ePortfolios and Open Badges:
Visual Pathways to the Future
IMMIGRANT INTEGRATION VERSION
May 30, 2014
Don Presant
Learning AgentsePortfolio, eLearning, eMedia
http://donpresant.ca
Needs of immigrantsLearning and Recognition
• Learning and experience not recognized– Foreign universities, experiential work learning not valued
(lack of “Canadian work experience”)
• Individualized assets/gaps….but instruction in cohorts– Language skills, soft skills, workplace culture– Keeping the job, advancing in career (& tracking these
outcomes)
• Retention issues over long process of integration– Discouragement, distraction, financial pressures
• Slow progress thru higher CLB levels• Handoff gaps between agencies, advisors
– Completely fixed with CoRelate?
• Employer awareness and attitudes– Credibility, foreign names on résumés
ResearchInformation Practices of Immigrants
Nadia Caidi, Faculty of Information, University of Toronto, 2009http://www.slideshare.net/settlementatwork/information-practices-of-immigrants
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
Key Message:ePortfolios can be FOR and OF Learning
FOR Learning OF Learning
focused on process focused on product
supports learning demonstrates learning
private workshop public shop window
a learning environment a showcase of learning achievements
learning activities learning outcomes
formative assessment summative assessment
lower stakes higher stakes
Personal Planning and LearningOnline Locker, Interactive Workbook
• Online archive– Personal & downloaded documents, links
• Resources for self-directed learning– Webinars, videos, self-assessment surveys
• Learning plans and tracking tools– Set goals and track progress to them (Learning Plans)– Keep records of learning activities over time (CPD)
• Personal journal– Reflect on goals and alternative futures– Keep ad hoc “notes to self”, prepare agendas, etc.
Employment & related purposesDemonstrate, assess & improve Human Capital
• Qualification Recognition– Initial, formative, summative assessment
• Academic recognition– PLAR/RPL for courses and programs
• Career Development– Gap analysis, exploration of alternatives, building
pathways
• Employment (Web CV)– Hiring, career advancement, team building tool for
employers
• Continuing Professional Development (CPD)– Tracking ongoing learning activities and reflection on
practice– Recertification
In MB: “Brochure”ePortfolioManitoba Start
Helping immigrants build a future in Canada
www.issbc.org
Employability ePortfolios for Immigrants: Arrival to
EmploymentCannexus – Ottawa 2014
www.issbc.org
Immigrant Services Society of BCePortfolio – Cooperative Framework
• LINC and employment staff working together
• Clients develop language, career planning and job search skills as a package
www.issbc.org
Employment Facilitator
ESLTeacher
Skills,ePortfolio Evidence
www.issbc.org
Moodle + Mahara eLearning + ePortfolio
MaharaHands-on workshop
Contribution to PLAR
Now provide:– Evidence of
hard skills experience language abilitysoft skills
– More skills to better represent themselves to employers and professional associations
www.issbc.org
Previously, simple referral to Employment Facilitator
www.issbc.org
Professional Pages – Learner Owned
www.issbc.org
Resume
Audio Intro
Past Projects
Certificates
Publications
ePortfolios: leveraging the “e”The “Flexible Binder” for the 21st Century
• Information Management capabilities– Collecting, archiving, sharing, multiple versioning– Quick links to cross-reference evidence – Accessible multimedia with free Web 2.0 tools– Align to frameworks, rubrics, track learning over time
• Social learning, digital identity– Building professional profile, Personal Learning network
• Digital technology skills, Internet literacy– Demonstrated by and within the ePortfolio
• Learning and collaboration integration– Online research: documents, networks– Easy to add comments, edit, mentor, coach
New service: savvyfolio.netMulti-institution ePortfolio community
University
College
Adult Learning Centre
Professional Body Workplace Trainer
Employability Agency
Employer Industry Sector Body
Open BadgesDigital credentials FOR and OF learning
Brief introduction
http://www.savvyfolio.net/user/don/overview-open-badges
Open Badges and Badge Passports“Micro credentials in a modular eportfolio”
Richard Wyles, Totara LMS at MaharaUK12http://maharauk.org/mod/resource/view.php?id=117
A picture + descriptive words…Simple data structure for easy sharing
bit.ly/ePIC2013_Belshaw
Badges in ActionDemonstration
Origins
• Badges, medals, ribbons since pre-Roman times
• Military, Boy Scouts, Girl Guides • Public recognition rewarding positive
(desired) behaviour• More recently: gaming – “leveling up”
Girl Guides of Canada via Flickr CCBY
Gamification of math skill building Khan Academy: Internal Badges for Learning
Gamification of physical realityFoursquare
socialmediaexaminer.com
Early vision: “Foursquare 4 Work”The Social Workplace
The Social Workplace
Gamification of language learningDuolingo – scaffolded text translation
youtu.be/WyzJ2Qq9Abs
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duolingo
Gamification of language learningbusuu.com – Farmville for language?
Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR):
Gamification of integrationCitizenship course for Youth (Ontario)
Gamification of integrationCitizenship course for Youth (Ontario)
Open Badges A learning ecosystem
http://openmatt.org/
Goal
#openbadgesMOOC
Badges for/of learning
http://www.slideshare.net/sjc36/badges-at-theformalinformalinterfacecrossgalley2013
BadgeAttainment
Badge Display
IntrinsicMotivation
Extrinsic Motivation
Formative Summative
‘They make me smile! Which is a good thing – learning should be fun and I think this was a fun element of the course’
‘Earned my Week 1 Badge from #oldsmooc! Unexpectedly pleased to have a reward for effort! What fun and motivates
‘I’m not sure yet if I’ll really use them [externally]’
‘I decided that they might be useful as evidence of professional development … I don’t know if anyone in my institution will care, but in case they do, I have the badges.’
Supporting independent learning?Open Learning Design Studio (OLDS) MOOC
http://www.olds.ac.uk/badges
See analysis: MOOC Badging and the Learning Arc
Six Ways to Look at Badging
• Alternative Assessment• Gamifying Education• Learning Scaffolding• Develop Lifelong Learning Skills• Driver for Digital Media & Learning• Democratize Learning
Barry Joseph, Global Kids, IncQuoted by David Wiley
Open BadgesMaking learning visible
• Progress markers– Motivating learners,
supporting advisors
• Learning pathways– Granular, incremental, flexible
• Visual branding– Issuers and learners
• Online trust system– Demonstrate skills &
capabilities
BenefitsOpen Badges & Digital Certification
• Visually efficient and appealing– Fun, motivating to earn (gamification)– Visualize progress for advising– Automatically / manually awarded
• Individual learning pathways– Modular, flexible, diverse, portable, shareable– Personal goal setting, achievement for self-directed learning– Builds confidence– Blend and ladder from multiple sources in badge passports & ePortfolios– Progress in incomplete programs can still be recognized and
recombined
• Transparent, “trustable”– Criteria, evidence, issue/expiry date– Ongoing connection to issuer– Report outcomes– Issuer is validated and branded by the badges it issues
Badges and ImmigrantsIdeas for EAL (to be validated)
• FORMATIVE– Portfolio Based Language Assessment (PBLA) progress tracking– Course activities and assignments– Self-directed learning achievements
– # books/articles read, docs written, grammar/vocab quizzes (self-assessments) & exercises, journal reflections and other portfolio inventory tasks completed
– Recognize/aggregate achievements from external language programs
• Rosetta Stone, Tell Me More, busuu.com, etc.
– Enhance with Essential Skills, workplace culture learning• Digital Technology, Working with Others, problem solving, etc.
– Real world badge “missions”– # “stretch” assignments in the real world (e.g. conversations with
strangers)
• SUMMATIVE– Internal: CLB levels in progress reports: e.g. Reading:
Developing 7 (linked to evidence as appropriate)– External: IELTS scores?
Badges and ImmigrantsIdeas for Employability (to be validated)
• FORMATIVE– Workshop program/job search milestones, achievements
• CV, cover letter, elevator speech, employability portfolio
– Real world badge “missions”– # “stretch” assignments in the real world (e.g. # cold calls, #
informational interviews…)
• SUMMATIVE– For service providers and funders
• Learner achievements: CVs, interviews, placements, hirings, etc.
– For Employers• Essential Skills assessments (TOWES, Prove It, Microsoft, etc.)
– Computer, Document Use, etc.
• Job-related language assessments (e.g. IELTS)• Courses/workshops taken• Affiliations (e.g. Toastmasters, professional associations)• Volunteer service, other experiential learning• Summary credentials (“work ready”, etc. if available)
Badging Kirkpatrick For EAL (to be validated)
Kirkpatrick Level Affordances & Indicators5: ROI (Phillips) Badge reports of outcomes linked to budgets
4: Results Badge trails, aligned to CLB, by date?Badges linked to PBLA evidence.Badges from subsequent language learning.NB: Follow-up and learner cooperation required
3: Transfer Badge collections: sequencing, laddering, clusteringBadges from multiple sources curated in badge passports & channeled to goalsBadges in eportfolios enhanced with reflection
2: Learning Badges with embedded skills outcomes
1: Reaction Visual appeal, gamification, completion
Badging Kirkpatrick For employability (to be validated)
Kirkpatrick Level Affordances & Indicators5: ROI (Phillips) Badge reports on longer term employment outcomes
4: Results Badges for interviews, placements?Badges for permanent hires (in their field)?Badges for retention: still working after 1 year?NB: Follow-up and learner cooperation required
3: Transfer Badge collections: sequencing, laddering, clusteringBadges from multiple sources curated in badge passports & channeled to goalsBadges in eportfolios enhanced with reflection
2: Learning Badges with embedded skills outcomes
1: Reaction Visual appeal, gamification, activity completion
Badges for PD?Ideas for EAL and Employment Professionals
• Conference badges– Participant, Presenter, “Networker”, “Reflector”, etc.
• Online community badges– As above, other activities (e.g. link sharing) + peer assessments
• Non-formal learning– Workshops, lectures, ConEd programs, Special Interest Groups,
reading logs, MOOCs
• Awards and recognition– Including “honourable mentions” and short lists
• Professional affiliations and volunteer service
… arranged/curated in a professional eportfolio or “badge passport” with other evidence
Badges for EAL PDEnglish Online
Criteria: Attended webinar training/preparation session, presented online, contributed to the resource page and discussion thread)
Evidence: <link to webinar recording>
Upcoming for 2015: “Contributor”myenglishonline.ca/for-teachers/realize/
Open Badge Factory Centralized badge management
bit.ly/ePIC2013_Rousselle
Open Badge FactoryDetailed Reports
Open Badge FactoryBadge Application
Features and Benefitsopenbadgefactory.com
• Current:– Controlled access for organizations– Controlled roles within organizations
• Creator, Issuer, Administrator
– Detailed reports– Badge applications
• Coming:– Meta-badges (c. May)
• Linear, clustered…
– Badge Passport (c. June)• Private/public badges, badge collections• Mobile display
– Suggestions from beta community
Open Badge FactoryDetailed Reports
Open BadgesBadge Application
Badges…Passports…Portfolios?Tools to channel the full spectrum of skills• Technical Skills• Essential Skills
– HARD: literacy, numeracy, document management, digital skills– SOFT: working with others, critical thinking, problem solving, etc.
• Conference Board “Employability Skills 2000+”– Attitudes, adaptability, resilience
• 21st Century Skills– Multi-literacies, learning and innovation skills
• Leadership Skills– Values, ethics, responsibility
Evidence of:…achievements, abilities and affiliations…curated, reflected upon and remixed
Badge Challenge!Complete the application and earn the badge
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Link to presentation:bit.ly/openbadges4immigrants