1. ePortfolio – Turning Lifelong Learning Theory into Practical Reality Dr. Kathryn Chang Barker Director, Education Excellence Presentation to International Conference on Lifelong Learning 2011

2. Overview 1. ePortfolio introduction 2. Expectations of LLL 3. Practical Reality achieved thru eP approach  The New Management of Learning  Human Capital Assets Management  Social Capital Development and Management  Digital Identity

3. ePortfolio defined  An electronic portfolio of learning acquired from all learning environments  MUST BE OWNED BY THE INDIVIDUAL  Both process and product  Both archive and presentation drawn from it  Both producers and consumers 15 June 20153Dr. KC Barker

4. FuturEd definition (2011) The term “ePortfolio” is used to encompass 1.tools, products and systems that can be used by 2.individuals, educators, employers and entire nations for the purposes of 3.describing, assessing, recognizing and using knowledge and skills acquired 4.through all forms of learning – informal, formal, non-formal, accidental and incidental 5.with evidence that is digitally created, stored and managed through 6.practices that meet standards to ensure transportability, usability and security. 15 June 20154Dr. KC Barker

5. For the Purposes of Lifelong Learning  This is what I know and can do, and here’s the digital evidence!  Digital me…. 15 June 20155Dr. KC Barker

6. Why is this important? We expect LLL to: 1.Enhance or transform learning/education systems 2.Increase personal and national human capital 3.Incentive individuals to continue learning 4.Take advantage of technology Practical reality would be: 1.New management of learning 2.Systematic Human Capital Assets Management 3.Effective and efficient use of human and social capital for personal prosperity 4.Management of one’s digital identity 15 June 20156Dr. KC Barker

7. The New Management of Learning Formal CredentialsePortfolio Alternative Reflects time spent in classReflects time spent learning Represents questionable proficiencyRepresents evidence-based proficiency Used as a proxy for skills & knowledgeStatement of actual skills & knowledge Is datedIs “living” Is of variable qualityIs systematic Includes formal learning onlyValues all types of learning 15 June 2015Dr. KC Barker7

8. Human Capital Assets Management IssueSolution Workers are increasingly mobile but credentialing bodies are geography- bound Transportability of qualifications and transparency of competences with digital evidence Citizens are exhorted to continue learning but only formal learning is recognized and rewarded Recognize all learning, describe it and use it for individual and collective prosperity Employers want to maximize productivity Increase productivity with full HC utilization Formal credentials describe only a portion a person’s ability Assist all citizens to have an ePortfolio of accumulated achievements and talents (human capital) 15 June 2015Dr. KC Barker8

9. Social Capital Development and Management? Social Networks convey Social Capital with socio-economic benefits – e.g., LinkedIn 15 June 2015Dr. KC Barker9

10. Digital Identity  Our Google identity  Plus existing records and digital information  Plus increasing demands of eBusiness and eCitizenship  Therefore, we need to take control (personal and national)  So we create digital archives (digitize everything)  And take ownership with an ePortfolio 15 June 2015Dr. KC Barker10

11. Conclusion  As nations enculturate lifelong learning, the purposes need to be clear.  If the purpose is to better manage learning over a lifetime, then the human and social capital development approach that would work  An ePortfolio is the tool that makes it possible.  Through an ePortfolio, a person can –Demonstrate and utilize a lifetime of learning from diverse environments –Realize tangible benefits from diverse skills –Plan deliberately for the acquisition of more –Fully actualize one’s own capital assets  A national approach is required. 15 June 2015Dr. KC Barker11

12. For more information: kathryn.barker@monash.edu www.FuturEd.com (papers) kathryn.barker@monash.edu www.FuturEd.com