open badges and eportfolios: “we don't need no stinking co-curricular records”
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Exploring how ePortfolios and Open Badges can do a better job for the learner than Co-Curricular Records.TRANSCRIPT
Open Badges and
ePortfolios“We Don't Need No Stinking
Co-Curricular Records”
July 10, 2014
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Learning AgentsePortfolio, eLearning, eMedia
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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
Co-Curricular Records
Right problem, wrong solution?
What Problem are We Solving?
• Student Engagement ≈ Student Success• Value learning outside the classroom
– Track, measure & authenticate:• Leadership, community service, athletics, special
interests, specialized skills and knowledge• Evidence-based support for further goals:
– Academic• Scholarships, awards, bursaries, transfer to senior
college (community college to university) graduate school…
– Employment• WBL, internships, placements, permanent jobs
What Problem are We Solving?
• Student Engagement ≈ Student Success• Value learning outside the classroom
– Track, measure & authenticate:• Leadership, community service, athletics, special
interests, specialized skills and knowledge• Evidence-based support for further goals:
– Academic• Scholarships, awards, bursaries, transfer to senior
college (community college to university) graduate school…
– Employment• WBL, internships, placements, permanent jobs
“when they are going out to search for a job, they are able to submit their co-curricular record along with their transcript and show their whole, overall student experience.”
University of Calgary
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.
bit.ly/TrentU_CCR
Three Pillars of the CCR
• Build a database of eligible elements– Volunteer activities, events, awards, non-formal learning– Provided & validated by campus organizations– Selected & tracked by students
• Connect experience to learning– Linked to competencies, outcomes– Self-reflection prompts, checklists: “achievement
statements”• Produce the (paper) record
– Database report– Institutional branding– Security features
http://www.collegequarterly.ca/2013-vol16-num01-winter/elias-drea.html
ExampleCarleton University
Good for Campus OrganizationsFeatures and Benefits• Microsite CMS for online campus
communities• Communication: pages, galleries,
newsfeeds, news letters, forums, social media gateways
• Member management, self-service• Event management, calendar
consolidation, room bookings…• E-commerce, budgeting tools• Integration with other systems: academic,
work placement, career, etc.
Good for Students?Issues with Co-Curricular Records• Only “approved” (campus) activities
– No academic service/experiential learning, research
– No off-campus employment, community service
• Portal-driven, mostly time-based• Little/no reflection, integration, alignment
– Few tools or opportunities, especially after upload
– No ePortfolio integration• A paper report from a database (?!)
– A “laundry list”: linear, siloed, inflexible, archaic
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
To Quote a Cliché…
http://www.businessballs.com/treeswing.htm
Scope?
Academic Transcript
ApprovedCo-Curricular.
Activities
Personal Life Experience
-past-currentWork
Experience-past
-current AccreditedExperiential
Learning
UnapprovedCo-Curricular
Activities Courses
Thesis / Capstone Project
PLAR/RPL
ExperiencedLearning
FormalLearning
Scope?
Academic Transcript
ApprovedCo-Curricular.
Activities
Personal Life Experience
-past-currentWork
Experience-past
-current AccreditedExperiential
Learning
UnapprovedCo-Curricular
Activities Courses
Thesis / Capstone Project
PLAR/RPL
ExperiencedLearning
FormalLearning
Scope?
Academic Transcript
Co-Curricular
Record
ApprovedCo-Curricular.
Activities
Personal Life Experience
-past-currentWork
Experience-past
-current AccreditedExperiential
Learning
UnapprovedCo-Curricular
Activities Courses
Thesis / Capstone Project
PLAR/RPL
ExperiencedLearning
FormalLearning
Other Approaches
• Université de Sherbrooke:“Plan de développement individuel” (PDI)– Online tool, choosing self-assessment over
authentication (16 skills)– Used for WBL (work on 3 skills on work term,
with employer participation• Université de Laval: “Webfolio”
– Optional eportfolio, certified by university placement counsellor
– Support for CV & letter
http://bit.ly/UA_CCR
Student NeedsCollect, Select, Reflect, Connect• Catalogue your lifewide learning
experiences• “De-silo” your compartmentalized skills
and knowledge:– Evaluate, compare, integrate, transfer– Align to goals, contextualize, support– Rehearse, edit
• Rince, repeat…
Sound familiar?
Learning ePortfoliosElectronic 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
Research Says… “It Takes More than a Major”…• Findings of 2013 survey of 318 employers for
AAC&U:– 93%: candidate’s demonstrated capacity to
think critically, communicate clearly, & solve complex problems is more important than their undergraduate major
– >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
What about ePortfolio as a
Co-Curricular Record?
One Simple ApproachHacking the CPD Module in Mahara
Video: youtu.be/RXBOWg6Bkm4 Page: bit.ly/Goshen_CCReP
University President’s Vision 1Alan Davis, Kwantlen Polytechnic University
BC RPL Summit presentation March 2013
Tales from the trenches
NaysayersWhat one contentious Scotsman saysE-portfolios – 7 reasons why I don’t want my life in a shoebox:
1. Uninteroperable2. Institutionalised3. Human nature4. People are not learners5. Boundary problems6. Plus ca change7. Recruitment myth
DONALD CLARK PLAN B
Questions that need asking
• Do you have an ePortfolio?• Is an ePortfolio just another way of getting a
grade?• Is ePortfolio just another way of “reporting up”?• If ePortfolios are used for learning assessment,
are you prepared to assess for prior learning?• If it is a tool for transition:
– What happens when a student brings an ePortfolio to your institution, say from high school?
– Will your students want to keep their ePortfolios after they graduate?
– If they do, can they? Is this a favour from your institution, or a deliberate strategy?
What about Open Badges?
Small pieces…
Campus Community
Portal
Personal LearningEnvironment
Social Media
Backpack
OutsideCommunity
InstitutionLMS, SRS
ePortfolio
StoryStory
Badge BadgeBadge
Artefact Artefact
Badge
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With assistancefrom @szerge
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Small pieces…
Campus Community
Portal
Personal LearningEnvironment
Social Media
Backpack
BadgePlatform
OutsideCommunity
InstitutionLMS, SRS
ePortfolio
StoryStory
Badge
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Badge BadgeBadge
Artefact Artefact
Badge
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With assistancefrom @szerge
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Small pieces…
Campus Community
Portal
Personal LearningEnvironment
Social Media
Backpack
BadgePlatform
OutsideCommunity
InstitutionLMS, SRS
ePortfolio
StoryStory
Badge
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Artefact Artefact
Badge
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With assistancefrom @szerge
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CriteriaRepository
Small pieces…
Campus Community
Portal
Personal LearningEnvironment
Social Media
Backpack
BadgePlatform
OutsideCommunity
InstitutionLMS, SRS
ePortfolio
StoryStory
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Artefact Artefact
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With assistancefrom @szerge
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CriteriaRepository
Claim
Small pieces…
Campus Community
Portal
Personal LearningEnvironment
Social Media
Backpack
BadgePlatform
OutsideCommunity
InstitutionLMS, SRS
ePortfolio
StoryStory
Badge
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Artefact Artefact
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With assistancefrom @szerge
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CriteriaRepository
Claim
Small pieces…
Campus Community
Portal
Personal LearningEnvironment
Social Media
Backpack
BadgePlatform
OutsideCommunity
InstitutionLMS, SRS
ePortfolio
StoryStory
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Artefact Artefact
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CriteriaRepository
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Small pieces…
Campus Community
Portal
Personal LearningEnvironment
Social Media
Backpack
BadgePlatform
OutsideCommunity
InstitutionLMS, SRS
ePortfolio
StoryStory
Badge
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Artefact Artefact
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With assistancefrom @szerge
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CriteriaRepository
Claim
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Small pieces…
Campus Community
Portal
Personal LearningEnvironment
Social Media
Backpack
BadgePlatform
OutsideCommunity
InstitutionLMS, SRS
ePortfolio
StoryStory
Badge
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Artefact Artefact
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With assistancefrom @szerge
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CriteriaRepository
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Small pieces…
Campus Community
Portal
Personal LearningEnvironment
Social Media
Backpack
BadgePlatform
OutsideCommunity
InstitutionLMS, SRS
ePortfolio
StoryStory
Badge
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Artefact Artefact
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With assistancefrom @szerge
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CriteriaRepository
Claim
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Small pieces…
Campus Community
Portal
Personal LearningEnvironment
Social Media
Backpack
BadgePlatform
OutsideCommunity
InstitutionLMS, SRS
ePortfolio
StoryStory
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Artefact Artefact
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CriteriaRepository
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• Other institutions• Trainers• Open learning• Employers• Volunteer
organizations
Small pieces…loosely joined
Campus Community
Portal
Personal LearningEnvironment
Social Media
Backpack
BadgePlatform
OutsideCommunity
InstitutionLMS, SRS
ePortfolio
StoryStory
Badge
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Artefact Artefact
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With assistancefrom @szerge
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CriteriaRepository
Claim
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• Other institutions• Trainers• Open learning• Employers• Volunteer
organizations
Small pieces…loosely joined
Campus Community
Portal
Personal LearningEnvironment
Social Media
Backpack
BadgePlatform
OutsideCommunity
InstitutionLMS, SRS
ePortfolio
StoryStory
Badge
Badge
Badge
Badge BadgeBadge
Artefact Artefact
Badge
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With assistancefrom @szerge
Badge
CriteriaRepository
Claim
Badge
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• Other institutions• Trainers• Open learning• Employers• Volunteer
organizations
Personal Repository
Artefact
Artefact
Artefact Artefact
Small pieces…loosely joined
Campus Community
Portal
Personal LearningEnvironment
Social Media
Backpack (Passport)
CriteriaRepository
BadgePlatform
OutsideCommunity
InstitutionLMS, SRS
• Other institutions• Trainers• Open learning• Employers• Volunteer
organizations
ePortfolio Personal Repository
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Artefact
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Claim
StoryStory
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With assistancefrom @szerge
Final thought
The future is already here; it’s just not very evenly distributed.William Gibson
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