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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:
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Learning AgentsePortfolio, eLearning, eMedia
http://donpresant.ca
New service: savvyfolio.netMulti-institution ePortfolio community
University
College
Adult Learning Centre
Professional Body Workplace Trainer
Employability Agency
Employer Industry Sector Body
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
Next step
Academic Transcript
Co-Curricular Record
World of Work
Résumé Cover Letter
Hiring ProcessInterviews, etc.
Google Search
ePortfolio
Add’lCertificates
Reference Letters
Diverse pathwaysLearners and their lives
Entryin field
Survival job
Further education Travel Exit
workforce
Internship
Seek employment“Retool”
Advancementin field
Career change
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
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
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
Digital Dirt…
Developing Digital Citizens Alex Couros 2012
…closer to home…The power of video as (negative) evidence
Becomes Digital IdentityMuddy footprint vs. clear impression
eSourcing is SocialEmployers want to find you
techvibes.com
Nov 2013
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
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
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
Australia 2013 Eportfolio Forum Keynote: Employers Needs and ePortfolios
http://bit.ly/AUS2013_LongAndMcAlpine
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
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
Walkthrough“Savvyfolio Features”
Link
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?
Critical mass52% US undergraduates use ePortfolio
Campus Computing 2013 (n=451)
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
Australia 2013 Eportfolio Forum Keynote: Learner Driven Pathways
http://bit.ly/AUS2013_LongAndMcAlpine
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
Australia 2013 Eportfolio Forum Business School
http://bit.ly/AUSeP2013_Sibson
ePortfolios for ImmigrantsISSofBC
• Language Programs• Employment
Programs• Soft skills
development• Employability skills
showcase– Job finding tool
www.issbc.org
Professional Pages
RPL at Athabasca UniversityFrom paper to electronic
bit.ly/AU_ePortfolio
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
Open Badges Rapidly evolving ecosystem
Open Badges Simple structure
bit.ly/ePIC2013_Belshaw
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
ePortfolio and BadgesUniversity of California - Davis
Presentation: bit.ly/KyDdrx
ePortfolio and BadgesUniversity of California - Davis
Presentation: bit.ly/KyDdrx
ePortfolio and BadgesUniversity of California - Davis
Presentation: bit.ly/KyDdrx
Open Badges Designing a badge for your context
bit.ly/ePIC2013_Belshaw
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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