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Campus Canada:Campus Canada:Secure Validations of Secure Validations of Competence AssertionsCompetence Assertions
Griff Richards, Marek HatalaGriff Richards, Marek HatalaSimon Fraser University SurreySimon Fraser University Surrey
Peter DonkersPeter DonkersCampus CanadaCampus Canada
TenCompetence, Sofia, Bulgaria, 30 Mar TenCompetence, Sofia, Bulgaria, 30 Mar 20062006
Campus CanadaCampus Canada
Consortium:Consortium: smaller universities,smaller universities, regional colleges and regional colleges and employer organizationsemployer organizations
Focus on life-long Focus on life-long learninglearning
Bridging workplace and Bridging workplace and academic academic opportunitiesopportunities
Record of LearningRecord of Learning
1.1. Permanent personal Permanent personal recordrecord
2.2. Accessed through e-Accessed through e-portfolioportfolio
3.3. Validated records:Validated records: academic transcriptsacademic transcripts foreign evaluationsforeign evaluations workplace creditsworkplace credits
Four questionsFour questions
1.1. How do you create an e-portfolio of authenticated How do you create an e-portfolio of authenticated records that can continue to grow with learner? records that can continue to grow with learner?
2.2. How do you keep college Registrars in control of How do you keep college Registrars in control of transcripts? transcripts?
3.3. How can workplace trainers be encouraged to How can workplace trainers be encouraged to participate? participate?
4.4. How to ensure security and protection of privacy How to ensure security and protection of privacy in a distributed federation?in a distributed federation?
Previous PrototypePrevious Prototype
►Compile a statement of recordCompile a statement of record►Submit for validationSubmit for validation►Clerk contacts each source and Clerk contacts each source and
validates every record validates every record ►Secure signed document placed in e-Secure signed document placed in e-
portfolioportfolio
ProblemsProblems
►1. Labour intensive 1. Labour intensive ►2. Difficult to validate old records2. Difficult to validate old records►3. Difficult to validate foreign records 3. Difficult to validate foreign records ►4. Difficult to update 4. Difficult to update ►5. No audit trail5. No audit trail
Prototype 2006Prototype 2006
►1. Work with individual assertions 1. Work with individual assertions ►2. Work directly with 2. Work directly with
institutionsinstitutions foreign credential evaluators foreign credential evaluators employersemployers
►3. Audit trail of signed pdf documents3. Audit trail of signed pdf documents►4. Provide on-line verification4. Provide on-line verification►5. Certificate-based authentication5. Certificate-based authentication
Work Flow - ValidateWork Flow - Validate
Learner RoL system University Viewer
Create assertionRequest validation
Notify Univ. Verify ID
Transcript
Send PDFStore PDF
√ assertion
Notify Learner
Work Flow - VerifyWork Flow - Verify
Learner RoL system University Viewer
Use assertionIn View
Notify Viewer Browse view
See PDF Verify?checksum PDF
Yes / No
Work Flow - RevokeWork Flow - Revoke
Learner RoL system University Viewer
Aaarrrgh!!!
Locate RoL
Revoke PDF Message
annotate PDF
“Not Valid”
Message Learner
Verify?
Work Flow - WS Work Flow - WS Load Load
Learner RoL system Workplace Viewer
Yes!!!
Register Learner(s)
Generate class list
Match to ID
Sign/Send PDF/XML
store PDF
Message Learner
Permission RoL ID
StatusStatus
►1. Prototype done & tested1. Prototype done & tested►2. Integration with live site in progress2. Integration with live site in progress►3. Usability Review in progress3. Usability Review in progress
►www.campuscanada.cawww.campuscanada.ca
Future WorkFuture Work
►1. Update Interface1. Update Interface►2. Field Test2. Field Test►3. Re-code e-portfolio component3. Re-code e-portfolio component►?. Competence definitions & standards?. Competence definitions & standards►4. Deploy for select occupation groups:4. Deploy for select occupation groups:
Bank clerks, Police, MilitaryBank clerks, Police, Military
►5. e-transcript exchange service5. e-transcript exchange service
