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Helping immigrants build a future in Canadawww.issbc.org
Employability ePortfolios for Immigrants: Arrival to EmploymentCannexus – Ottawa 2014
www.issbc.org
Introductions Clifford Bell – Director, Language
College & Career Services Don Presant – President, Learning
Agents Lisa Herrera – Head Instructional
Coordinator, LINC/ELSA
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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 www.issbc.org
ISSofBC
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Context Funding Shift Employment ePortfolios – Standard
practice in career counselling in 2013 Language Assessment Portfolios – To be
integrated into CIC’s LINC Program in 2014 Employment ePortfolios – Now being
used in all of ISSofBC’s Employment
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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
Logic Model
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Career Services Wide range of programs for
immigrants with a range of needs and skill levels Immigrant Connections Employment Program of BC Building Together Job Options BC Skills Connect Mentoring Connections MAPLE - Internship
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Portfolios and ePortfolios Portfolio and ePortfolio services :
Workshops and individualized sessions Embedding portfolios in job search
strategies
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Process, Discoveries & Opportunities
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Limited time & resources in employment programs
Significant amount of time devoted to language correction
Offering the eportfolio within LINC/ELSA Build an Employment Facilitator into the
LINC/ELSA program
Putting E-Portfolios into Play for
Immigrants: From Arrival in Canada to
Successful EmploymentSlides from Learning Agents
November 19, 2013
Learning AgentsePortfolio, eLearning, eMedia
http://donpresant.ca
New service: savvyfolio.netMulti-institution ePortfolio community
University
College
Adult Learning Centre
Professional Body Workplace Trainer
Employability Agency
Employer Industry Sector Body
ePortfolio21st Century Employability
Toolfor BC Immigrants
February 14, 2013
ResearchInformation Practices of Immigrants
Nadia Caidi, Faculty of Information, University of Toronto, 2009http://www.slideshare.net/settlementatwork/information-practices-of-immigrants
Technology Alternatives
• Web 2.0 purpose-built– LinkedIn, about.me
• Web 2.0 “roll your own”– Google sites, Weebly, Evernote, Prezi
• Dedicated FOSS– Mahara, Sakai, ZenPortfolio (WP)
• Adapted FOSS– Wordpress.com, Wordpress.org
• Dedicated Proprietary– PebblePad, Digication, myeFolio, Pathbrite
Five solutions to consider
• WordPress– WordPress.com, Zen Portfolios or download– Free, or?
• PebblePad– 20 GBP/year/person
• myeFolio– $20/year
• Digication– $20-35/year
• Mahara– Free, or?
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
Skins
MaharaHands-on workshop
don@learningagents.caWeb: learningagents.ca
Twitter: donpresantePortfolio: donpresant.ca
PRESENTATION SUPPORT PAGE:bit.ly/ep4imm
LINC/ELSA English language skills from CLB 1 to
8 Settlement and workplace focused
classes
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Essential Skills
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Essential
Skills for
Work, Learnin
g And Life
Reading
Writing
Document
Use
Numeracy
Computer Use
Continuous
Learning
Thinking Skills
Working With
Others
Oral Communicatio
n
Soft Skills
ePortfolio Pilot ClassClass
ProfileModel for Pilot
Add job search skills
Add skills to build eportfolio
More emphasis on ES
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Evaluate
ePortfolio – Cooperative Framework
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LINC/ELSA and employment staff working together
Clients develop language, career planning and job search skills as a package
Employment Facilitator
ESLTeacher
Skills,ePortfolio
Evidence
Contribution to PLAR
Now provide: Evidence of
hard skills experience language abilitysoft skills
More skills to better represent themselves to employers and professional associations
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Previously, referral to Employment Facilitator
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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 Project
s Certificates
Publications
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Highlights
Video Intro
Photo Gallery
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LINC/ELSA Challenges Admin Concerns - continuous intake of students Student concerns - time Technical issues – Firefox vs. IE 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
Continued 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
Questions
Contacts:Clifford Bell, Director, Language College &
Career Services – clifford.bell@issbc.orgLisa Herrera, Head Instructional
Coordinator, ELSA/LINC – lisa.herrera@issbc.org
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