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Accreditation of informal and non-formal learning
Gráinne Conole, Project Evaluator10th November 2014National Think Tank
Sydney
National Teaching
Fellow 2012 Ascilite fellow 2012EDEN fellow 2013
• External evaluator• Focus on:– Vision– Process– Outputs – Impact– Dissemination
Outline
• Issues• Projects– The OPAL initiative– POERUP – VMPass– OpenEd
• Mapping informal and formal learning
• Emergence of OER and MOOCs challenging formal education
• New business models emerging• How to accredit informal and non-formal
learning
The OPAL metromap
http://www.oer-quality.org/
Evaluation shows lack of uptake by teachers and learnersShift from development to community building and articulation of OER practice
POERUP Achievements
• Inventory of more than 500 OER initiatives worldwide
• 33 country reports - most being updated
• 7 case studies including Wikiwijs, ALISON (Ireland), OER U (global) and FutureLearn (UK mostly)
• 3 EU-level policy documents for universities, VET and schools
• 8 policy documents for UK (x3), Ireland, France, Netherlands, Poland – and Canada
KA3 ICT
Themes for policy recommendations• Communication and awareness raising• Funding• Copyright / licensing • Reducing regulatory barriers• Quality • Teacher training and continuous professional development• Certification and accreditation• Infrastructure • Further research
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Many learners wish to have formal, transferable recognition of their knowledge & skillsChallenges:•New players (private sector, non-profit) in unbundled learning provision•Open learning recognition is a recent topic, lack of guidelines for interested actors
Many learners wish to have formal, transferable recognition of their knowledge & skills!Potential•Recognition would –create a link between traditional and open and flexible learning–Create trust in OER, MOOCs, OCW, Virtual Mobility
•Assessment and recognition might become a business model for OER, MOOCs, OCW…
Information from OER provider (HEI) Information from
learner
Information from assessing/certifying
institution
Learning Passport for accreditation
•Applied Quality Procedures•Estimated Hours of Workload•Learning Outcomes described (Knowledge, Skills, Competences)•Learning activities required by the learner•Certification options
Information from OER provider (HEI) Information from
learner
Information from assessing/certifying
institution
•General personal information•Period in which study occurred•Information about the learning activities + evidence source (e.g. PORTFOLIO)
Information from OER provider (HEI) Information from
learner
Information from assessing/certifying
institution
•Assessment Components (form)•Which LO were verified?•Quality Control Procedures for Assessment
•Equivalence of certification within institution•Position of certification within qualification framework•Grading scheme (pass/fail, numerical)
Information from OER provider (HEI) Information from
learner
Information from assessing/certifying
institution
Accrediting open learning
Formal
Informal
Individual Social
Blended courses
DL+ social media
Trad. campus courses
DL courses
OER
xMOOCs
OER + Social media
cMOOCs
APELePortforliosOERuBadges
Formal/informal landscape
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