2. Why ePortfolio for employability?An increasingly digital life... Google & the Internet Web 2.0 & social software Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn... Job boards & electronic recruitment Monster, Workopolis, Job Bank Digital identity Authentic evidence
3. Human Capital Technology eSourcing/eRecruitment tools Résumé Importing/Exporting/Searching Assessments & Applicant Screening Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) Onboarding (orientation) tools Performance/Talent Management Systems Human Resource Management Systems (HRMS/HRIS) Adapted from http://www.recruitersnetwork.com/software/index.htm
7. Career Portfolio ManitobaCurrent stakeholders: WEM & WPLAR Nonprofit partnerships of Government, Business and Labour WEM: workplace education in Essential Skills WPLAR: workplace Recognition of Prior Learning wem.mb.ca wplar.ca
8. Canada’s Essential SkillsContextualized by workplace occupation… Reading text Document use Writing Numeracy Computer skills Oral communication Thinking skills Problem Solving, Decision Making, Critical Thinking, Job Task Planning and Organizing, Significant Use of Memory, Finding Information Working with others Continuous learning
9. The Essential Skills Portfolio Origins and character First immigrants, now “general” Career changers (younger, older..) Reflection on life-wide learning of Essential Skills for employability Build confidence, improve “skills dialogue” Make resumes & cover letters clearer, more credible Preparation tool for interviews More than ES: attitudes, specialized skills Product: ring binder, from electronic templates 18 hours class time + c. 18 hours of homework
11. The “e” factorAdvantages and opportunities Information Management Collecting, archiving, making different versions Measureability Frameworks, rubrics, summative tracking Interoperability Communication with other ICT systems via APIs, open standards Sharing “One to many”, digital copies, links to specific pages Multimedia Video, audio, digital images, online presentations…and scanned docs Internet skills Online research: documents, networks, Internet literacy Collaboration Easy to add comments, edit, mentor, coach Personal Learning Environment Integrated learning environment, professional network, digital identity
12. Vision for Career Portfolio ManitobaCareer development for life All Manitobans Learner owned Lifelong Lifewide: home, community, school, work... Based on (not restricted to) Essential Skills Built through partnerships of stakeholders, with WEM and WPLAR as “anchor tenants” Globally aware, locally relevant
13. Choosing the PlatformNew Zealand – Mahara FOSS project - Massey University Funded by NZ government, later Carnegie Mellon Lifelong learning & social networking environment Learner owned, multiple views LEAP2A exportability Moodle integration
14. Choosing the platformThe “Mahoodle” ecosystem INSTRUCTOR LED Archiving Other artefacts Presenting USER DRIVEN Mahara tools: Blog, forum, views Collect, Select, Reflect… Artefacts, commentary, dialogue Human capital development Employability Skills transfer KSA asset building Lifelong learning Networks Peers, mentors Other Web 2.0 tools:
15. Essential Skills ePortfolioProgram overview Adapt the paper curriculum Leverage the “e” factor Embed authentic ICT skills Useful software applications Accessible multimedia hardware Provide ongoing support
19. Current reworkLessons learned and learning Make it more usable Shorten curriculum, customize delivery Full vs. accelerated versions Improve worksheet methodology Stream learners Computer skills gap training Add more exemplars Caucasian, Aboriginal... Document more fully Manual, more/updated videos
20. Next steps Explore more ways to extend Mahara LinkedIn, GoogleApps, Moodle 2.0, web services... Polish the business plan Scope provincewide user support needs Build partnerships
21. Community of communities“Small pieces, loosely joined” Government Information Portals Student Records Employer HR Management Systems eGovernment Single Window Service Online Credential Verification Mahoodle Hub Localized Labour Market Information Online Mentoring Services Job Boards, Recruitment Sites Web 2.0 YouTube LinkedIn Twitter… Personal Networks, Communities
22. Further reading Presentations about Career Portfolio Manitoba http://bit.ly/CPMBpresentations MyPortfoliohttp://myportfolio.ac.nz/ Report: http://bit.ly/g8JLLQ MOSEP http://www.mosep.org/ Toolbox (curr/report): http://bit.ly/MOSEP_toolbox EIfEL - www.epforum.eu/ ePortfolio Community of Practice (AUS) http://epcop.net.au
23. Useful links Career Portfolio Manitoba http://careerportfolio.mb.ca http://bit.ly/eP_example Workplace Education Manitoba http://wem.mb.ca WPLAR http://wplar.ca Contact emails: Don Presant, Learning Agents Inc. don@learningagents.ca (Twitter: donpresant) Linda Maxwell, Keystone Adult Education Services Inc. adulted@mts.net Phyllis Mann, Workplace Education Manitoba PMann@wem.mb.ca
Like functional skills...17 page reports300+, more comingIn 1994, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada launched a national research study, the Essential Skills Research Project (ESRP), to examine how the essential skills were used in various jobs. More than 3,000 interviews have now been conducted across Canada with people working in some 180 occupations.The ESRP initially focused on occupations requiring a secondary school diploma or less and on-the-job training.
Like Careers Wales Online, eFolio MinnesotaInspiration from MOSEP
Maori for “think” or “thought”Can be linked to Moodle, a very popular Open Source Learning Management System
Mahara as “thin” scaffolding for a broader eportfolio ecosystemCurrently experimenting with RSS in/outRecently added Google Apps...not sure all implicationsEmbed.lyFuture: Moodle 2.0 and Mahara...dynamic, web service based
Exemplar portfolio: RommuelParagasVM Immigrant – young male (life story). Many skills, but lacks qualificationsProfile Page: Professional PageDrafts and documentationMultimediaRecently themedLogged out contentLogged in: enter course (Group)Course layout: -Orientation/5 steps-Content types: presentation, survey/quiz, (building) task, optional enhancementDemonstrating capabilities as part of course:-Views, navigation blocks, images-Embeds: YouTube, Screenr, SlidecastConnections to Moodle: survey, quiz, glossary, Help-under construction-moving away from Mahara Users book
“We may not be smart, but we’re learning!”Tried to cram too much in...classic error2 key audiences: -those with paper portfolios/well formed resumes-those withoutI prefer the videos: clearer, easier to make