eportfolios and open badges for immigrants

ePortfolios and Open Badges:

Visual Pathways to the Future

IMMIGRANT INTEGRATION VERSION

September 2, 2014

Don Presant

Learning AgentsePortfolio, eLearning, eMedia

http://donpresant.ca

The long and winding road…Pre-arrival to full integration

The long and winding road…Pre-arrival to full integration

Needs of immigrantsLearning and Recognition

• Learning and experience not recognized– Foreign universities, experiential work learning not

valued (lack of “Canadian experience”)

• Individualized assets/gaps….but instruction in cohorts– Language skills, soft skills, workplace culture– Keeping the job, advancing in career

• Retention issues over long process of integration– Discouragement, distraction, financial pressures

• Slow progress thru QR hurdles & higher CLB levels

• Handoff gaps between agencies, advisors– Completely fixed with Correlate? Depth of data?– Tracking longer term outcomes beyond Y1

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

intrinsic extrinsic

supports learning demonstrates learning

private workshop public shop window

learning environment learning showcase

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,ePortfol

io Evidenc

e

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

Micro-credentialing using Open Badges

Digital 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

• Public recognition rewarding positive (desired) behaviour

• Badges, medals, ribbons since pre-Roman times

• Military, Boy Scouts

http://jproc.ca/rrp/apend_l_trade_designators_1960.html

Recent corporate trendsSocial media, gamification for productivity

tech.co/gamify-your-new-hire-onboarding-process-with-mindtickle-2013-02

http://www.tibbr.com/

Gamification and engagementAir Canada

earnyourwings.aircanada.com

114,716 registrations$26.2 million added revenueROI >500%

t.co/ZQEjrL0BxE

Gamification and math skillsKhan Academy: Internal Badges for Learning

Gamification of physical realityFoursquare

socialmediaexaminer.com

Recent productivity trendsSocial enterprise and process gamification

joshbersin.com/2011/07/17/badges-swarm-the-internet-and-soon-intranet/

http://www.cornerstoneondemand.com/connect

Gamification of OnboardingNew employee orientation

Enterprise GamificationConsulting overview

Download PDF

“One trend we are seeing isenterprises seeking to instill a moreproactive attitude about careerdevelopment among the workforce.”

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)

Open Badges A learning ecosystem

http://openmatt.org/

Goal

#openbadgesMOOC

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

Badge PathwaysMozilla Discover (Gates funding)

http://discover.openbadges.org/

Pearson Acclaim (VUE)If Pearson are getting into badges.… Acclaim’s unique approach…is to work with academic institutions and high-stakes credentialing organizations to offer diplomas, certificates and other professional credentials as Open Badges.blog.youracclaim.com/

Books@WorkCollege-led study groups in workplaces

http://www.booksatwork.org/the-bookswork-badge/

Badging Health Professionals Continuing Professional Development

http://www.paincommunitycentre.org/cpd/badges

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, along with 3rd

party endorsement (coming)

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– Milestone badges

• Level up…

– Earner evidence field

• Coming (Sep-Dec 2014):– Badge Passports

• Private/public badges, badge collections, mobile display• Multilingual badges• Issuer community features: sharing and endorsement of

badges

don@learningagents.caWeb: learningagents.ca

Twitter: donpresantePortfolio: donpresant.ca

Link to presentation:bit.ly/openbadges4immigrants