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Incorporating Career Portfolio’s as a Course
Wide Learner Tool
Sophie McKenzieDeakin UniversitySchool of Information Technology
Case study of Information Technology
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Portfolio @ Deakin D2L ePortfolio is about building competencies◦ Academic literacies◦ Course competencies◦ Career competencies
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Career Competencies Personal Management Learning and Work Exploration Career Building Articulation of skills for employability
◦ In IT technical and soft skills
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The Students Very focused on IT “Learning Coding” Choose IT because they “like computers” “like playing computer games” Have very vague or no career aspirations Difficulty in understanding what goes into an “IT course” – evidenced by “Why do I have to learn about databases”
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Students’ view of degree Enjoy their chosen major
BUT… Have difficulty constructing their ‘course’ into career competencies Don’t plan progression through 3 years
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Assessment
Unit learning outcomes
Course learning outcomes and career
competencies
Course Design
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Assessment
Unit learning outcomes
Course learning outcomes and career
competencies
Course Design Student Approach
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Assessment
Unit learning outcomes
Course learning outcomes and career
competencies
Course Design Student Approach
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Assessment
Unit learning outcomes
Course learning outcomes and career
competencies
Course Design Student Approach
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Assessment
Unit learning outcomes
Course learning outcomes and career
competencies
Course Design Student Approach
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??ePortfolio
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Aims for introducing ePortfolio
Provide a structured, holistic perspective of IT studies for students
Focus on Course Learning Outcomes Encourage development of professional/career aspirations
THROUGH Development of ‘graduate’ ePortfolio
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Graduate Portfolio Template
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ePortfolio strategy Students use ePortfolio from Year 1 Students create/collect artefacts and submit and save as artefacts Learn reflection to build competencies Career development – guided activities Integrated through course site
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Assessment
Unit learning outcomes
Course learning outcomes career
competencies
Course Design Student Approach
?
??ePortfolio
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Assessment
Unit learning outcomes
Course learning outcomes
Course Design Student Approach
ePortfolio
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Outcomes so far 1st year of course wide implementation Progressing students career development awareness: key◦ Skills progression◦ Job awareness◦ Employment opportunities
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Outcomes so far Building students skills for articulating career competencies: a challenge◦ Reflection◦ Reporting on evidence/ learning outcomes
ePortfolio use becoming common and linked with assessment
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Next steps Continue staff development of ePortfolio use Incentives to ePortfolio development for students◦ Industry feedback◦ Exemplars◦ Prizes/ competitions
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References
Blackburn. J., and Hakel. M., 2006, Enhancing Self-Regulation and Goal Orientation with ePortfolios, Handbook of ePortfolios, IGI Group
Betz. N., et al, 1994, Evaluation of a Short Form of the Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy Scale, Journal of Career Assessment, SAGE
Yang. J., et al, 2013, Career development learning and electronic portfolios: Improving student self-efficacy in employability skills in an undergraduate science course, Career Development Learning and ePortfolio, IN press.