Telling e-Portfolio Stories Wolverhampton, UK June 10-11, 2009 Samantha Slade A lifelong and life...

Telling e-Portfolio Stories

Wolverhampton, UKJune 10-11, 2009

Samantha Slade

A lifelong and life wide learning e-portfolio for immigrants

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Why an e-portfolio for immigrants?A changing landscape

For example, in region of Laval, Quebec:

Immigrants represent 1/5 of the population More than ¼ of the population has a first language other than French or EnglishImmigrants have a higher level of poverty and social exclusion (despite their education) Recruiting and keeping immigrants in the work force is part of the regional strategic plan

immigrants

immigration

support services

learning institutio

ns

Lifelong and life wide stakeholders

regional development/employe

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Within that context, challenges for learning institutions to meet needs

percolab and a regional educational authority partnered to explore the

potential of e-portfolios to support immigrants and

learning and teaching(eventually other partners joined in)

valuing and articulating skills

socio-profession

al integratio

n21st

century citizen

experiences

workeducation

life

language learning

local daily life skills

workforce

eCitizen

responsibleself-organised

networked

ePortfolio for immigrants

Self-knowledge and self-confidence

immigrants:

- open access on web

Getting started: Where to position the e-portfolio ?

regional developmen

t/labour force- employment

agencies- employers

immigrationsupport services:

- during immigration process (government)

- community groups learning

institutions- digital literacy

(eCulture)- language skills

- career guidance




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A successful pilot phase

Showing interest to use it.: ”A course about me.”Validating the pedagogical and technological choices




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Flexible modular environment with “smart wizards”

Lifelong learners = autonomy and controlUsers can organise, rename, connect, add, adjust as

they want!.




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A “library” of standard structured support activities

To avoid the blank page syndrome, but each activity can be moved, removed.




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Embedded resources, with a learning approach

Specific to immigrant

context, needs and language

level

Lifelong life wide learning e-portfolio

Language level 1

Language level 2

Language level 3

Language learning in workplaceFinding

employmentScrapbook of progress

Life

Family and network from birth

country

Colleagues and immigrant

network

Teachers and tutors

Reflective learning

Public web presence –

digital identity

Potential employers

Interaction and feedback

ePortfolio




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Teachers: Using e-portfolios is part of CPD

Specifically 2 competencies

integrating technology into teaching and learningexperimenting innovative teaching/learning methods

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Collaborative approach: towards a learning region

Integrate existing resources (standards): improve access to resources and services that are too often hidden,

scattered, partial.

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References

Widgets for flexible learning and ePortfolios, Yves Otishttp://www.percolab.com/blog/2008/09/14/widgets-for-flexible-learning-environment/

Creating Flexible User Applications Using Widget Technology, Scott Wilsonhttp://www.elearning.ac.uk/features/feature.2008-07-08.2311704736




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Samantha [email protected]

My e-portfolio: samanthaslade.ca/wiki

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