Copy of ePortfolios and Digital Badges
Published on Nov 18, 2015
Overview ePortoflio tools and Digital Badges. Includes how the iChamps at the University of Southampton will be recognised for their contributions. #iaecpd14
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
"an ePortfolio is a purposeful collection of information and digital artifacts that demonstrates development or evidences learning outcomes, skills or competencies."
This is from http://www.eportfolios.ac.uk/definition
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Benefits of an ePortfolio
- opportunity for reflection
-Flexibility
- Connectivity & Integrated learning
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Range of online eportfolios
- Various tools
- differing levels of online interactions
- moving towards cloud based systems
- levels of privacy/openness
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A validated recognition of accomplishment with links to evidence (meta data)
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A Badge for ichamps
Digital Badges in Higher education
- Penn State University White Paper
- Comprehensive analysis of the state of play
- Background information for conversations
- http://tinyurl.com/PSUDBWhitePaper
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The ichamps
- work with academic teams
- developing digital literacies skills
- range of disciplines
- range of levels
- Fully supported
What we have in place now
'Graduate Passport'
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What do we want to do?
- Provide space recognition for co-curricular activities
- Issue 'Badges' to reflect activities undertaken
- Link to other opportunities at the University
- proof of concept
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Early days!
- Awareness raising - teams of people across Uni
- Talking to students about features and benefits
- Working with the Student Union
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Criteria
things to do
- refining criteria (user requirements)
- designing badges (WSA art students)
- communication/networks
- evaluation
- University wide policy
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