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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