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

Open Badges Assessment and display

bit.ly/ePIC2013_Belshaw

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