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Helping immigrants build a future in Canada
www.issbc.org
Moodle With Mahara On Top:
A Pilot of Employment ePortfolios in
English for the Workplace Classes
www.issbc.org
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ISSofBC First immigrant organization in BC (1972)
Provides settlement, language & employment services for refugees and immigrants
Over 400 full and part-time staff - ranked one of the Best Workplaces in Canada in 2013
www.issbc.org
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ISSofBC
www.issbc.org
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Timeline
www.issbc.org
Feb - May 2013 Summer
2013 Nov 2012 - Feb 2013
Initiative Inception
& Kickoff
• Don Presant’s
workshops at CAPLA,
Cannexus & Moodle
Moot conferences
• ISSofBC establishes
lead position in BC &
Canada regarding
portfolio development in
LINC/ELSA
• Agreement to move
forward with integration
of portfolios &
eportfolios in language
and employment
Research & Training
• Research on how e-
portfolios can fit into
LINC/ELSA
• Don Presant
facilitates a half-day
planning workshop to
explore eportfolio
options
• Decision about
Mahara platform
•ePortfolio training with
Don Presant
Planning
• Plan for piloting e-
portfolios in
LINC/ELSA
• Moodle course
and materials
developed
• Employment
Facilitator engaged
to participate in
LINC/ELSA pilot
and curriculum
development
Piloting &
Further
Development
• ePortfolio
launched in
LINC/ELSA for
the Workplace
• Extend use of
eportfolios for
skilled and non-
skilled
immigrants
Fall 2013
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LINC/ELSA
English language skills from CLB 1 to 8
Settlement and workplace focused classes
www.issbc.org
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Career Services Wide range of Career Services
Multi-barriered, low skilled to high skilled immigrants
www.issbc.org
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ELSA and Employment Working Together
www.issbc.org
Previously, client referrals and class presentations
More expert and individual training
Now:
Develop career planning and job search skills
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Portfolios and eportfolios Portfolio and eportfolio services :
Workshops and individualized sessions
Embedding portfolios in job search strategies
www.issbc.org
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Process and Discoveries
www.issbc.org
Limited time and resources
Significant amount of time devoted to language correction
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ePortfolio as a Framework
Employment
Facilitator
ESL
Teacher
Job search skills,
ePortfolios, ES
www.issbc.org
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ePortfolio Pilot Class
Class Profile
Model for Pilot
Add job search skills
Add skills to build eportfolio
More emphasis on ES
www.issbc.org
Evaluate
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Moodle + Mahara
www.issbc.org
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Mahoodle (Moodle Course)
www.issbc.org
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Example Lesson:
www.issbc.org
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Building Content:
www.issbc.org
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ISSofBC ePortfolio Site
www.issbc.org
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Essential Skills Profile
www.issbc.org
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www.issbc.org
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Professional Pages
www.issbc.org
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www.issbc.org
Resume
Audio Intro
Past Projects
Certificates
Publications
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www.issbc.org
Highlights
Video Intro
Photo Gallery
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www.issbc.org
Themes
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www.issbc.org
LINC/ELSA Challenges Admin Concerns – continuous intake of students
Student concerns – time requirements
Technical issues – software updates
Student Technical Needs – support offered in multiple ways
New curriculum model ePortfolio as the framework
Lessons Learned
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Next Steps
www.issbc.org
Fall 2013 Winter 13-14
Pilot Phase
Continue delivery
of ELSA eportfolio
pilot & extend use
of eportfolios for
skilled and non-
skilled immigrants
Evaluation Phase
Evaluation and
further development
of ELSA eportfolio,
and further
expansion of
eportfolio use in
employment
services
Implementation
Implementation of
eportfolios in LINC –
creating an
environment where
clients can use
eportfolios across
multi-inventions at
ISSofBC
April 2014
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Learning Agents ePortfolio, eLearning, eMedia
http://donpresant.ca
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New service: savvyfolio.net Multi-institution ePortfolio community
University
College
Adult Learning Centre
Professional Body Workplace Trainer
Employability Agency
Employer Industry Sector Body
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Research Information Practices of Immigrants
Nadia Caidi, Faculty of Information, University of Toronto, 2009
http://www.slideshare.net/settlementatwork/information-practices-of-immigrants
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Why Mahara? Personal Learning Environment
• Free Open Source Software (FOSS)
– Free (like a puppy)
– Controllable, predictable
– Extendable, “clusterable” (Moodle, Google Apps…)
• Designed for learning
– National school implementation in NZ: “MyPortfolio”
• Personalized, flexible
– Learner story centric, not a one-size-fits-all “tick the
box” form
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Why Mahara? Under the hood
• Content Archive (working portfolio)
– Profile, Resume, Files, Notes, Journals (blogs), Plans
• Publish as Pages, Collections
– Different content for different audiences
• Embed external content (Web 2.0)
– LinkedIn, Slideshare, YouTube, Google Apps, etc.
• Groups and collaboration
– Shared files, pages, collections
• Multi-layered sharing/privacy
– Formative -> summative assessment
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Why Mahara? Good and getting better
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Web: learningagents.ca
Twitter: donpresant
ePortfolio: donpresant.ca
PRESENTATION SUPPORT PAGE:
bit.ly/ep4imm