eportfolios and open badges for immigrants
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Exploring how Open Badges and ePortfolios can help immigrants learn and demonstrate their skills in language learning and employability. Part of a series. Link to support page: bit.ly/openbadges4immigrants Moved from a duplicate account (http://www.slideshare.net/donpresant9)TRANSCRIPT
ePortfolios and Open Badges:
Visual Pathways to the Future
IMMIGRANT INTEGRATION VERSION
September 2, 2014
Don Presant
Learning AgentsePortfolio, eLearning, eMedia
http://donpresant.ca
The long and winding road…Pre-arrival to full integration
The long and winding road…Pre-arrival to full integration
Needs of immigrantsLearning and Recognition
• Learning and experience not recognized– Foreign universities, experiential work learning not
valued (lack of “Canadian experience”)
• Individualized assets/gaps….but instruction in cohorts– Language skills, soft skills, workplace culture– Keeping the job, advancing in career
• Retention issues over long process of integration– Discouragement, distraction, financial pressures
• Slow progress thru QR hurdles & higher CLB levels
• Handoff gaps between agencies, advisors– Completely fixed with Correlate? Depth of data?– Tracking longer term outcomes beyond Y1
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
intrinsic extrinsic
supports learning demonstrates learning
private workshop public shop window
learning environment learning showcase
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,ePortfol
io Evidenc
e
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
Micro-credentialing using Open Badges
Digital 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
• Public recognition rewarding positive (desired) behaviour
• Badges, medals, ribbons since pre-Roman times
• Military, Boy Scouts
http://jproc.ca/rrp/apend_l_trade_designators_1960.html
Recent corporate trendsSocial media, gamification for productivity
tech.co/gamify-your-new-hire-onboarding-process-with-mindtickle-2013-02
http://www.tibbr.com/
Gamification and engagementAir Canada
earnyourwings.aircanada.com
114,716 registrations$26.2 million added revenueROI >500%
t.co/ZQEjrL0BxE
Gamification and math skillsKhan Academy: Internal Badges for Learning
Gamification of physical realityFoursquare
socialmediaexaminer.com
Recent productivity trendsSocial enterprise and process gamification
joshbersin.com/2011/07/17/badges-swarm-the-internet-and-soon-intranet/
http://www.cornerstoneondemand.com/connect
Gamification of OnboardingNew employee orientation
Enterprise GamificationConsulting overview
Download PDF
“One trend we are seeing isenterprises seeking to instill a moreproactive attitude about careerdevelopment among the workforce.”
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)
Open Badges A learning ecosystem
http://openmatt.org/
Goal
#openbadgesMOOC
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
Badge PathwaysMozilla Discover (Gates funding)
http://discover.openbadges.org/
Pearson Acclaim (VUE)If Pearson are getting into badges.… Acclaim’s unique approach…is to work with academic institutions and high-stakes credentialing organizations to offer diplomas, certificates and other professional credentials as Open Badges.blog.youracclaim.com/
Books@WorkCollege-led study groups in workplaces
http://www.booksatwork.org/the-bookswork-badge/
Badging Health Professionals Continuing Professional Development
http://www.paincommunitycentre.org/cpd/badges
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, along with 3rd
party endorsement (coming)
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– Milestone badges
• Level up…
– Earner evidence field
• Coming (Sep-Dec 2014):– Badge Passports
• Private/public badges, badge collections, mobile display• Multilingual badges• Issuer community features: sharing and endorsement of
badges
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Link to presentation:bit.ly/openbadges4immigrants