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ePortfolios in 2013 (RRC version)
The document provides an overview of eportfolios and their evolution within education and employment sectors. It highlights key themes such as digital identity, employability, and the integration of open badges in learning frameworks, emphasizing the importance of eportfolios for assessment and personal growth. Additionally, it discusses challenges and developments in the adoption of eportfolios across various educational institutions and their impact on future job markets.
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- 1. ePortfolio and RPL 2013Roundup Red River College RPL@Noon November 28, 2013 Don Presant
- 2. Learning Agents ePortfolio, eLearning,eMedia http://donpresant.ca
- 3. New service: savvyfolio.net Multi-institutionePortfolio community Professional Body Workplace Trainer Employer College Industry Sector Body Adult Learning Centre University Employability Agency
- 4. Agenda Don’s retro-perspective onthe year • ePIC 2013, London • AAEEBL 2013, Boston – with help from Trent Batson • • • • • Mahara UK 2013, Birmingham Eportfolio Forum 2013, Canberra Canada (CAPLA 2013) Open Badges (all over) Final words NB: bit.ly/ePin2013
- 5. http://blog.qmee.com/qmee-online-in-60-seconds/ The Read-Write Web has changedthe Internet from: • a shopping mall • an encyclopedia • a television To a place where we personalize our experience and leave our footprints behind
- 6. Received Learning… Sage onthe Stage Photo Credit: US Mission Geneva via Compfight cc
- 7. Becomes Personalized Learning FlippedClassroom and the Read/Write Web YouTube and Facebook in Nursing Education by Laura Killam, Cambrian College on Prezi
- 8. Digital Dirt… Developing DigitalCitizens Alex Couros 2012
- 9. …closer to home… Thepower of video as evidence
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- 11. eSourcing is Social Employerswant to find you techvibes.com Nov 2013
- 12. What are ePortfolios? Electronicportfolios (ePortfolios) are collections of digitally represented artifacts that: • document practice • include reflection • integrate experience • map to goals and/or standards • promote deep learning and knowledge transfer Tracy Penny Light, CAPLA 2013
- 13. Key Message: ePortfolios canbe FOR and OF Learning FOR Learning OF Learning Focused on process Focused on product Supports learning Demonstrates learning Private environment Public showcase Goals Achievements Learning activities Learning outcomes Formative assessment Summative assessment Lower stakes Higher stakes Forward looking, expansive Retrospective, targeted
- 14. ePortfolio and IdentityConference, London ePIC 2013
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- 16. Overview Key themes • • • • • • • Marcel Proust OERand MOOCs Employability Professional development Additional language learning Learning analytics: big data Badges, badges, badges bit.ly/ePIC2013_program
- 17. ePortfolios and MOOCs Learningself-management: Kirstie Coolin “WANTED: Well organised ePortfolio to Manage an Unruly MOOC. Skills Required" http://bit.ly/ePIC2013_Coolin
- 18. ePortfolios and MOOCs Privatelocker, public soapbox http://bit.ly/ePIC2013_Coolin
- 19. ePortfolios and MOOCs ThinkGlobally, Learn Locally http://bit.ly/ePIC2013_Coolin
- 20. Big Data ePortfolios, OpenBadges & Learning Analytics http://www.slideshare.net/dcambrid/e-pic-2013-keynote
- 21. Association for Authentic,Experiential and Evidence-Based Learning, Boston AAEEBL 2013
- 22. 11/28/2013 http://www.aaeebl.org 22 About AAEEBL • Threadscoming together: • Engaged Learning – our theme this year • High-Impact Educational Practices • ePortfolio community – learning centered • Demands of the economy; expectations of employers • ePortfolio provides means for transformation at all levels of education • U.S.: now, over half of U. S. higher education students have used an eportfolio at least once in their college years. Higher percentage in other countries • AAEEBL = global eportfolio establishment. • 120 Colleges and Universities; 17 Corporate Sponsors
- 23. 11/28/2013 http://www.aaeebl.org 23 Developments • Formal acceptancein parts of U. S. higher education of eportfolio as basis for assessment. “Competency-Based” • Paper resume dead; Online resume expected; add links to online resume and you’ve got an “eportfolio.” • New business models with eportfolios: • LMS companies seeing eportfolio as competitive advantage • Link between employers and students while in college through free eportfolios • Global web hosting companies see eportfolios as competitive advantage • Selling eportfolio accounts to individuals • Specialization of eportfolio products for certain fields
- 24. 11/28/2013 http://www.aaeebl.org 24 Challenges • How to“train” assessors for assessment of eportfolio evidence? • How to educate learners in creating good evidence and curating that evidence over time? • How to move from credits, test, grades to “authentic assessment”? -- Institutional challenge • How to maintain eportfolio over decades? – individual challenge
- 25. 11/28/2013 http://www.aaeebl.org 25 Engaging with AAEEBL •Member of the website, aaeebl.org • Member of AAEEBL through an institution • Corporate Partner • Student member; must be approved. • Annual National Conference July 28-31, 2014, Boston • Annual campus-based conferences • 2014: campus-based conference in Canada (planning) • How to login to the new AAEEBL site • Choose “Individual Site Participant” • Create your profile • Be a part of the global community
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- 27. Folio Thinking: Reflectionfor Learning •Reflection is what makes us learners; we need to practice, assess and perfect it. •Four criteria characterize the concept of reflection: ▫ Reflection is a meaning making process ▫ Reflection is systematic, rigorous and disciplined; with roots in scientific inquiry ▫ Reflection needs to happen in community ▫ Reflection requires attitudes that value personal and intellectual growth From: Carol Rodgers, “Defining Reflection: Another Look at John Dewey and Reflective Thinking,” Teachers College Record, 104, 4 (June 2002): 842-866
- 28. University of NotreDame Career Services Skill List Integrated from the following sources: *National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACTE) Top 10 list * University Notre Dame Outcomes *University Notre Dame Employer Surveyed list of Skills (2005) *Literature Review by Annie Selak & Rose Kopec (2012) G. Alex Ambrose, CAPLA 2013 Top 10 Skills: 1. Ethical Conduct/Integrity 2. Critical Thinking/Analytical Ability 3. Team Work 4. Verbal and Written Communication 5. Initiative/Motivation Towards Goals 6. Visionary/Innovative 7. Decision Making/Problem Solving 8. Globally and Diverse Minded 9. Research/Project 10. Technical/Scientific
- 29. Pre-Engage Asynchronous Online: Student“does his/her homework” and prepares for advising session by posting reflections on an ePortfolio based on prompts from the advising syllabus Re-Engage Asynchronous Online: Student is able to capture, archive, reflect and review important documents, forms, and academic plans in the ePortfolio. “Show me you have done something and thought about it” The Blended Advising Model: Flipping the Process with ePortfolios Engage Face-to-Face Advising Session: Student is engaged through deeper and more meaningful interaction by discussing reflections, clarifying goals, and reviewing artifacts and evidence of growth from the ePortfolio. “Help me, help you” Ambrose, G., & Williamson Ambrose, L. (2013). The Blended Advising Model: Transforming Advising with ePortfolios. International Journal of ePortfolio (IJeP), 3(1), 75-89.
- 30. Critical mass 52% USundergraduates use ePortfolio Campus Computing 2013 (n=451)
- 31. AAEEBL 2013 inBoston Bass/Eynon Keynote: “Disrupting Ourselves” • Connect to Learning Project (C2L) – Researching how ePortfolio pedagogy can support AAC&U’s LEAP* initiative and its Essential Learning Outcomes: • Knowledge of Human Cultures and the Physical and Natural World • Intellectual and Practical Skills • Personal and Social Responsibility • Integrative and Applied Learning – Currently: how to scale up * Liberal Education and America's Promise bit.ly/AACU_LEAP
- 32. VALUE* Rubrics forLEAP ELO’s Example: Integrative Learning Capstone 4 Milestone 3 Milestone 2 Connections to Experience Connections to Discipline Transfer Integrated Communication Reflection and SelfAssessment *Valid Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education bit.ly/AACU_VALUE Benchmark 1
- 33. AAEEBL 2013 inBoston “It Takes More than a Major” • 2013 survey of 318 employers for AAC&U (The Association of American Colleges & Universities) – Findings: • 93%: candidate’s demonstrated capacity to think critically, communicate clearly, and solve complex problems is more important than their undergraduate major • >75%: 5 key learning outcomes: critical thinking, complex problem-solving, written and oral communication, and applied knowledge in real-world settings • >80%: an electronic portfolio would be useful to them in ensuring that job applicants have the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in their company or organization. bit.ly/AAEEBL13_AACU
- 34. Confirmation from NotreDame Employer Focus Group Employers would… Click on ePortfolio link in email View relevant part of ePortfolio on tablet at career fair Click on ePortfolio link in résumé View relevant part of ePortfolio on tablet in interview Click on ePortfolio link in sig file or cover letter 0% Data from G. Alex Ambrose, April 2013 http://t.co/FeoVokOQv2 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% n=11
- 35. AAEEBL 2013 inBoston Global Learning Qualifications Framework (Nan Travers, SUNY-ESC) bit.ly/AAEEBL2013_GLQF
- 36. AAEEBL-friendly ecosystem International Journalof ePortfolio • Excellent article in the current issue: – The ePortfolio as a Living Portal: A Medium for Student Learning, Identity, and Assessment • Celeste Fowles Nguyen, Stanford University www.theijep.com/
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- 38. Mahara UK 13Highlights Maturing and gathering momentum • New features and developments – MyPortfolio, New Zealand • Modeling and demonstrating: – Digital literacies – Employability skills • Project based learning – Teachers/students as “co-researchers” • Open Badges • Personalized, competence-oriented learning • Multi-tenanted Mahara
- 39. Mahara UK 13in Pictures http://www.eventifier.com/event/maharauk13
- 40. Mahara 1.8 Good andgetting better
- 41. Multi-tenanted Mahara solutions Educationalexamples • MyPortfolio Schools (New Zealand) – 1,211 institutions (201301), 85,575 users, 9,976 groups • MyPortfolio Tertiary (New Zealand) – 14 institutions, 13,381 users,1160 groups – Massey University: 9,000 users • kyvyt.fi (Finland) – >100 institutions, 25,000 users, 1,000 groups • CLEO (England) – 154 institutions, 23,000 users, 874 groups • Bute/Argyle Education Authority (Scotland) – 92 institutions, 7,081 users, 50 groups
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- 43. Australia 2013 EportfolioForum “Digital Identities, Footprints and Networks” • • • • • • (PebblePad and Mahara) Learner Driven Pathways Digital Identity Career Development Field education Employability Link to Resources
- 44. Australia 2013 EportfolioForum Business School http://bit.ly/AUSeP2013_Sibson
- 45. Australia 2013 EportfolioForum Keynote: Employers Needs and ePortfolios http://bit.ly/AUS2013_LongAndMcAlpine
- 46. Australia 2013 EportfolioForum Keynote: Employers Needs and ePortfolios http://bit.ly/CityUHK_eP
- 47. Australia 2013 EportfolioForum Keynote: Learner Driven Pathways http://bit.ly/AUS2013_LongAndMcAlpine
- 48. Australia 2013 EportfolioForum Keynote: Learner Driven Pathways http://bit.ly/AUS2013_LongAndMcAlpine
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- 50. RPL at AthabascaUniversity From paper to electronic bit.ly/AU_ePortfolio
- 51. Alberta K-12: InspiringEducation Competency Framework for Student Learning
- 52. Modeling the InspiringFramework Golden Hills School Division
- 53. Regulators and ePortfolios Formativevs. summative assessment
- 54. ePortfolios for Immigrants ISSofBC •Language Programs • Employment Programs • Soft skills development • Employability skills showcase – Job finding tool Tuesday at 0830
- 55. ePortfolio as aFramework Employment Facilitator Skills, ESL Teacher ePortfolio Evidence www.issbc.org
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- 59. Open Badges Rapidly evolvingecosystem
- 60. Open Badges Entry levelskills for the workforce bit.ly/ePIC2013_Belshaw
- 61. Open Badges Entry levelskills for the workforce bit.ly/ePIC2013_Belshaw
- 62. Open Badges Skills transferfor veterans bit.ly/ePIC2013_Belshaw
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- 64. Open Badges Assessment anddisplay bit.ly/ePIC2013_Belshaw
- 65. Open Badges Designing abadge for your context bit.ly/ePIC2013_Belshaw
- 66. Open Badges Chicago Summerof Learning • City of Chicago, MacArthur Foundation, Mozilla – 125 participating organizations – More than 210,000 young people – ~150,000 badges awarded • 3% participation, 92% skill, 5% achievement • STEAM-based programming – Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Mathematics – Driven by the interests of the youth participants
- 67. Open Badges In 2014:Open Badge Factory bit.ly/ePIC2013_Rousselle
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- 69. Overarching themes Assessment forlearning, assessment for life • Graduate outcomes • • • • • • ≈ employability Digital identity = “accidental” ePortfolio Hiring and promotion = RPL ePortfolios are FOR and OF learning ePortfolio learning is reflective and social ePortfolio learning = personal pathway ePortfolios support RPL and REL – Recognition of Prior Learning – Recognition of Emergent Learning
- 70. University President’s Vision AlanDavis, President, Kwantlen Polytechnic University BC RPL Summit presentation March 2013
- 71. Future State: theOpen ePortfolio “Small pieces, loosely joined” Government Information Portals Online Credential Verification Employer HR Management Systems eLearning LMS Moodle, D2L, etc. Localized Labour Market Information ePortfolio Web 2.0 Open Competency Frameworks Student Records YouTube LinkedIn Twitter… Job Boards, Recruitment Sites Personal Networks, Communities
- 72. Final thought The futureis already here; it’s just not very evenly distributed. William Gibson Creative Commons http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/William_Gibson
- 73. PRESENTATION SUPPORT PAGE: bit.ly/ePin2013 don@learningagents.ca Web:learningagents.ca Twitter: donpresant ePortfolio: donpresant.ca