continued work on problems. Automated feedback can help reduce pressures on staff resources while still supporting students, especially in distance learning contexts with high dropout rates.
Powerpoint show developed by Terry Anderson describing design-based research in the context of a wider presentation on distance education research generally and an introduction to CIDER.
The document discusses two projects exploring formative assessment practices in open and distance learning environments. It finds that while students engage with formative assessment, their understanding of it varies, and it is not always used extensively. Formats of assessment have changed in these environments due to new technologies, but focus has been on tools rather than effective assessment approaches. The study found diversity in practices across three institutions, with two demonstrating elements of good formative assessment practice like periodic rather than end-of-year evaluations. It concludes that a conceptual model is needed to make formative assessment work purposefully in open and distance learning.
Taking evidence-based professional learning conversations online: Implicatio...mddhani
Presented in one of the parallel sessions during the 15th International Conference on Education 2010 at Universiti Brunei Darussalam.
Presenter/courtesy of Michael Moroney, Lecturer, Universiti Brunei Darussalam.
Presented in one of the parallel sessions during the 15th International Conference on Education 2010 at Universiti Brunei Darussalam.
Presenter/courtesy of Michael Moroney, Lecturer, Universiti Brunei Darussalam.
The document summarizes the results of the Open Research Agenda consultation exercise conducted in 2016. The consultation aimed to better understand research priorities in open education by gathering input from practitioners through an online survey and discussions at various conferences. Key findings included that the most important identified research areas were assessment, awareness/perceptions, and business models. Respondents represented various roles but most identified as educators. The results informed discussions at the Open Education 2016 conference on setting future research directions and identifying potential collaborations in open education research.
Slides presented at Open Education 2016. The Open Research Agenda is an international consultation exercise on research priorities in open education which combines online surveys and focus group interactions. This presentation summarises thematic analysis of the data set and indicates future directions for research in the field of open education.
1. The document discusses the changing landscape of higher education and assessment as online learning opportunities become more prevalent.
2. It explores how learners are using open educational resources in both formal and informal ways, and how this may shift power dynamics between learners, communities, and institutions.
3. New approaches to assessment are needed that leverage social technologies, support self-assessment and peer feedback, and focus on developing students' skills rather than just measuring content knowledge.
This document summarizes a discussion on professional learning in the workplace and higher education. It examines factors that create an understanding of professional learning, including how professionals learn, case studies of professional learning, and a model to inform future technology-enhanced professional learning. Collaborators from various universities then discussed applying this framework to different sectors such as finance, health, and energy to better understand professional learning challenges and opportunities in those domains.
E-Portfolios and the Problem of Learning in the Post-Course Era by Randy Bass, Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship (CNDLS), Georgetown University
General Education 3.0 (AAC&U)
March 4, 2011
The document summarizes the agenda and content covered during the second day of an IFP staff development training at the Learning Development Centre. The day included starting activities, a review of homework, presentations on research-based teaching approaches and the university strategy, and sessions on assessment, feedback, and inclusive teaching. Formats for making materials accessible were demonstrated. Participants provided feedback and evaluations of the training.
This document discusses the disruptive and transformative nature of eportfolios in higher education. It provides examples of eportfolios being used at various universities to develop students' proficiencies and link curricular and lifelong learning. Eportfolios can impact learning, engagement, retention, and identity development when certain implementation thresholds are met. Embracing the disruption of existing practices through inquiry and low-threshold eportfolio assignments can help students become self-directed learners and change agents.
Executive Directors Chat Leveraging AI for Diversity, Equity, and InclusionTechSoup
Let’s explore the intersection of technology and equity in the final session of our DEI series. Discover how AI tools, like ChatGPT, can be used to support and enhance your nonprofit's DEI initiatives. Participants will gain insights into practical AI applications and get tips for leveraging technology to advance their DEI goals.
Walmart Business+ and Spark Good for Nonprofits.pdfTechSoup
"Learn about all the ways Walmart supports nonprofit organizations.
You will hear from Liz Willett, the Head of Nonprofits, and hear about what Walmart is doing to help nonprofits, including Walmart Business and Spark Good. Walmart Business+ is a new offer for nonprofits that offers discounts and also streamlines nonprofits order and expense tracking, saving time and money.
The webinar may also give some examples on how nonprofits can best leverage Walmart Business+.
The event will cover the following::
Walmart Business + (https://business.walmart.com/plus) is a new shopping experience for nonprofits, schools, and local business customers that connects an exclusive online shopping experience to stores. Benefits include free delivery and shipping, a 'Spend Analytics” feature, special discounts, deals and tax-exempt shopping.
Special TechSoup offer for a free 180 days membership, and up to $150 in discounts on eligible orders.
Spark Good (walmart.com/sparkgood) is a charitable platform that enables nonprofits to receive donations directly from customers and associates.
Answers about how you can do more with Walmart!"
How to Fix the Import Error in the Odoo 17Celine George
An import error occurs when a program fails to import a module or library, disrupting its execution. In languages like Python, this issue arises when the specified module cannot be found or accessed, hindering the program's functionality. Resolving import errors is crucial for maintaining smooth software operation and uninterrupted development processes.
How to Manage Your Lost Opportunities in Odoo 17 CRMCeline George
Odoo 17 CRM allows us to track why we lose sales opportunities with "Lost Reasons." This helps analyze our sales process and identify areas for improvement. Here's how to configure lost reasons in Odoo 17 CRM
ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 42001, and GDPR: Best Practices for Implementation and...PECB
Denis is a dynamic and results-driven Chief Information Officer (CIO) with a distinguished career spanning information systems analysis and technical project management. With a proven track record of spearheading the design and delivery of cutting-edge Information Management solutions, he has consistently elevated business operations, streamlined reporting functions, and maximized process efficiency.
Certified as an ISO/IEC 27001: Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) Lead Implementer, Data Protection Officer, and Cyber Risks Analyst, Denis brings a heightened focus on data security, privacy, and cyber resilience to every endeavor.
His expertise extends across a diverse spectrum of reporting, database, and web development applications, underpinned by an exceptional grasp of data storage and virtualization technologies. His proficiency in application testing, database administration, and data cleansing ensures seamless execution of complex projects.
What sets Denis apart is his comprehensive understanding of Business and Systems Analysis technologies, honed through involvement in all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC). From meticulous requirements gathering to precise analysis, innovative design, rigorous development, thorough testing, and successful implementation, he has consistently delivered exceptional results.
Throughout his career, he has taken on multifaceted roles, from leading technical project management teams to owning solutions that drive operational excellence. His conscientious and proactive approach is unwavering, whether he is working independently or collaboratively within a team. His ability to connect with colleagues on a personal level underscores his commitment to fostering a harmonious and productive workplace environment.
Date: May 29, 2024
Tags: Information Security, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 42001, Artificial Intelligence, GDPR
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Find out more about ISO training and certification services
Training: ISO/IEC 27001 Information Security Management System - EN | PECB
ISO/IEC 42001 Artificial Intelligence Management System - EN | PECB
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - Training Courses - EN | PECB
Webinars: https://pecb.com/webinars
Article: https://pecb.com/article
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
For more information about PECB:
Website: https://pecb.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pecb/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PECBInternational/
Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/PECBCERTIFICATION
How to Setup Warehouse & Location in Odoo 17 InventoryCeline George
In this slide, we'll explore how to set up warehouses and locations in Odoo 17 Inventory. This will help us manage our stock effectively, track inventory levels, and streamline warehouse operations.
Main Java[All of the Base Concepts}.docxadhitya5119
This is part 1 of my Java Learning Journey. This Contains Custom methods, classes, constructors, packages, multithreading , try- catch block, finally block and more.
LAND USE LAND COVER AND NDVI OF MIRZAPUR DISTRICT, UPRAHUL
This Dissertation explores the particular circumstances of Mirzapur, a region located in the
core of India. Mirzapur, with its varied terrains and abundant biodiversity, offers an optimal
environment for investigating the changes in vegetation cover dynamics. Our study utilizes
advanced technologies such as GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and Remote sensing to
analyze the transformations that have taken place over the course of a decade.
The complex relationship between human activities and the environment has been the focus
of extensive research and worry. As the global community grapples with swift urbanization,
population expansion, and economic progress, the effects on natural ecosystems are becoming
more evident. A crucial element of this impact is the alteration of vegetation cover, which plays a
significant role in maintaining the ecological equilibrium of our planet.Land serves as the foundation for all human activities and provides the necessary materials for
these activities. As the most crucial natural resource, its utilization by humans results in different
'Land uses,' which are determined by both human activities and the physical characteristics of the
land.
The utilization of land is impacted by human needs and environmental factors. In countries
like India, rapid population growth and the emphasis on extensive resource exploitation can lead
to significant land degradation, adversely affecting the region's land cover.
Therefore, human intervention has significantly influenced land use patterns over many
centuries, evolving its structure over time and space. In the present era, these changes have
accelerated due to factors such as agriculture and urbanization. Information regarding land use and
cover is essential for various planning and management tasks related to the Earth's surface,
providing crucial environmental data for scientific, resource management, policy purposes, and
diverse human activities.
Accurate understanding of land use and cover is imperative for the development planning
of any area. Consequently, a wide range of professionals, including earth system scientists, land
and water managers, and urban planners, are interested in obtaining data on land use and cover
changes, conversion trends, and other related patterns. The spatial dimensions of land use and
cover support policymakers and scientists in making well-informed decisions, as alterations in
these patterns indicate shifts in economic and social conditions. Monitoring such changes with the
help of Advanced technologies like Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems is
crucial for coordinated efforts across different administrative levels. Advanced technologies like
Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems
9
Changes in vegetation cover refer to variations in the distribution, composition, and overall
structure of plant communities across different temporal and spatial scales. These changes can
occur natural.
1. Work-Related Informal
Learning in Canada:
Implications for
Research & Practice
Christine Wihak, Thompson Rivers University -- Open Learning, Principal
Researcher
Alex Stephens, Coordinator Work & Learning Knowledge Centre
(WLKC)
Gail Hall, CAPLA Coordinator www.recognitionforlearning.ca
2. A contract completed for:
Canadian Council on Learning’s
Work and Learning Knowledge
Centre (WLKC)
by
The Canadian Association for Prior
Learning Assessment (CAPLA)
4. Research Method
Synthesis research -- not original research
Defined “work” as paid employment
Had Advisory Committee with representation
from key Stakeholders
Literature Search
Searched literature published after 2000
Limited search terms to “informal learning” and
“work” (and French equivalents) when searching
academic databases and web
Also searched individual issues of journals listed
on Work & Learning Network website
(http://www.wln.ualberta.ca/resourcesJ.htm)
5. Stakeholder Consultation
Conducted to get stakeholder response to
findings from literature review
Not intended to be statistically valid survey
Five main Stakeholder groups
Industry / Business
Labour Unions
Groups/Professional Associations (occupational groups,
professional associations, certification bodies)
Facilitators (training companies and organizations, PLAR
practitioners, career/employment counsellors, immigrant
serving agencies, etc.)
Researchers
6. Stakeholder Consultation
Questionnaire reviewed, approved by Advisory
Committee
E-mail invitation to respond to on-line survey sent to
over 100 contacts identified through CAPLA network,
WLKC network, Advisory Committee members
Received 58 completed questionnaires
Responses from all key Stakeholder groups
Only 3 responses from Labour out of 17 contacts
Completed 9 telephone interviews with contacts who
provided follow-up information
7. Work-Related
Informal Learning
Major purpose of research was to try to
find consensus on working definition
Asked Stakeholders what terms they
use for “informal learning”
8. Informal Work-Related
Learning
Stakeholder terms
Action learning Observation
Experiential learning On-the-job training (OJT)
Hands-on learning Partnering
Incidental learning Peer learning
Independent study Professional development
Industry training Project learning
Job shadowing Reflection
Lifelong learning Researching
Mentoring Self-directed learning
Non-formal learning Service learning
9. Definition of Work-Related
Informal Learning
Usual trilogy of adult education and learning
Formal
Non-formal
Informal
Informal learning often defined by what it is
not
Looked in literature for academic definitions
of “informal learning”
10. Continuum of Learning
Researchers in England attempted to find consensus in
academic literature on definition of “informal learning”
(Colley, Hodkinson, & Malcolm, 2003a; 2003a, b).
Reviewed 10 major theoretical definitions, including
Eraut’s, Livingstone’s
Found no one definition that would have be credible
across all sectors
Instead suggested, “The challenge is not to combine
formal and informal learning, but to recognize that they are
always combined, and to then understand the implications
of their particular balance in any learning situation” (Colley et
al., 2003b, p. 8).
Proposed practical tool to analyze where a particular
learning situation fit on formality-informality continuum
11. Continuum of Learning
Process – how the learning process is controlled, supported
and assessed.
Location and Setting – whether the environment is designed
for learning, production or some other purpose such as
socializing (e.g. water cooler).
Purpose – whether learning is a primary or secondary focus of
activity and whether the purpose is controlled by the learner or
an external authority.
Content – whether the learning outcomes are highly specified
and involve abstract knowledge and advanced technical skill or
whether the learning outcome is development of an everyday,
practical skill.
12. Response to
Continuum Approach
Favourable response in literature from
academics such as Livingstone, Sawchuk
Used effectively in Canadian study of labour
education (Gairey et al., 2006)
Most Stakeholders thought it would be useful
or very useful
Some concern about how to convey to non-
academic Stakeholders
Participants in CAPLA conference found
Continuum approach easy to use to analyze
learning of typical PLAR candidate
13. Additional Aspect of
Informal Learning?
Consciousness -- possible fifth aspect of learning
Idea of “tacit learning” suggested decades ago
by Polanyi: “We know more than we can say”
Vast majority of human cognition is unconscious
Experts have more difficulty articulating
knowledge than those with medium experience
Implications for how to support, assess informal
learning
14. Participation in Informal Learning
Canadian surveys of participation in work-related
informal learning:
Survey of Self-Employment (Delage, 2002)
National Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey (Rubenson, Desjardin, &
Yoon, 2007)
WALL (Work & Lifelong Learning) survey (Livingstone & Scholtz, 2006)
Estimates of participation ranged from 33% in past
month to 93% in past year
Gender, age not strongly related to participation
Possible indication that participation rate related to
education level, occupational status
Higher levels associated with more involvement in informal
learning, use of more different strategies for informal learning
15. Case Study Research
Case study research reviewed in terms of major
occupational groups used in WALL survey
Shows informal work-related learning can be rich and
varied
e.g. “work arounds” created by social service workers
(Boutilier, 2008)
Commonalities in reasons for learning, approaches to
learning across occupational groups
“Resistive” and/or “secretive” learning found in some,
but not all, workplaces with industrial and/or unionized
workers
Workplace labour relations and/or researchers’ framework
may influence findings
16. Other Features of WLKC
report
Typology of informal learning based on Eraut
(2004)
How do people learn?
What do they learn?
What factors affect the quality of learning?
Personal characteristics of learners
Workplace learning environments
Relationship between informal learning and
other learning in the workplace
Supportive practices
17. Knowledge and Information
Gaps
Development of a shared vocabulary for
informal learning
Greater recognition of the inter-related nature
of all workplace learning
Better measurement of how people are
learning informally at work, how much they
are learning, and how useful their learning is
More information on effective informal
learning strategies for specific types of
workers
18. Knowledge and Information
Gaps
More information on how learners’ personal
characteristics affect informal work-related learning
More information on the relationship between work
environments and informal learning
Tools for assessing informal learning and work
environments
Addressing the question of how informal learning
affects work satisfaction, worker retention,
performance and productivity
Policy options for Canada that would facilitate the
development of actual policy or policy framework
19. Knowledge Exchange
Activities?
Recent research (Carliner et al., 2008)
suggesting that workplace practitioners
make little use of scholarly literature.
How can findings from academic
research best be shared with
Stakeholders?
Employers, training community, unions
20. Final Report to come
(Nov/08):
Watch for it on:
www.RecognitionForLearning.ca (RFL)
CAPLA’s pan-Canadian repository and
knowledge exchange for PLA, and
www.wlkc-csamt.ca
Work and Learning Knowledge Centre
21. For further information contact:
Alex Stephens, WLKC Coordinator
613 241-3222, ext/poste 4244
a.stephens@wlkc-csamt.ca
Gail Hall, Project Coordinator for CAPLA
204 475-7064
gailhall@mts.net or gail.hall@recognitionforlearning.ca
Christine Wihak, TRU, Principal Project Researcher
250-852-6448
cwihak@tru.ca