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MOSEP: MORE SELF-ESTEEM WITH MY ePORTFOLIO LEMAIA 2008 18 February, 2008, Centre for Social Innovation, Vienna, Austria Mag. Gerlinde Buchberger, MA Paedagogische Hochschule für Niederösterreich, Baden, Austria Development of a train-the-trainer course for ePortfolio tutors A Leonardo da Vinci Project

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Presentation Outline <ul><li>Adolescent dropouts </li></ul><ul><li>Background facts and figures </li></ul><ul><li>Informal, non-formal learning </li></ul><ul><li>Documenting learning </li></ul><ul><li>MOSEP project : </li></ul><ul><ul><li>project partners </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>aims </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>course concept </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>module structure </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>present project phase </li></ul></ul>

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School, college, university dropouts ! Albert Einstein Winston Churchill Bill Gates Steve Jobs Failures ?? Photo by C!b0rg5 Photo by Tienda Photo by Oishi Kuranosuke Photo by monkey.net

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EU: Early school leavers Eurostat (2007) Europe in figures – Eurostat yearbook 2006-07 Benchmark 2010

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Low-skilled workforce <ul><li>Almost a third of the </li></ul><ul><li>European labour force </li></ul><ul><li>is low-skilled </li></ul><ul><li>(80 million people) . </li></ul><ul><li>(EU Commission, 2005) </li></ul>

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Necessary upskilling by 2010 <ul><li>“ By 2010 only 15 % of newly </li></ul><ul><li>created jobs will be for people </li></ul><ul><li>with basic schooling, whereas 50% </li></ul><ul><li>will require highly skilled workers”. </li></ul><ul><li>(EU Commission, 2005) </li></ul><ul><li>“ Half the EU workforce (some 100 </li></ul><ul><li>million people) require upskilling, </li></ul><ul><li>a gap that cannot be closed through </li></ul><ul><li>classroom instruction alone, but will </li></ul><ul><li>require e-learning scenarios”. </li></ul><ul><li>(Urdan et al, 2005) </li></ul>http://www.high-point.net/workforce/index.cfm

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Eurostat (2007) Europe in figures – Eurostat yearbook 2006-07 Youth Education Attainment Level Benchmark 2010

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Drop-outs again STANDARD, 15/16 September, 2007 Bill Gates and Steve Jobs – two celebrity dropouts – would not have made it to the top in traditional recruiting systems.

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21 st century learning <ul><li>How much of it will be </li></ul><ul><ul><li>formal learning ? </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>non-formal learning ? </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>informal learning ? </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>face-to-face learning ? </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>distance learning ? </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>blended learning ? </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>m-learning ? </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>??? </li></ul></ul>

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Informal & non-formal, technology-enhanced learning Multi-tasking Photo by sugarpond Photo by sugarpond Photo by computeramey Photo by computeramey Photo by sugarpond

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Informal, non-formal, technology-enhanced learning … <ul><li>… gaining in significance - demand for acceptance </li></ul><ul><li> ‘ Non-formal learning is the basis of all projects supported by the ‘Youth’ programme …‘school dropouts’ might prefer non-formal activities‘ . </li></ul><ul><li>( European Commission, 2005) </li></ul><ul><li> ‘ Non-formal education is of paramount importance to society in the EU. It must be recognised by institutions through curricula and by wider society as complimentary of formal education ‘ . </li></ul><ul><li>(Rome Youth Declaration 2007) </li></ul><ul><li> Common European principles for the identification and validation of non-formal and informal learning . (EU Commission, 2004) </li></ul><ul><li>Numerous studies and publications underline the importance of “ digital competence“ and the impact of ICT on young people . (Molina, nd; Becta, 2007; EU Parliament & Council, 2006) </li></ul>

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Importance of informal learning Jay Cross , CEO of Internet Time Group and founder of the Workflow Institute Discrepancy between impact of formal learning and time & money spent on formal learning. https://admin.acrobat.com/_a54419374/informl (Click on the URL to listen to Jay Cross‘s presentation on informal learning)

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Most learning informal ? https://admin.acrobat.com/_a54419374/informl

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Networked Learning: PLL http://learningcircuits.blogspot.com/2005/11/characteristics-of-formal-and-informal.html

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Documenting learning with ePortfolios

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<ul><li>MOSEP </li></ul>More Self-Esteem with my ePortfolio http://www.mosep.org http://wikieducator.org/MOSEP

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MOSEP-project: objectives Strengths - weaknesses Knowledge – Competences- skills Individual responsibility- more self-esteem Motivation for continuing school or vocational training

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MOSEP Project Partners <ul><li>Salzburg Research Forschungsgesellschaft – AT (coordinator) </li></ul><ul><li>EifEL – European Institute for E-Learning – FR </li></ul><ul><li>Kaunas University of Technology – LT </li></ul><ul><li>Landesakademie fuer Fortbildung – D </li></ul><ul><li>Paedagogische Hochschule Salzburg – AT </li></ul><ul><li>Paedagogische Hochschule Niederoesterreich – AT </li></ul><ul><li>Pontydysgu – Bridge to Learning – UK </li></ul><ul><li>SCAS -Student Computer Art Society – BG </li></ul><ul><li>University of Science & Technology Krakow – PL </li></ul><ul><li>Wolsingham School & Community College - UK </li></ul>

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MOSEP: Aims <ul><li>The age group of 14-16-year-olds will be familiarised with methods </li></ul><ul><li>of eLearning and electronic portfolios as tools for life-long learning. </li></ul><ul><li>Youngsters will be supported … </li></ul><ul><ul><li>to identify and reflect on their strengths and improvement areas </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>to better develop their skills and competences </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>to improve their self-presentation skills </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>to become aware of their potentials and in this way foster their self-esteem </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>to continue their school careers or vocational trainings </li></ul></ul>

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MOSEP Project Development <ul><li>MOSEP course development </li></ul><ul><li>Pre-Test in Wolsingham / UK (June 2007) </li></ul><ul><li>First review cycle: refinement of MOSEP course </li></ul><ul><li>Translation into languages of the partner countries </li></ul><ul><li>Technical implementation in partner countries </li></ul><ul><li>Testing phase in AT, BG, DE, LT, PL, UK (Winter & Spring 07/08) </li></ul><ul><li>Project evaluation (from April 2008) </li></ul><ul><li>Presentation of project results at 4th EduMedia- </li></ul><ul><li>Conference / Salzburg, June 2008 </li></ul>

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General course concept <ul><li>1. Target groups: teachers/trainers, students </li></ul><ul><li>2. OER-approach </li></ul><ul><li>Open Source ePortfolio software (e.g. Mahara, EduSpaces etc.) </li></ul><ul><li>3. Platform independence </li></ul><ul><li>4. Module structure </li></ul><ul><li>Foundation Module </li></ul><ul><li>4 additional modules </li></ul><ul><li>5. Course delivery face-to-face or via blended-learning </li></ul>

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Wiki-based course <ul><li>WikiEducator & Multimedia for the development and presentation of “MOSEP-Train- the-Trainer course“ </li></ul><ul><ul><li>text video </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><ul><ul><li>audio podcasts </li></ul></ul></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><ul><ul><li>screencasts </li></ul></ul></ul></ul></ul>Click on the icon to download the study Click on the icon to watch the video Click on the icon to access the tutorials

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Structure of the course Source: SRFG 2007 Click here to access the MOSEP wiki

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MOSEP-Wiki Source: SRFG 2007 Zum Starten des Wiki hier klickeni

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MOSEP-Wiki: Foundation Module Source: SRFG 2007 Zum Starten hier klickeni

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e-Portfolio project at the Practice school / PH NÖ Inga Friedl, MA, and students / 4 A MA dissertation: evaluation of an e-Portfolio project

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References <ul><li>Becta (2007) Impact Study of e-portfolios on learning. </li></ul><ul><li>http://partners.becta.org.uk/upload-dir/downloads/page_documents/research/impact_study_eportfolios.doc </li></ul><ul><li>Council of the European Union (2004) Draft Conclusions of the Council and of the </li></ul><ul><li>representatives of the Governments of the Member States meeting within the Council on </li></ul><ul><li>Common European Principles for the identification and validation of non-formal and </li></ul><ul><li>informal learning. Brussels: The General Secretariat of the Council. </li></ul><ul><li>http://ec.europa.eu/education/policies/2010/doc/validation2004_en.pdf </li></ul><ul><li>European Parliament (2006) Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the </li></ul><ul><li>Council of 18 December 2006 on key competences for lifelong learning . In: Official </li></ul><ul><li>Journal of the European Union , L394/10. </li></ul><ul><li>http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2006/l_394/l_39420061230en00100018.pdf </li></ul><ul><li>Eurostat (2007) Europe in figures – Eurostat yearbook 2006-07. Luxembourg:Office for Official Publications of the European Communities. </li></ul><ul><li>http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-CD-06-001/EN/KS-CD-06-001-EN.PDF </li></ul><ul><li>EUYouthMagazine (2001) In their own words </li></ul><ul><li>http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/education_culture/mag/15/en/page17.htm </li></ul><ul><li>European Commission (2005) Including all with the ‘Youth Programme’. Brussels: </li></ul><ul><li>Directorate General for Education and Culture (DG EAC) </li></ul><ul><li>http://bookshop.europa.eu/eubookshop/FileCache/PUBPDF/NC5203772ENC/NC5203772ENC_002.pdf </li></ul><ul><li>Jeunesse Forum (2007) Rome Youth Declaration-25 März 2007 </li></ul><ul><li>http://www.youth-event-germany.de/downloads/4-20-820/Youth%20Summit%20Roma.pdf </li></ul><ul><li>Molina (nd) Is ICT-based Innovation in Educational Systems Truly Important ? Overview of Key Develpments, Trends </li></ul><ul><li>and Policies Shaping Education in the 21st Century. Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh. </li></ul><ul><li>http://auxilia.e-inclusionsite.org/materials/document1.doc </li></ul><ul><li>Urdan, T., Weggen, C. and J. Lee (2005) Education Services, Class Notes. </li></ul><ul><li>Weekly Insights on the Education Market: 11 October 2005 . London: Baird US </li></ul><ul><li>Equity Research. </li></ul>

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<ul><li>Kontakt: </li></ul><ul><li>Mag. Gerlinde Buchberger, MA </li></ul><ul><li>Pädagogische Hochschule Niederösterreich </li></ul><ul><li>Mühlgasse 67 </li></ul><ul><li>A-2500 Baden, Austria </li></ul><ul><li>Email: [email_address] </li></ul><ul><li>Tel.: +43-(0)2252-88570-148 DW </li></ul><ul><li>Mobile: 0664-4025837 </li></ul>Thank you ! © Gerlinde Buchberger 2008