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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
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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
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ISSofBC
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Timeline
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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
LINC/ELSA
English language skills from CLB 1 to 8
Settlement and workplace focused classes
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Career Services Wide range of Career Services
Multi-barriered, low skilled to high skilled immigrants
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ELSA and Employment Working Together
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Previously, client referrals and class presentations
More expert and individual training
Now:
Develop career planning and job search skills
Portfolios and eportfolios Portfolio and eportfolio services :
Workshops and individualized sessions
Embedding portfolios in job search strategies
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Process and Discoveries
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Limited time and resources
Significant amount of time devoted to language correction
ePortfolio as a Framework
Employment
Facilitator
ESL
Teacher
Job search skills,
ePortfolios, ES
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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
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Evaluate
Moodle + Mahara
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Mahoodle (Moodle Course)
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Example Lesson:
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Building Content:
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ISSofBC ePortfolio Site
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Essential Skills Profile
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Professional Pages
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Resume
Audio Intro
Past Projects
Certificates
Publications
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Highlights
Video Intro
Photo Gallery
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Themes
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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
Next Steps
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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
Learning Agents ePortfolio, eLearning, eMedia
http://donpresant.ca
New service: savvyfolio.net Multi-institution ePortfolio community
University
College
Adult Learning Centre
Professional Body Workplace Trainer
Employability Agency
Employer Industry Sector Body
Research Information Practices of Immigrants
Nadia Caidi, Faculty of Information, University of Toronto, 2009
http://www.slideshare.net/settlementatwork/information-practices-of-immigrants
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
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
Why Mahara? Good and getting better
Web: learningagents.ca
Twitter: donpresant
ePortfolio: donpresant.ca
PRESENTATION SUPPORT PAGE:
bit.ly/ep4imm