ePortfolios for all A 2010 Vision for Adult Learning Centres Serge Ravet, EIfEL

Towards a Learning Society  What characterises the knowledge economy is the organic link between the different contexts of learning  Individual learning  Community learning  Organisational learning  Territorial learning (learning cities and regions)  Industrial Society focused on training (assimilation)  Knowledge Economy focused on learning (accommodation)  Up to 1970sLearning to work  70 – 80 Learning at work  80 – 90 Learning through work  21 st century Learning is work ePortfolio

Maastricht Declaration […] the development of an open and flexible European qualifications framework, founded on transparency and mutual trust. The framework will provide a common reference to facilitate the recognition and transferability of qualifications covering both VET [vocational Education and Training] and general (secondary and higher) education, based mainly on competences and learning outcomes. It will improve permeability within education and training systems, provide a reference for the validation of informally acquired competences and support the smooth and effective functioning of the European, national and sectoral labour markets. The framework should be underpinned by a set of common reference levels. It should be supported by instruments agreed at European level, particularly quality assurance mechanisms to create the necessary mutual trust […]

What is an ePortfolio?  “a collection of authentic and diverse evidence, drawn from a larger archive representing what a person or organization has learned over time on which the person or organization has reflected, and designed for presentation to one or more audiences for a particular rhetorical purpose” (NLII, 2003).  ePortfolios are a combination of  Archive – heterogeneous, distributed – learning outcomes, reflections, testimonies, etc.  Views – multiple, according to the function, e.g. assessment, job finding  Services – supporting processes, e.g. cross-referencing, profile matching  To value the assets of individuals, communities and organisations  ePortfolios are a personal and social objects  I decide what is public, restricted, shared, opened to feedback and private  I take it wherever I want, whenever I want and the way I want  It can be seen as the digital identity of the 21st century

Portfolios histories  A tool in paper format already used by millions (e.g. UK, Italy, Australia, China, US, Finland…)  To support learning and professional development  To accredit experience and competencies  An approach to learning where reflection is valued  An approach to assessment based on  A global, holistic, view of the individual  An integrated view of the learning and assessment process, outcome-based – in the professional or social context  An assessment of knowledge ‘inferred’ from naturally occurring evidence, rather than from the results of exams or tests

ePortfolio Pratices  Learning  Individual  Plan/manage learning  Reflect  Manage knowledge and competencies  Collaborative  Peer feedback  Sharing knowledge across a community  Assessment  Assessment for learning  Authentic, holistic, assessment  Peer review  Self-assessment (reflexive)  Recognition  Storytelling  Histoire de vie  Peer recognition within a community  Validation  Non-formal and informal learning  Prior experience  Prior learning  Certification  Competencies  Professional re-accreditation  …

What does the ‘e’ add to portfolios?  Paper portfolio allows  Collecting  Selecting  Reflecting  Projecting  Celebrating  ePortfolio adds  Archiving  Linking/Thinking  Storytelling  Collaborating  Publishing

What does the ‘e’ add to portfolios?  The paperless portfolio  Dematerialises documentation  The workflow portfolio  Supports processes – e.g. learning, assessment, recruitment  The knowledge portfolio  Provides the elementary bricks of KM systems  The socialite portfolio  Interconnects digital clones of knowledge workers “ e P o r t f o l i o s a r e t h e a n t i d o t e t o t h e i n v a s i o n o f m u l t i p l e c h o i c e q u e s t i o n s ” Contents digital multimedia Types individual & community Tools content management Lifespan lifelong and lifewide Structure networks Relations one to many Processes multiple Services infinite

How can I describe my ePortfolio?  My digital clone  A digital representation / extension of my self – my eSelf  My work companion  A tool blended into my learning / working environment  My butler  A service provider to one’s self  My dashboard  An informative display of the state of my skills and knowledge  My planner  A tool to plan my learning  My IPR management assistant  A tool to value and exploit my personal assets

 Individual  Reflective practitioner, Manage personal development planning and CPD, get accreditation of prior learning, – NVQs (UK)  Professional community  Share informed practice and knowledge, develop competencies – Royal College of Physicians (Ca), RCN (UK)  Organisation  Identify, manage and publicise collective competencies– Telecom Valley (F).  Territory (learning region & city)  Value social capital, plan learning policies– Wales, Netherlands Why do we need ePortfolios? “CPD isn’t about ticking boxes after attending a course, it is about extracting learning from the workplace” “In a digital world, citizens must be able to present themselves digitally” Learn, capture knowledge Assess knowledge & skills Share knowledge Value, exploit knowledge & skills

Possibles entries for introducing ePortfolios  Processes  Education & training  Assessment & certification e.g. NVQs (UK)  APL, APE  Quality Assurance…  Organisation, community  Class  Programme  Community e.g. ordres professionnels (Québec), RCN (UK), Craft professionals (F)  Institution  Firm  Territory  National and regional policies  Québec, Wales, England, Netherlands, Norway Italy  Minnesota, Guadeloupe, Victoria & Tasmania  Actors  Students / alumni  Learners / teachers / parents / ……  Contents  Key competencies, ICT skills  Language  Trainer training  Medicine  Emerging practices  Blogs, lifeblogs  Mobile learning…

Wales, a learning country  Flexible accreditation framework  ePortfolio for 3 million citizens  Supported by Careers Wales  49,000 users 6 months after launch “The e-portfolio will grow with the individual, allowing them to develop a habit of recording and understanding their learning achievements and progress which will be stored in a central digital location.”

England eLearning strategy  PRIORITY 1 - Provide an integrated online information service for all citizens  PRIORITY 2 - Ensure integrated online personal support for learners.  […] Our second priority extends this personalised support to learners, helping with all stages of education, and with progression to the next stage. We will encourage every institution to offer a personal online learning space to store coursework, course resources, results, and achievements. We will work towards developing a personal identifier for each learner, so that organisations can support an individual’s progression more effectively. Together, these facilities will become an electronic portfolio, making it simpler for learners to build their record of achievement throughout their lifelong learning.  PRIORITY 3 - A collaborative approach to personalised learning activities

International  US – largest number of users, although currently most widespread in field of education at all levels, apart from Minnesota State initiative; used for digital story-telling  Canada – well established in schools, universities and teacher education. Government of Quebec committed to development of e- portfolio  Singapore – National Institute of Education leading a project on electronic portfolios and IT integration and education  Australia – numerous initiatives in education; used for women returners and digital story-telling. State of Victoria provides a site for the vocational sector

ePortfolio related European Projects EIfEL is leading and partner in:  EPICC – ePortfolio interoperability  TELCERT – ePortfolio conformance testing  Triangle – EFQUEL, ePortfolio for quality assurance  Key-PAL – ePortfolio for key competencies  eTTCampus – ePortfolio for accrediting teachers and trainers competencies  Gears – ePortfolio for SME managers competencies  Osmosys – ePortfolio for Adult Learning Centres  Inflow – ePortfolio for recognition of informal learning at the workplace  Silographic – ePortfolio for graphic designer competencies  eCreator – ePortfolio for instructional designer competencies  …

The E-portfolio in action: the medical sector  The Royal College of Nursing (UK) – largest professional union of nursing staff in the world (340,000 members)  Creation of learning portal to assist members to develop e- portfolios to:  Demonstrate competence  Keep up to date with current issues in area of practice  Obtain re-registration  Continue professional development  Portfolios contain reflective diaries, case histories, critical incidents and independent testimonials  Seen as key step in efforts to encourage lifelong learning and support nurses to deliver better patient care  In professional medicine, increasing demands for reflective clinical practice, and skills and attitudes appropriate to audit, appraisal and professional revalidation: initiatives in the UK, Canada, the Netherlands  Other medical professionals involved in eP initiatives: dentists, veterinary surgeons, pharmacists, radiographers

The success condition  Investments  Research (semantic web, P2P), infrastructures, personal (make your own!)  Innovation  More than paperless portfolios, towards the educational reform  Interoperability  Technical (global interoperability), organisational, personal (social network)  Inclusion  For all, in particular for the people with disabilities, physical and cognitive

2010 Roadmap Europe Regions, States Professional bodies, unions & communities Institutions Courses / classes Individuals  ePortfolio Awareness  Multilingual sources of information  Public-Private partnerships  …  ePortfolio Policies  Regional, National and European  eCitizenship and eGovernance  …  ePortfolio Technologies  Interoperability, privacy and authentification  …  ePortfolio Implementation  Pilot programmes  Competency development  …

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