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ePortfolios and Open Badges: Who Needs a Co- Curricular Record? Modified from a (more polite) university presentation January 9, 2014 Don Presant PRESENTATION SUPPORT PAGE: bit.ly/ ep_ccr

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Exploring how ePortfolios and Badges can do most of the work of Co-Curricular Records, in addition to being a powerful learning tool for students.

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ePortfolios and Open Badges: Who Needs a Co-

Curricular Record?

Modified from a (more polite) university presentation

January 9, 2014

Don PresantPRESENTATION SUPPORT PAGE:

bit.ly/ep_ccr

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Learning AgentsePortfolio, eLearning, eMedia

http://donpresant.ca

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New service: savvyfolio.netMulti-institution ePortfolio community

University

College

Adult Learning Centre

Professional Body Workplace Trainer

Employability Agency

Employer Industry Sector Body

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Scope?

Academic Transcript

Co-Curricular

Record

ApprovedCo-

Curricular Activities

Personal Life

Experience-past

-currentWorkExperience

-past-current

AccreditedExperiential

Learning

UnapprovedCo-

Curricular Activities Courses

Thesis / Capstone

Project

PLAR/RPL

ExperiencedLearning

FormalLearning

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Next step

Academic Transcript

Co-Curricular Record

World of Work

Résumé Cover Letter

Hiring ProcessInterviews, etc.

Google Search

LinkedIn

ePortfolio

Add’lCertificates

Reference Letters

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Diverse pathwaysLearners and their lives

Entryin field

Survival job

Further education Travel Exit

workforce

Internship

Seek employment“Retool”

Advancementin field

Career change

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Employability (Trent U 2013)“Employer Responses to the Co-Curricular Record”

• Top Skills or Qualities– Problem Solving Abilities, Adaptability/Flexibility,

Enthusiasm/Dedication, Communication (Written & Verbal), Personable Nature, Ability to Learn, Reliability

• Types of activities– Longer-term commitments demonstrate a greater level of

student investment; leadership roles are valued.

• Interest in CCR as a document: minimal– “Students should use the document as a tool for reviewing their

co-curricular experiences and reflecting on what skills/learning achievements were gained from each.”

– “Any relevant co-curricular experiences should be incorporated into the resume, and potentially referenced in the cover letter.”

– “Reference the skills identified in the job posting….accuracy and conciseness are valued in applications.”

bit.ly/TrentU_CCR

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Questions and comments

• Good: – Portal for engaging students in co-curricular activities– Evidence of key roles, especially in leadership

• But:– Why the focus on a piece of paper?– Why only a laundry list of “approved” activities, with

superficial reflections?• Isn’t that a lot of work? Can’t students find learning in

many activities, off and on campus? Let them do the work!

• Why not an ePortfolio?– Enhanceable, remixable, sharable, reflected on and

aligned to relevant outcomes or competencies (e.g. Essential Skills)

– Authenticated where appropriate with Open Badges

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http://blog.qmee.com/qmee-online-in-60-seconds/

TheRead-Write Webhas changed the Internet from:

• a shopping mall

• an encyclopedia

• a television

To a place where we personalize our experience and leave our footprints behind

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Digital Dirt…

Developing Digital Citizens Alex Couros 2012

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…closer to home…The power of video as (negative) evidence

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Becomes Digital IdentityMuddy footprint vs. clear impression

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eSourcing is SocialEmployers want to find you

techvibes.com

Nov 2013

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Your “Accidental ePortfolio”Tracking your digital footprints – recent study

Use Google or other search engines to research candidates

Research the candidate on Facebook

Monitor the candidate’s activity on Twitter

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

Employers who would…

n = 2,775 US/Canada July 2013 cb.com/18xbgez

Some of the search activity happens before candidates are even called for a job interview

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AAEEBL 2013 in Boston“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

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Confirmation from Notre DameEmployer Focus Group

Click on ePortfolio link in sig file or cover letter

View relevant part of ePortfolio on tablet in interview

Click on ePortfolio link in résumé

View relevant part of ePortfolio on tablet at career fair

Click on ePortfolio link in email

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Employers would…

Data from G. Alex Ambrose, April 2013http://t.co/FeoVokOQv2

n=11

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Australia 2013 Eportfolio Forum Keynote: Employers Needs and ePortfolios

http://bit.ly/AUS2013_LongAndMcAlpine

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What are ePortfolios?Electronic portfolios (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

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Key Message:ePortfolios can be 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

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Walkthrough“Savvyfolio Features”

Link

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Is LinkedIn enough?

• PRO– Awareness, workplace focus (esp. North America)– Evidence: Slideshare, Infographics, Videos, Recommendations

(?)– Social network: “Friend of a Friend”– Personal Learning Network: LinkedIn Groups, Timelines

• CON– Flexibility

• Customization, segmentation, alignment to requirements/outcomes• Interoperability: feeding to/from other sites

– Archiving: file storage– Private modes: reflection, formative assessment, mentoring– Learning frameworks: self-assessment, plans, rubrics, etc.– Audience: beyond white collar, older worker? (79% are 35+)– Ownership : Terms of Use, business model

With ideas from: Does LinkedIn work as an ePortfolio?

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Critical mass52% US undergraduates use ePortfolio

Campus Computing 2013 (n=451)

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Folio Thinking: Reflection for 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

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Australia 2013 Eportfolio Forum Keynote: Learner Driven Pathways

http://bit.ly/AUS2013_LongAndMcAlpine

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University of Notre Dame Career Services Skill List

Top 10 Skills:1. Ethical Conduct/Integrity2. Critical Thinking/Analytical Ability3. Team Work4. Verbal and Written Communication5. Initiative/Motivation Towards Goals6. Visionary/Innovative7. Decision Making/Problem Solving8. Globally and Diverse Minded9. Research/Project10. Technical/Scientific

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

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Australia 2013 Eportfolio Forum Business School

http://bit.ly/AUSeP2013_Sibson

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ePortfolios for ImmigrantsISSofBC

• Language Programs• Employment

Programs• Soft skills

development• Employability skills

showcase– Job finding tool

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www.issbc.org

Professional Pages

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RPL at Athabasca UniversityFrom paper to electronic

bit.ly/AU_ePortfolio

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Open Badges(micro credentials)

Inside Higher Ed, Jan 2014

Badging “can help speed the shift from credentials that simply measure seat time, to ones that more accurately measure competency.”Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education, 2011

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Open Badges Rapidly evolving ecosystem

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Open Badges Simple structure

bit.ly/ePIC2013_Belshaw

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Open Badges Assessment and display

bit.ly/ePIC2013_Belshaw

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ePortfolio and BadgesUniversity of California - Davis

• “media-rich, tiled portfolios”

Inside Higher Ed article: bit.ly/UCDbadges

UCD article: bit.ly/1cvvfW0

Presentation: bit.ly/KyDdrx

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ePortfolio and BadgesUniversity of California - Davis

Presentation: bit.ly/KyDdrx

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ePortfolio and BadgesUniversity of California - Davis

Presentation: bit.ly/KyDdrx

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ePortfolio and BadgesUniversity of California - Davis

Presentation: bit.ly/KyDdrx

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High level walkthroughUniversity of California - Davis

bit.ly/193Tvnl

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Open Badges Designing a badge for your context

bit.ly/ePIC2013_Belshaw

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Open Badges In 2014: Open Badge Factory

bit.ly/ePIC2013_Rousselle

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Overarching themesAssessment for learning, 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

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