e Portfolios Potentials from a European Perspective Angela

e. Portfolios: Potentials from a European Perspective Angela Baker e. Portfolio & Talent Management e. Portfolio Manager Odense European Institute for E-Learning 30 -31 May 05

My presentation Why e. Portfolios The ‘European’ e. Portfolio vision Overview of e. Portfolio initiatives and projects in EU The barriers to be overcome

Why e. Portfolios? Changing and dynamic society Support lifelong learning Streamline learning process Tool to enable learning Digital world

What problem are we trying to solve How do we learn? By following a course? Process How do we identify learning and make its outcomes visible? By testing and assessing Product - outcomes How do we get this learning and outcomes recognised? By getting accreditation Validation

e. Portfolios supporting the learning flow How do we identify that learning is taking place? By supporting and recording the process: reflection, experimentation… Online journals, blogs… How do we make learning and its outcomes visible? By providing evidence of skills and achievements video, audio… Capturing via video, audio… How do we get this learning and outcomes recognised? By getting 3 rd Party validation Feedback on outcomes, comments…

What is an e. Portfolio used for Learning or reflective portfolio Process product validation Presentation portfolio Process product validation Assessment portfolio Process product validation The EU e. Portfolio

Specific EU portfolio requirements Mobility Multilinguality Diversity Cultural Behavioural Accessible Life long learning

Features of an EU e. Portfolio Planning learning & development Reflection Community Repository Presentation Assessment Employment

Our vision of the e. Portfolio is. . . Is learner owned and driven Supports reflective practice Enables a learner to manage their learning and its outcomes Enables a learner to demonstrate achievement Enables portability and transparency of learning achievements Is dynamic and not static

e. Portfolios supporting European Initiatives Common principles and criteria for the quality of education and vocational training European Qualifications Framework Common principles for the validation of informal and non-formal learning Credit transfer for initial and vocational education Europass: Curriculum Vitæ Mobility Diploma supplement Certificate Supplement Language portfolio

The role e. Portfolios can play in European strategy Transparency of qualifications Quality assurance in education Accreditation of prior learning Competency based approach Lifelong and lifewide learning support Educational reform

Coordinating e. Portfolios in Europe: Europortfolio A European consortium designed to Achieve the goal ‘e. Portfolio for all’ Promote innovative practice and technology Contribute to the definition of technical standards and encourage interoperability Provide support to, and co-ordinate, European initiatives Coordinate the e. Portfolio European Roadmap Members: Contributing Members Sign Mo. U on line at

Euro. Portfolio Organisational Members – INDIRE (I) – CNDP (Fr) – Univ. Reading (UK) – Cass Business School (UK) – ALTE (UK) – NCSL (UK) – Scottish Enterprise (UK) – UCLES (UK) – Nuventive (US) – Uni Southern Denmark (D)

e. Portfolio for ALL Roadmap Four areas: Awareness; Policies; Technologies; Implementation e. Portfolio Awareness: Indicators e. Portfolio as key theme in events and conferences Context International, European & National level Current results e. Portfolio 2005, elearning Conf 05, Odense conference Available at: www. eife-l. org/portfolio/eportfolio/forum/activities/roadmap Please contribute to the Roadmap & develop your own!

e. Portfolio Penetration Search on « e. Portfolio » US dominance

e. Portfolio Interoperability. . . EPICC: European e. P Coordination Committee Technology & Educationalists EIf. EL, IMS EU, Giunti Labs, CRA, EUN, UMaas, HUT To Produce and demonstrate e. Portfolio interoperability standards To achieve mobility, portability, our vision of 1 e. Portfolio for life How you can benefit: www. epiccproject. info e. P Plugfest 26 th Oct. 05 Demonstration platform Collection of e. P scenarios

e. Portfolio for developing competences KEYPAL Young Adults with no qualifications Build an e. Portfolio to gain and demonstrate key skills Outcomes: e. Portfolios for keyskills key skills accreditation standards of competence for e. Portfolio users How you can benefit: Attend workshop in Bremen (DRK) end June Take part in the e. Portfolio pilot for keyskills www. europortfolio. org

e. Portfolio for supporting informal learning INFLOW Employees in SMEs (Engineering & hospitality sectors) e. Portfolio to support, recognise and accredit informal learning How you can benefit: Take part in the pilot Get accreditation for informal learning Find out more: www. inflow. eu. com Coordinated by MRS Consultancy UK

Where do we find e. Portfolios? Implemented in all sectors of education Teacher training IUFM Caen Apprenticeship training ENFA France: www. enfa. fr/portfolio Higher Education University of Maastricht: www. educ. unimaas. nl/pa Basic skills for adults EUCEBS: www. eucebs. org Community activities Career Wales online: www. careerwales. com

Wales a learning country e. Portfolio for 3 million citizens Supported by Careers Wales 49, 000 users 6 months after launch The e-portfolio will grow with the individual, allowing them to develop a habit of recording and understanding their learning achievements and progress which will be stored in a central digital location.

e. Portfolio 2005: 26 -28 October Cambridge UK Embedding e. Portfolio Practice Call for contributions open until 15 th June 2005 research work in progress user testimonies e. Portfolio exhibition e. Portfolio plugfest on 26 th Registration now open www. europortfolio. org

Potential is there but. . . Multi tools and systems Interoperability standards Accessibility Multi-lingual interfaces Lifelong learning Supporting Informal/ non-formal learning Take up Recognition of e. Portfolios

For more information: Contact me angela. baker@eife-l. org Join Europortfolio www. europortfolio. org Come to our International Conference e. Portfolio 2005 - 26 -28 October in Cambridge UK

Thank- you