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Innovate 08
Allison Miller – Business Manager
E-portfolios – Managing Learner Information
What are e-portfolios in
VET?• Manage learning/new knowledge, skills & abilities• using digital objects/environments controlled by a personal online space• to help with transitioning, applications, recognition, personal/professional/career development Miller, 2008
Are e-portfolios new?
Are e-portfolios new?
So why now?
What’s needed?
E-portfolio – Managing Learner Information
Business Activity
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2008-11 Framework Business Plan
E-portfolio Business Activity objectives:
• establish understanding of standards requirements • reach agreements on standards, business rules
and policy• establish operating infrastructure requirements• learner transitions, national portability, verifiability
of learner information
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Some background…2005 - Report: Interoperability Directions for VET system
2006 - COAG RPL Agenda- Environmental scan of e-portfolios: Report: Developing e-portfolios for VET: Policy issues and interoperability
2007 - Survey of recognition of prior learning systems and tools: Report: Processes, Systems and tools supporting RPL Survey- Australian Learning & Teaching Council (Carrick) e-portfolio project (HE)2008- E-portfolio – Managing Learner Information Business Activity- Australia e-Portfolio Symposium – Brisbane- National e-Portfolio Symposium - Adelaide
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Overview of 2008 activity
• E-portfolio reference group
• E-portfolio road map
• Trust Federation study analysis and trial
• Learner information security study
• RPL support systems investigation and trial
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Potential Ideas for 2009:• Locally driven e-portfolios =
supporting interoperability, policy, pedagogy
• Verification of learner information
• Trust federations / networks
• E-portfolio Community of Practice
• VET e-portfolio toolkit
Hopes - Aspirations
Issues - Concerns
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Contact meAllison MillerE-portfolios Business Manager
08 8207 8041
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Other e-portfolio links – www.flexiblelearning.net/e-portfoliosblog delicious.com/imillera/epf