1.
ePortfolios for Academic
Advisors
Manitoba Advising Professionals
(MAP) Conference
November 3, 2016
Link to presentation: bit.ly/eP_MAP

2.
Introductions and Polling
• College? University? (Other?)
• Student Services? Departmental? Other?
• Academic program support? Career Services?
• Work with RPL?
• Work with student Portfolios/ePortfolios?

3.
About Me
Professional ePortfolio

4.
Agenda
• Skills
• Co-Curricular Record
• ePortfolio
• Open Badges

5.
Purpose
General Population vs. College Leaders
TIME/Carnegie survey 2012
Quoted in The Association Role
in the New Education Paradigm
2016

6.
Skills Gap
huffingtonpost.com/
higheredstrategy.com

7.
Employers really want soft skills
CERIC (Environics - 2013)
CERIC: How Hard Is it to Find Employees with Soft Skills?

8.
But there’s a disconnect...
2015 AACU Study

9.
And is soft skills training effective?
Maybe not (and how will you know?)
elearningindustry
jtemanagement.com

10.
70:20:10 Rule
Not all learning takes place in the classroom
deakinprime.com wikipedia.org
Estimated time spent in school and
informal learning environments.
Best available statistics for a whole year basis on
how much time people at different points across the
lifespan spend in formal instructional environments.
(Reproduced with permission of The LIFE Center.)
Continuing Education
learning delivery model at
DeakinPrime (Australia)
“Balances the need for you to
practise and learn in the workplace
while providing you with the
foundational understanding
required to reposition your mind.”

11.
Whole life learning
Continuous, overlapping, often subconscious
sceptrefellows

12.
http://blog.qmee.com/qmee-online-in-60-seconds/
Read-Write Web
& Digital Identity
The Internet has
changed from:
• a shopping mall
• an encyclopedia
• a television
To a space where we:
• personalize experience
• engage socially
• leave digital footprints

13.
Your “Incidental ePortfolio”
Tracking your digital footprints – study
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
Use Google or other search engines to
research candidates
Research the candidate on Facebook
Monitor the candidate’s activity on
Twitter
Employers who would…
n = 2,775 US/Canada July 2013 cb.com/18xbgez
Some of the search activity happens
before candidates are even called
for a job interview.

14.
Digital Dirt…
Developing Digital Citizens Alex Couros 2012

15.
Is LinkedIn enough?
With ideas from: Does LinkedIn work as an ePortfolio?
PRO
Awareness
Workplace focus
Evidence
Slideshare, infographics, videos
Recommendations (?!)
Social network
“Friend of a Friend”
Personal Learning Network
LinkedIn Groups
Timelines
Lynda.com
CON
Lack of flexibility
Customization, alignment
Versioning
Interoperability - feeding
to/from other sites
No Archiving
File storage
No private modes
Reflection, formative assessment,
mentoring
Minimal learning support
Self-assessment, plans, rubrics, etc.
Audience bias
White collar
Older worker (79% are 35+)
Ownership/privacy control
Terms of Use, business model

16.
Vision of Co-Curricular Records
http://bit.ly/ePIC2014_CCR1

17.
What Problem are We Solving?
Student Engagement ≈ Student Success
Value learning
outside the classroom
Track, measure & authenticate
Leadership
Community service
Athletics
Special interests
Specialized skills and knowledge
Evidence-based support
toward further goals:
Academic
scholarships, awards, bursaries
transfer to senior college
community college to
university
graduate school
Employment
WBL/WIL, internships
placements, permanent jobs

18.
Three Pillars of the CCR
http://www.collegequarterly.ca/2013-vol16-num01-winter/elias-drea.html
Build
a database of eligible
elements
volunteer activities
events, awards
non-formal learning
(approved by Senate)
Provided & validated
by
campus organizations
Selected & tracked
by students
Connect
experience to learning
Linked to
competencies,
outcomes
Self-reflection
prompts
checklists:
“achievement
statements”
Produce
the (paper) record
Database report
Institutional branding
Security features

19.
Co-Curricular Records
Good for Campus Organizations...
• Communications
• Pages, galleries,
newsfeeds, news
letters, forums, social
media
Community
of microsites for
digital footprint
Membership
Member management
Self-service
Events
Management, calendar
consolidation, room
bookings, etc.
E-commerce
Budgeting tools
Integration with
other systems
Academic
Work placement
Career, etc.
Technologie choices
CollegiateLink,
Orbis, OrgSync,
Data 180
(Check I’m Here)

20.
Co-Curricular Records
Good for Students?
• Summative, static paper report
• “Laundry list”:
• linear, siloed, inflexible
• A 20C solution in a 21C world
Little/no reflection, evidence,
integration
Few tools or opportunities,
especially after upload
Campus portal by-product
Mostly
time-based records
of attendance
Only “approved” (campus)
activities
No academic service/experiential
learning or research
No off-campus employment or
community service
...non-accredited learning
dressed up as a credential
(with some variation across platforms & implementations)

21.
Narrow Scope
Just the blue bits
Academic TranscriptCo-Curricular Record
Approved
Co-Curricular.
Activities
Life
Experience
-past
-currentWork
Experience
-past
-current Accredited
Experiential
Learning
Unapproved
Co-Curricular,
Extracurricular
Activities Courses
Thesis /
Capstone Project
PLAR/RPL
Experienced
Learning
Formal
Learning

22.
Taking it to the street...
University Affairs 2010

23.
Really?
ccr.utoronto.ca bit.ly/TrentU_CCR

24.
“Paper Silos”
Issues with certification today
freedesignfile.com/92259
Transparency issues
 “Dumb” paper often needs other
documents, e.g. syllabus
 Proxy only – not the “whole story”
 Easy to forge
Physical issues
 Difficult to share, easy to lose
Recognition issues
 Lack of granularity
 Lack of context
 no links to supporting evidence
 Experiential learning not valued
 Lack of alignment, transfer,
articulation (“stackability”)

25.
Making sense of lifewide learning
bit.ly/lifewideROL
IMAGE: Grocott from Changing Records of Learning through Innovations in Pedagogy and Technology
Chen, Grocott & Kehoe

26.
What is an ePortfolio?
One Definition
Collections of digitally represented artifacts that:
•document practice
•include reflection
•integrate experience
•map to goals and/or standards
•promote deep learning and knowledge transfer
Tracy Penny Light, Thompson Rivers University (CAPLA 2013)

27.
ePortfolio = your Personal Space
For formal, non-formal and informal learning
http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/infokits/e-portfolios

28.
What is ePortfolio?
Process vs. Product
http://electronicportfolios.org/balance/Balancing.jpg

29.
Key Message:
ePortfolios can be FOR and OF Learning
FOR Learning OF Learning
focused on process focused on product
supports learning demonstrates learning
private workshop public shop window
a learning environment a showcase of learning
achievements
learning activities learning outcomes
formative assessment summative assessment
lower stakes higher stakes

30.
>75%
5 key learning outcomes:
critical thinking, complex
problem-solving, written and
oral communication and applied
knowledge in real-world settings
“It Takes More than a Major”
2013 survey of 318 employers
bit.ly/AAEEBL13_AACU
Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U)
93%
Candidate’s demonstrated capacity
to think critically, communicate
clearly, and solve complex problems
is more important than their
undergraduate major
>80%
An electronic portfolio would
be useful to them in ensuring that job
applicants have the knowledge and
skills they need to succeed in their
company or organization

31.
The “e” factor
Advantages 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

32.
ePortfolio Technology Solutions
• Institution Controlled
– Proprietary:
• D2L, PebblePad, Chalk&Wire, Digication, Portfolium, etc.
– Open Source:
• Mahara, Sakai
• Learner Controlled
– Proprietary (Web 2.0):
• Google Docs, Evernote, Wix, Weebly, etc.
– Open Source:
• WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, Jekyll, etc.
– Special Case: “Domain of One’s Own”

33.
Critical mass in the US
52% US undergraduates use ePortfolio
Campus Computing 2013 (n=451)

34.
Key elements
• Links individual’s skills/accomplishments to
skills frameworks
• A record of formal AND experiential learning
• Claims backed by digital evidence
• Learner ownership
• More than a showcase

35.
Why ePortfolios?
Learners and institutions
• K-12
– Evidence of learning, sharing with family
• Higher Education
– Incoming:
• (Admissions... not so much)
• Formal Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) for academic credit
• Formative/Advising: “Why am I here?”; “Where can I transfer?”
– In Process:
• Evidence of “Deep Learning” in programs
– Outgoing:
• Graduate Learning Outcomes, employability
• Career
– Professions: Certification, CPD
– Transitions: immigration, career change, etc.

36.
ePortfolio OF Learning - RPL
Submission for credit: Athabasca
Link to site

37.
ePortfolio Process (RPL)
From exploring to assessing
• Describe life & work experiences
• Identify learning from life/work experiences
• Relate learning to career/education goals
• Map the learning to a course/program or occupational
standard/job/career
– KSAs: Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
• Compile & curate evidence/documentation to prove
learning and ability to perform
– Portfolio excerpts: “Targeted Evidence Packages”

38.
Formative RPL – Red River
air.rrc.ca/RPL/socrates/default.aspx

39.
http://etv.academic.rrc.ca/Mediasite/Play/0fc2edcf202d4c048deae3664f1f8bad1d

40.
CASE STUDY: Red River College
Business Technology Management

41.
Business Technology Management
Learning Outcomes & Competency Standards
itactalent.ca/talent-initiatives/btm/

42.
Alignment
Aligning learning statements to outcomes

43.
Graduate Learning Outcomes
RRC’s College-Wide Learning Outcomes
air.rrc.ca/sem/college-wide-learning-outcomes.aspx

44.
Graduate Learning Outcomes
AAC&U’s VALUE Rubrics
1. Oral Communication
2. Civic Engagement
3. Creative Thinking
4. Critical Thinking
5. Ethical Reasoning
6. Global Learning
7. Information Literacy
8. Inquiry and Analysis
9. Integrative Learning
10.Intercultural Knowledge and Competence
11.Foundations and Skills
For Lifelong Learning
12.Oral Communication
13.Problem Solving
14.Quantitative Literacy
15.Reading
16.Teamwork
17.Written
Communication
www.aacu.org/value/rubrics

45.
Graduate Learning Outcomes
AAC&U’s VALUE Rubrics
www.aacu.org/value/rubrics

46.
Graduate Learning Outcomes
Video: Deakin’s “Me in a Minute”
youtu.be/u1Um-qC7RDE

47.
Advisor ePortfolio - Examples at IUPUI
(Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis)
• Enable documentation of accomplishments and
contributions of advisors to students, institution,
community & profession
• Define, align advisor performance to institutional and
professional frameworks
• Encourage professional reflection & goal setting
nacada.ksu.edu

48.
Advisor ePortfolio at IUPUI
Recommended content structure
• Personal Information
Resume, Description of Career, Advising Philosophy
• Department Work
Normal Advising, Walk-Ins, Special Cases, Work with Other
Departments, Best Professional Practices/Accomplishments
• Professional Development/Service
Professional Organizations, Professional Service, Professional
Networks, Research and Publications, Professional Literature,
Continuing Education
• University/Community Service
• Accomplishments and Challenges
• Professional Goals and Objectives
nacada.ksu.edu

49.
Benefits of ePortfolios
• Employer
acceptance
• 2015
• AACU survey
aacu.org 2015
EVIDENCE OF SOFT
SKILLS IS KEY
e.g. “effective
communication, applied
skills, evidence-based
reasoning, and ethical
decision-making”
Designed for learning and development
More supportive, flexible than Web 2.0 tools; good for RPL
Personal control and privacy
Not at the mercy of social media business models
Integrated public/private use
Archive, reflective chamber, showcase, recognition tool

50.
ePortfolios: Not a Magic Bullet
Questions that need asking
• Are ePortfolios really student-centred?
• Is an ePortfolio just another way of getting a grade?
• Is your ePortfolio strategy really about accreditation?
• If ePortfolios are used for assessing learning, do you
assess for prior learning?
• If it is a tool for transition:
– What happens when a student brings an ePortfolio to your
institution, say from high school?
– Will your students want to keep their ePortfolios after they
graduate? Can they?
• Do you have one?

51.
Tales from the trenches

52.
Making it Fail
How to effectively screw-up an eportfolio implementation
http://www.slideshare.net/eportfoliosaustralia/making-it-fail-how-to-effectively-screwup-an-eportfolio-implementation

53.
Quality Tools
ePortfolio & Open Badges Maturity Matrix
eportfolio.eu/matrix

54.
Maturity Matrix
ePortfolio Excerpt
eportfolio.eu/matrix

55.
Quality Tools - CAPLA
QA for RPL – Guiding Principles
ACCESSIBLE
CONSISTENT
FAIR
RESPECTFUL
VALID
FLEXIBLE
RIGOROUS
TRANSPARENT
PROFESSIONAL
capla.ca/rpl-qa-manual/

56.
Open Badges in Action
Innovative initiative in DC area (US)
http://bit.ly/EDL_PBS

57.
www.britishbadgeforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7253
metronews.ca/
Origins of Badges
• Authorit
y
Badge Tracking Android App
Since pre-Roman times
Blue Light
Achievement
Affiliation
Skills
Military
Scouting
Heraldry

58.
A digital representation of an accomplishment, interest or affiliation that is visual, available online and
contains metadata including trusted links that help explain the context, meaning, process and result of an
activity.
As an open artefact, the earner can present the badge in different contexts from which it was earned.
What is an Open Badge?
Micro-credential – portable record of learning
• Clear progress markers
motivating learners,
supporting advisors
• Flexible learning pathways
granular, incremental, multi-
source, laddered, remixable
• Visual branding
issuers and earners
• Online trust system
demonstrate skills &
capabilities
proof of performance
backed by issuer

59.
Open Badges & social media
Curated in ePortfolio
Interactive criteria
Pulled from Backpack
LinkedIn Profile
Facebook timeline

60.
Deakin University
Displayed on Social Media
t.co/ior8y5pbqe

61.
Future State: the Open ePortfolio
“Small pieces, loosely joined”
Student
Records
Online
Credential
Verification
Job Boards,
Recruitment
Sites
Personal
Networks,
Communities
Online
Mentoring
Services
Localized
Labour Market
Information
Employer HR
Management
Systems
Government
Information
Portals
ePortfolio
Web 2.0
YouTube
LinkedIn
Twitter…
eLearning
LMS
Moodle,
D2L, etc.

62.
Mapping Evidence to Outcomes
Smart Evidence (work in progress)
bit.ly/2fi9ODe

63.
Smart Evidence
As of October 2016

64.
Open Badges, CCR, ePortfolios
Friends...with benefits!
Academic
Transcript
Co-Curricular
Record
Experienced
Learning
Formal
Learning
ePortfolio/Passport
Accredited
Experiential
Learning
Degree
Courses
Thesis /
Capstone Project
Unapproved
Co-Curricular
Activities
Work
Experience
-past
-current
Open
Courses,
PD
Approved
Co-Curricular.
Activities
Personal Life
Experience
-past
-current
PLAR/RPL

65.
“If you add up all the time undergraduate students spend in
their four years at college, only about 8 percent of their time is
on the curricular, and 92 percent is on everything else.
....the light really went on when we saw how well the service
learning students picked up on this opportunity to earn badges
and showcase them in their eportfolios, at the same time truly
highlighting, as never before, their co-curricular experiences.”
G. Alex Ambrose
Professor of Practice, Associate
Ass. Director of ePortfolio Assessment
Kaneb Center for Teaching and Learning
University of Notre Dame
Showcasing the Co-Curricular
ePortfolios & Open Badges at Notre Dame
campustechnology.com

66.
Savvyfolio.net
Multi-institution ePortfolio community
Adult Learning Centres
Professional Bodies
Employability Agencies
Employers Industry Sector Bodies

67.
FREE
FOR BADGE EARNERS
Accept Store
Display Share
SUBSCRIPTIONS
FOR BADGE ISSUERS
Create Issue
Manage Track
Flexible
eCredentialing
Hosted in Canada

68.
“ePortfolio Lite”
CanCred Passport

69.
bit.ly/CanCredMember

70.
bit.ly/eP_Explorer

71.
Final thought
The future is already
here; it’s j
ust not very evenly
distr
ibuted.
William Gibson
Creative Commons http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/William_Gibson

72.
don@learningagents.ca
@donpresant
ePortfolio: donpresant.ca
Blog: littoraly.wordpress.com
Link to presentation: bit.ly/eP_MAP
Link to support page: bit.ly/eP4HigherEd