The use of eportfolios in Australian adult education is an 'emerging landscape' with pockets of excellent practice happening in the higher education sector (HE), vocational education and training sector (VET) and the adult and community education sector (ACE), as well as within industry, mainly led by professional associations through mandated continuing professional development (CPD). This session will ccover what are some of the emerging uses of eportfolios are within Australia, as well as what are the barriers and challenges.
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1. "Enabling Australian learners for
a life of learning"
Allison Miller
Thursday 4 October 2012
eportfoliosaustralia.com.au
2. Main pathways taken by
Australian students between
these sectors
Source: Australian National Report on the Development and State of the
Art of Adult Learning and Education (DEEWR)
flexiblelearning.net.au http://www.unesco.org/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/INSTITUTES/UIL/confintea/pdf/National_Reports/Asia%20-%20Pacific/Australia.pdf
3. Pathways within and between adult
education are more like …
Crazy paving or stepping stones
Harris et al, 2006
Image by Chris Downer– Bournemouth: artful paving in The Square: - http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1658790
4. “People today have to
manage their own training.
They have to manage their
own careers”
Paul Keating, Former Australian Prime Minister
Campus Review, Vol 20, No.18 - 14 Sept 2010
5. E-portfolios provide a way to support
successful learning pathways by enabling
learners to manage their lifelong learning
records
Curyer et al, 2007
6. Main uses of eportfolios in tertiary sector:
VET Higher Ed
Individual Learning Plans Career Development
Personal Learning Plans
Recognition of prior Continuing professional
learning development
Self Assessment Reflection
Workplace learning & Work integrated
assessment assessment
Learner Articulation/Credit
Pathways/Transitions
7. Main uses of eportfolios in tertiary sector:
‘learning’, ‘artefacts’, ‘evidence’, ‘electronic’, ‘collection’ and ‘reflections’
Image from the Australian ePortfolio Project, Post Script (Hallam, 2010) - http://www.eportfoliopractice.qut.edu.au/docs/AeP_Survey/AeP_PS_Report_Final.pdf
8. Main uses of eportfolios in tertiary sector:
‘CV’, ‘resumé’, ‘RPL’ (recognition of prior learning) and ‘employment’
Image from the Australian ePortfolio Project, Post Script (Hallam. 2010) - http://www.eportfoliopractice.qut.edu.au/docs/AeP_Survey/AeP_PS_Report_Final.pdf
21. Learner pathway through same learning
system:
Certificate IV in Tertiary Preparation/Diploma in General Studies
direct entry to most courses at CSU and
up to 4 credits (depending on the course they chose to enter)
23. Why aren’t we seeing more?
Clunky tools
- 2-3 steps to create,
restricted formats,
layouts and file sizes
……
Narrow views
- About assessment is for,
evidence gathering,
Digital literacy lifelong learning ……
- uploading, file
compression, presenting
yourself
online, formatting, multime
dia ……
Image: http://img.fotocommunity.com/Architecture/Cityscape/eiffel-tower-a18958212.jpg
24. Professional network which aims to support the use of
eportfolios in Australia and beyond through
professional development activities and the sharing of
resources, ideas and practice
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• Twitter: twitter.com/eportfoliosaust
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• LinkedIn: bit.ly/ePortfolioAust
• Slideshare: slideshare.net/eportfoliosaustralia
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25. 2012 Eportfolio Forum
Connecting & Sharing
27 September 2012
Australian Catholic University
Resources available from:
eportfoliosaustralia.wordpress.com/forums/2012-eportfolio-forum/
26. Allison Miller
0400 732 270
eportfoliosaustralia@gmail.com
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Notes de l'éditeur
Reminder of the 8 projects who have been funded for the January-June 2012 Higher Qualification Pathways project
Reminder of the 8 projects who have been funded for the January-June 2012 Higher Qualification Pathways project