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ePortfolios and Open Badges for Immigrants
The document discusses the integration of immigrants through ePortfolios and open badges as tools for showcasing learning and skills development. It emphasizes the importance of recognizing prior learning, providing personalized support, and using digital technology to enhance employability. Additionally, it outlines the benefits of gamification and micro-credentialing in fostering engagement and motivation among learners.
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- 1. ePortfolios and OpenBadges: Visual Pathways to the Future IMMIGRANT INTEGRATION VERSION September 2, 2014 Don Presant
- 2. Learning Agents ePortfolio,eLearning, eMedia http://donpresant.ca
- 3. The long andwinding road… Pre-arrival to full integration
- 4. The long andwinding road… Pre-arrival to full integration
- 5. Needs of immigrants Learning and Recognition • Learning and experience not recognized – Foreign universities, experiential work learning not valued (lack of “Canadian experience”) • Individualized assets/gaps….but instruction in cohorts – Language skills, soft skills, workplace culture – Keeping the job, advancing in career • Retention issues over long process of integration – Discouragement, distraction, financial pressures • Slow progress thru QR hurdles & higher CLB levels • Handoff gaps between agencies, advisors – Completely fixed with Correlate? Depth of data? – Tracking longer term outcomes beyond Y1
- 6. Research Information Practicesof Immigrants Nadia Caidi, Faculty of Information, University of Toronto, 2009 http://www.slideshare.net/settlementatwork/information-practices-of-immigrants
- 7. http://blog.qmee.com/qmee-online-in-60-seconds/ The Read-WriteWeb has changed the Internet from: • a shopping mall • an encyclopedia • a television To a place where we personalize our experience and leave our footprints behind
- 8. Key Message: ePortfolioscan be FOR and OF Learning FOR Learning OF Learning focused on process focused on product intrinsic extrinsic supports learning demonstrates learning private workshop public shop window learning environment learning showcase learning activities learning outcomes formative assessment summative assessment lower stakes higher stakes
- 9. Personal Planning andLearning Online Locker, Interactive Workbook • Online archive – Personal & downloaded documents, links • Resources for self-directed learning – Webinars, videos, self-assessment surveys • Learning plans and tracking tools – Set goals and track progress to them (Learning Plans) – Keep records of learning activities over time (CPD) • Personal journal – Reflect on goals and alternative futures – Keep ad hoc “notes to self”, prepare agendas, etc.
- 10. Employment & relatedpurposes Demonstrate, assess & improve Human Capital • Qualification Recognition – Initial, formative, summative assessment • Academic recognition – PLAR/RPL for courses and programs • Career Development – Gap analysis, exploration of alternatives, building pathways • Employment (Web CV) – Hiring, career advancement, team building tool for employers • Continuing Professional Development (CPD) – Tracking ongoing learning activities and reflection on practice – Recertification
- 11. In MB: “Brochure”ePortfolio Manitoba Start
- 12. www.issbc.org Helping immigrantsbuild a future in Canada Employability ePortfolios for Immigrants: Arrival to Employment Cannexus – Ottawa 2014 www.issbc.org
- 13. Immigrant Services Societyof BC ePortfolio – Cooperative Framework • LINC and employment staff working together • Clients develop language, career planning and job search skills as a package www.issbc.org Employment Facilitator ESL Teacher Skills, ePortfolio Evidence
- 14. Moodle + Mahara eLearning + ePortfolio www.issbc.org
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- 16. Contribution to PLAR Previously, simple referral to Employment Facilitator Now provide: – Evidence of hard skills experience language ability soft skills – More skills to better represent themselves to employers and professional associations www.issbc.org
- 17. Professional Pages –Learner Owned www.issbc.org
- 18. www.issbc.org Resume Audio Intro Past Projects Certificates Publications
- 19. ePortfolios: leveraging the“e” The “Flexible Binder” for the 21st Century • Information Management capabilities – Collecting, archiving, sharing, multiple versioning – Quick links to cross-reference evidence – Accessible multimedia with free Web 2.0 tools – Align to frameworks, rubrics, track learning over time • Social learning, digital identity – Building professional profile, Personal Learning network • Digital technology skills, Internet literacy – Demonstrated by and within the ePortfolio • Learning and collaboration integration – Online research: documents, networks – Easy to add comments, edit, mentor, coach
- 20. New service: savvyfolio.net Multi-institution ePortfolio community Professional Body Workplace Trainer College Employer Industry Sector Body University Adult Learning Centre Employability Agency
- 21. Digital credentials FORand OF learning Micro-credentialing using Open Badges
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- 23. Open Badges andBadge Passports “Micro credentials in a modular eportfolio” Richard Wyles, Totara LMS at MaharaUK12 http://maharauk.org/mod/resource/view.php?id=117
- 24. A picture +descriptive words… Simple data structure for easy sharing bit.ly/ePIC2013_Belshaw
- 25. Badges in Action Demonstration
- 26. Origins • Badges,medals, ribbons since pre-Roman times • Military, Boy Scouts http://jproc.ca/rrp/apend_l_trade_designators_1960.html • Public recognition rewarding positive (desired) behaviour
- 27. Recent corporate trends Social media, gamification for productivity tech.co/gamify-your-new-hire-onboarding-process-with- mindtickle-2013-02 http://www.tibbr.com/
- 28. Gamification and engagement Air Canada earnyourwings.aircanada.com 114,716 registrations $26.2 million added revenue ROI >500% t.co/ZQEjrL0BxE
- 29. Gamification and mathskills Khan Academy: Internal Badges for Learning
- 30. Gamification of physicalreality Foursquare socialmediaexaminer.com
- 31. Recent productivity trends Social enterprise and process gamification joshbersin.com/2011/07/17/badges-swarm-the-internet-and-soon-intranet/ http://www.cornerstoneondemand.com/connect
- 32. Gamification of Onboarding New employee orientation
- 33. Enterprise Gamification Consultingoverview “One trend we are seeing is enterprises seeking to instill a more proactive attitude about career development among the workforce.” Download PDF
- 34. Gamification of languagelearning Duolingo – scaffolded text translation youtu.be/WyzJ2Qq9Abs en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duolingo
- 35. Gamification of languagelearning busuu.com – Farmville for language? Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR):
- 36. Gamification of integration Citizenship course for Youth (Ontario)
- 37. Open Badges Alearning ecosystem http://openmatt.org/ Goal #openbadgesMOOC
- 38. Open Badges Makinglearning visible • Progress markers – Motivating learners, supporting advisors • Learning pathways – Granular, incremental, flexible • Visual branding – Issuers and learners • Online trust system – Demonstrate skills & capabilities
- 39. Badge Pathways MozillaDiscover (Gates funding) http://discover.openbadges.org/
- 40. Pearson Acclaim (VUE) If Pearson are getting into badges.… Acclaim’s unique approach…is to work with academic institutions and high-stakes credentialing organizations to offer diplomas, certificates and other professional credentials as Open Badges. blog.youracclaim.com/
- 41. Books@Work College-led studygroups in workplaces http://www.booksatwork.org/the-bookswork-badge/
- 42. Badging Health Professionals Continuing Professional Development http://www.paincommunitycentre.org/cpd/badges
- 43. Benefits Open Badges& Digital Certification • Visually efficient and appealing – Fun, motivating to earn (gamification) – Visualize progress for advising – Automatically / manually awarded • Individual learning pathways – Modular, flexible, diverse, portable, shareable – Personal goal setting, achievement for self-directed learning – Builds confidence – Blend and ladder from multiple sources in badge passports & ePortfolios – Progress in incomplete programs can still be recognized and recombined • Transparent, “trustable” – Criteria, evidence, issue/expiry date – Ongoing connection to issuer – Report outcomes – Issuer is validated and branded by the badges it issues, along with 3rd party endorsement (coming)
- 44. Badges and Immigrants Ideas for EAL (to be validated) • FORMATIVE – Portfolio Based Language Assessment (PBLA) progress tracking – Course activities and assignments – Self-directed learning achievements – # books/articles read, docs written, grammar/vocab quizzes (self-assessments) & exercises, journal reflections and other portfolio inventory tasks completed – Recognize/aggregate achievements from external language programs • Rosetta Stone, Tell Me More, busuu.com, etc. – Enhance with Essential Skills, workplace culture learning • Digital Technology, Working with Others, problem solving, etc. – Real world badge “missions” – # “stretch” assignments in the real world (e.g. conversations with strangers) • SUMMATIVE – Internal: CLB levels in progress reports: e.g. Reading: Developing 7 (linked to evidence as appropriate) – External: IELTS scores?
- 45. Badges and Immigrants Ideas for Employability (to be validated) • FORMATIVE – Workshop program/job search milestones, achievements • CV, cover letter, elevator speech, employability portfolio – Real world badge “missions” – # “stretch” assignments in the real world (e.g. # cold calls, # informational interviews…) • SUMMATIVE – For service providers and funders • Learner achievements: CVs, interviews, placements, hirings, etc. – For Employers • Essential Skills assessments (TOWES, Prove It, Microsoft, etc.) – Computer, Document Use, etc. • Job-related language assessments (e.g. IELTS) • Courses/workshops taken • Affiliations (e.g. Toastmasters, professional associations) • Volunteer service, other experiential learning • Summary credentials (“work ready”, etc. if available)
- 46. Badging Kirkpatrick ForEAL (to be validated) Kirkpatrick Level Affordances & Indicators 5: ROI (Phillips) Badge reports of outcomes linked to budgets 4: Results Badge trails, aligned to CLB, by date? Badges linked to PBLA evidence. Badges from subsequent language learning. NB: Follow-up and learner cooperation required 3: Transfer Badge collections: sequencing, laddering, clustering Badges from multiple sources curated in badge passports & channeled to goals Badges in eportfolios enhanced with reflection 2: Learning Badges with embedded skills outcomes 1: Reaction Visual appeal, gamification, completion
- 47. Badging Kirkpatrick Foremployability (to be validated) Kirkpatrick Level Affordances & Indicators 5: ROI (Phillips) Badge reports on longer term employment outcomes 4: Results Badges for interviews, placements? Badges for permanent hires (in their field)? Badges for retention: still working after 1 year? NB: Follow-up and learner cooperation required 3: Transfer Badge collections: sequencing, laddering, clustering Badges from multiple sources curated in badge passports & channeled to goals Badges in eportfolios enhanced with reflection 2: Learning Badges with embedded skills outcomes 1: Reaction Visual appeal, gamification, activity completion
- 48. Badges for PD? Ideas for EAL and Employment Professionals • Conference badges – Participant, Presenter, “Networker”, “Reflector”, etc. • Online community badges – As above, other activities (e.g. link sharing) + peer assessments • Non-formal learning – Workshops, lectures, ConEd programs, Special Interest Groups, reading logs, MOOCs • Awards and recognition – Including “honourable mentions” and short lists • Professional affiliations and volunteer service … arranged/curated in a professional eportfolio or “badge passport” with other evidence
- 49. Badges for EALPD English Online Criteria: Attended webinar training/preparation session, presented online, contributed to the resource page and discussion thread) Evidence: <link to webinar recording> Upcoming for 2015: “Contributor” myenglishonline.ca/for-teachers/realize/
- 50. Open Badge Factory Centralized badge management bit.ly/ePIC2013_Rousselle
- 51. Open Badge Factory Detailed Reports
- 52. Open Badge Factory Badge Application
- 53. Features and Benefits openbadgefactory.com • Current: – Controlled access for organizations – Controlled roles within organizations • Creator, Issuer, Administrator – Detailed reports – Badge applications – Milestone badges • Level up… – Earner evidence field • Coming (Sep-Dec 2014): – Badge Passports • Private/public badges, badge collections, mobile display • Multilingual badges • Issuer community features: sharing and endorsement of badges
- 54. Link to presentation: bit.ly/openbadges4immigrants don@learningagents.ca Web: learningagents.ca Twitter: donpresant ePortfolio: donpresant.ca