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Designing the Future

of Portfolio-Based, Connected

eLearning

Gail Matthews-DeNatale, Ph.D.Graduate School of Education

Northeastern UniversityCollege of Professional Studies

http://www.slideshare.net/gmdenatale



Today

• The Crystal Ball

• Designing for Connections

• National Resources



The Crystal Ball

If connected learning isthe future, what skills

and abilities will nextgeneration learningdesigners need in orderto help shape and

create that future?

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Thoughts From This Group

Connected Learning Designers: Characteristics & Capabilities#CLDCC

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Our Best Guess… Based on Lots of Conversations

Masters of Education

• Systems Thinker

• Communicator

• Creative Problem Solver

• Culturally Responsive

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eLearning Design

• Professional Expertise

• Contextual Cognizance

• Leadership and Vision



Case Study: M.Ed. By The Numbers

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Size ~470 Active Students

Profile +60% attend part time

Format 100% fully online

Concentrations 4

Gender 73% female

Region 56% in state, 44% out of state



Program Development: Backwards Design

The M.Ed. program atNortheastern developseducators with the skills and

intellectual acumen to beeffective, to question systemicnorms, and to anticipate andshape a more equitable, globallyconnected society.

The eLearning concentrationequips graduates to anticipateand shape the future of nextgeneration connected learningwithin a technology richlandscape.

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Designing for Connections… Distinguishing Features

Intentional: Mission and Competencies

Reflective: ePortfolio, professional development/presence

Cohesive: Gateway + courses designed in relationship

Authentic: Signature Assignments, Experiential Learning

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Designing for Connections





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ePortfolios are decidedly

not the hottest thing inhigher education.

Randy BassPeer Review2014

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ePortfolios: What They Are

Portfolio

purposeful collection + student work + reflection

(Paulson, F.L. Paulson, P.R. and Meyer, 1991)

ePortfolio = all of the above …

+ web-based+ multiple formats and media+ links, non-linear pathways+ capacity to share with a larger audience

(Polklop, 2013)

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The technology of ePortfolios, thoughenabling or inhibiting, is not the crux of the

“it” that makes ePortfolios effective.

ePortfolios are at heart a set of pedagogiesand practices that link learners to learning,curriculum to the co-curriculum, and

courses and programs to institutionaloutcomes.

- Randy Bass, Peer Review Winter 2014

“The Next Whole Thing in Higher Education” 13



220 Case Studiesand Practices

AvailableOnline

http://c2l.mcnrc.org



ePortfolio

Evidence

Improvement

Correlation



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ePortfolio

Evidence

Intensifier

Effect



Designing for Connections





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eLID Curriculum

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Foundation

Courses

Ed as Field of Study

How People Learn

Models for

Learning Design

Professional

Learning

Plan Learning Portfolio Showcase Portfolio

Experiential

Learning

Proposal

Connecting

Theory with

Practice

Review Portfolio

Plan Project

Design as Collab.

Profession

Social Media

Open Learning

Tech. as Medium

for Learning

Capstone

Revise/Present

Work to Others

Professional

Portfolio

Experiential

Learning

Work Professional

Integration

& Presence



eLID Curriculum

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Showcase Portfolio

Experiential

Learning

Proposal

Connecting

Theory with

Practice

Review Portfolio

Plan Project

Design as Collab.

Profession

Social Media

Open Learning

Tech. as Medium

for Learning

Capstone

Revise/Present

Work to Others

Professional

Portfolio

Experiential

Learning

Work Professional

Integration

& Presence Professional

Learning

Plan

Foundation

Courses


How People Learn

Models for LearningDesign

Learning Portfolio



Personalized & Transparent Expectations

“I am at a changing pointin my career … I am nowleading the team to move

our corporate learningmodels to online learningmodalities …

Although this is an

exciting project, this alsois a time where I need toconsider my nextprofessional steps.”

+ ProfessionalLearning Plan



eLID Curriculum

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Foundation

Courses


How People Learn

Models for

Learning Design

Professional

Learning

Plan Showcase Portfolio

Design as Collab.

Profession

Social Media

Open Learning

Tech. as Medium

for Learning

Capstone

Revise/Present

Work to Others

Professional

Portfolio

Experiential

Learning

Work Professional

Integration

& Presence Experiential

Learning

Proposal

Connecting

Theory with

Practice

Review Portfolio

Plan Project

Learning Portfolio



Student Voices

MIKE W.

“I am very pleased with mygroup project results — even more so that we couldtake the module wedeveloped and, with verylittle tweaking, put it to usein our own settings. … Ihave an opportunity to playa pivotal role in redefiningeducation at my workplace.I’m very grateful for the

knowledge I received andthe two colleagues andProfessor who helped shapemy knowledge in this area.”



eLID Curriculum

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Foundation

Courses


How People Learn

Models for

Learning Design

Professional

Learning

Plan Showcase Portfolio

Experiential

Learning

Proposal

Connecting

Theory with

Practice

Review Portfolio

Plan Project

Capstone

Revise/Present

Work to Others

Professional

Portfolio

Professional

Integration

& Presence Experiential

Learning

Work

Design as aCollaborative

Profession Social Media

Open Learning

Technology asMedium for

Learning

Learning Portfolio



Signature Assignment: Visible Thinking “I look forward to revisiting this later in the program to see how Ihave evolved in my thinking about learning.”



Student Voices

STEPHANIE H.

“I am able to share mylearning in a colorful,creative way. This formatallows me to bring words tolife, allowing my reader tosee inside my journey andnot just words on a paper …Some images and videos Ichose to include conveymeanings that areotherwise hard to capture.

Through my voice you hearmy passion and purpose formy work.”



Student Voices

TAMARA D.

“It was an opportunity to

integrate my personality

with my education, a spacewhere I could gather mythoughts and memorializethem. The process ofentering that informationreinforced what I learnedand enhanced my ability toreflect on my experience. Ihad a place to contain my

knowledge that sometimes,honestly, can escape me!”



eLID Curriculum

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Foundation

Courses


How People Learn

Models for

Learning Design

ProfessionalLearning

Plan

Learning Portfolio

ExperientialLearning

Proposal

Connecting

Theory with

Practice

Review PortfolioPlan Project

Design as Collab.

Profession

Social Media

Open Learning

Tech. as Medium

for Learning

Capstone

Revise/Present

Work to Public

Professional

Portfolio

ExperientialLearning

Work ProfessionalIntegration

& Presence Showcase

Portfolio



Connected Learning Integrates

• Evidence with reflection

• Assessment with purpose

• Experiences inside and outside of school

• Personal and professional growth

• Authentic work for academic and non-

academic purposes and audiences

• Learning across time, places, and people

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Organizations

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Thank You!

Gail Matthews-DeNatale

Northeastern Graduate School ofEducation Senior Faculty

Concentration Lead for the M.Ed.in eLearning Design

[email protected]

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