Samantha

Slade

November 15th, 2009 Toronto, Canada

Recession, Recognition, Recruitment and Renewal

The competency portfolio as a learning management tool

Before we begin a quick digital culture quiz

1. Do you communicate via email regularly?2. Do you regularly turn to internet as your source for information?3. Do you manage your documents, photos, music electronically?4. Are you part of an online network?5. Have you used electronic tools to comment or co-create text?

Do you agree?

It offers us new potential to enrich and amplify existing processes.

The digital world is an extension of how we function in the physical world enhancing + enabling what we do.

Therefore, it is normal that we turn to digital spaces and tools to help value, capture and communicate formal, non-formal, informal learning/competence

development and recognition

ePortfolio and online services supporting career self-management for citizens in Wales

Careers Wales http://www.careerswales.com

An online tool for all Dutch citizens supporting exploration of competencies and jobs

Competency Atlas http://www.competentieatlas.nl/

ePortfolio for all citizens of Minnesota State for education, career and personal achievements

eFolio http://www.efoliominnesota.com/

An online distance eportfolio supported approach for recognising prior learning in France

DAVID http://www.innovatice.com/Home/prestations/vae-a-distance/projets

Europortfolio

Define, design, and develop digital

portfolio systems that meet the needs of all stakeholders

http://www.europortfolio.org/

A variety of approaches to such online competence management systems

Initiated and developed by: government, universities, private companies, public organisations

Some are specific to processes of recognising prior learning while others are more generally related to supporting management of one's skills/competencies

In Québec we are developing an online portfolio for immigrants.

A regional initiative with partners from education, private company, public organisation

DAVID http://www.innovatice.com/Home/prestations/vae-a-distance/projets

immigrants

immigration support services

learning providers/

accreditors

regional development/

employerse-p

In the context of immigrants: lifelong and life wide stakeholders

valuing and articulating skills

socio-professional integration

21st century citizen

workeducation

life

language learning

eCitizen

responsibleself-organised

networked

A process of self-knowledge and self-confidence

Supporting individuals taking responsibility for their learning and their career

Individual ownership. Flexible and modular environment that can be structured and organised as user wishes.

Part of a community

It is with others that we learn best

Supporting self-awareness of competence

Structured activities to help tease out the diverse skills

I'm competent at...Thinking in terms of what you are competent at is very different than thinking in terms of diplomas, certification and training. Suddenly, it doesn't matter so much where or how a skill was developed, what is important is that you are indeed competent and that you see it, can express it and if need be demonstrate it or provide some proof of that competence to others. Reflecting on your competencies is not an easy task – but it is a rewarding one.

The activities offered here should help you gather a better grasp of seeing who you are through the light of competencies. Plan 10-20 minutes to complete each activity

Step I: Establish/value your experiencesMy work experience My education and trainingMy life and community experience

Step II: Reflect about your competenciesMy successesDemonstrating my competenceIdentifying my technical and generic competence

Step III: Communicate and further develop your competenciesMy key competencies for my cvFocusing on developing a competenceCompetencies that interest me

Integrated representation of learning via diverse media

Formal, non-formal, informal learning captured in one space helping develop an integrated view of self

Eportfolio is a process helping you

to gather a more exact representation of yourself that can

be showcasedto others

Invite friends, family, tutors, assesors into tailormade views. ..

CreditsPhotos from Flickr.comCreative Commons

Oto_shelving: Brandon BaunachKeyboard Textures : Arturo DonateRainbow Bokeh: Rica Parée Great Egret (Ardea alba) great-egret-8243-web: Mike Baird

Samantha Slade

Email : sam@percolab.comMy eportfolio : http://samanthaslade.ca/wikiPresentations : http://www.slideshare.net/sam5