Edited by Elena Kondyli, Thursday, 18 Feb 2010, 12:55
Drivers Table
Region
Key drivers
Comments
UK
Government (DfES): lifelong learning strategy, e-learning strategy, learning transcripts, Personal Development Records
Strong government push to lifelong learning/e-learning, etc.
QAA, progress files, LTSNs, Centre for Recording Achievement, etc.
Professional organisations in post-compulsory education have a 'best-practice' agenda that promotes PDP
JISC e-portfolio projects: lifetime learning (application, transition, learning-teaching and assessment, Personal Development Planning -PDP & Continuing Professional Development - CPD)
Push from research organisations, software developers and international standards organisations
Individual universities and colleges promoting their own practices and systems
Europe
Europass readiness study: Euro portfolio contributes to the definition and implementation of eStrategies to promote innovative practice and technology, and encourages the adoption of technical standards that will enable interoperability, between a range of e-portfolio systems and with other information systems (Interoperability is the key to maximise the number and quality of services offered to e-portfolio owners)
Engagement upon an orchestrated effort involving both educational and corporate institutions to define, design and develop digital portfolio systems that meet the needs of all stakeholders
Finland, Norway, Italy and Catalonia: Strong policy drive to integrate the use of portfolios in educational settings for different levels of education
Different portfolio initiatives, some of which are more technology driven, whereas others focus more on introducing the concept of portfolios in education.
USA
Existing systems: integrated assessment facility or interoperable with separate assessment systems
Some study programs: Refer to an e-portfolio as a diagnostic profile
This allows evidence to be collated, presented and assessed and feedback given within the same user environment and suggests that assessment and moderation of e-portfolios could be considerably streamlined
Information should be recorded in order to help learners understand how they learn and to share this information with learning organisations and tutors/mentors
Elsewhere
Australia: The VET e-professional roadmap, a national strategic plan designed to support the diverse requirements for e-portfolios in vocational education and training (VET), was released on 18 June 2009 by the national training system's e-learning strategy, the Australian Flexible Learning Framework. Developed from extensive research and national stakeholder consultations, the Roadmap aims to assist in the development of a national standards-based framework to support the use of e-portfolios across VET.
RPL (recognition of prior learning), fast tracking apprenticeships, traineeships and work-based learning, reengagement, retention, reintegration and supporting learner mobility, empowering learners. The Roadmap outlines nine strategic goals with a focus on portability, verification, privacy, ownership, access control, infrastructure, storage, embedding and transitions
Unit 2: Activity 2.1-Drivers Template
Drivers Table
Region
Key drivers
Comments
UK
Government (DfES): lifelong learning strategy, e-learning strategy, learning transcripts, Personal Development Records
Strong government push to lifelong learning/e-learning, etc.
QAA, progress files, LTSNs, Centre for Recording Achievement, etc.
Professional organisations in post-compulsory education have a 'best-practice' agenda that promotes PDP
JISC e-portfolio projects: lifetime learning (application, transition, learning-teaching and assessment, Personal Development Planning -PDP & Continuing Professional Development - CPD)
Push from research organisations, software developers and international standards organisations
Institutional e-portfolio systems: Promote PDP or CPD, embed learner-centred pedagogies, tutorial programmes
Individual universities and colleges promoting their own practices and systems
Europe
Europass readiness study: Euro portfolio contributes to the definition and implementation of eStrategies to promote innovative practice and technology, and encourages the adoption of technical standards that will enable interoperability, between a range of e-portfolio systems and with other information systems (Interoperability is the key to maximise the number and quality of services offered to e-portfolio owners)
Engagement upon an orchestrated effort involving both educational and corporate institutions to define, design and develop digital portfolio systems that meet the needs of all stakeholders
Finland, Norway, Italy and Catalonia: Strong policy drive to integrate the use of portfolios in educational settings for different levels of education
Different portfolio initiatives, some of which are more technology driven, whereas others focus more on introducing the concept of portfolios in education.
USA
Existing systems: integrated assessment facility or interoperable with separate assessment systems
Some study programs: Refer to an e-portfolio as a diagnostic profile
This allows evidence to be collated, presented and assessed and feedback given within the same user environment and suggests that assessment and moderation of e-portfolios could be considerably streamlined
Information should be recorded in order to help learners understand how they learn and to share this information with learning organisations and tutors/mentors
Elsewhere
Australia: The VET e-professional roadmap, a national strategic plan designed to support the diverse requirements for e-portfolios in vocational education and training (VET), was released on 18 June 2009 by the national training system's e-learning strategy, the Australian Flexible Learning Framework. Developed from extensive research and national stakeholder consultations, the Roadmap aims to assist in the development of a national standards-based framework to support the use of e-portfolios across VET.
RPL (recognition of prior learning), fast tracking apprenticeships, traineeships and work-based learning, reengagement, retention, reintegration and supporting learner mobility, empowering learners. The Roadmap outlines nine strategic goals with a focus on portability, verification, privacy, ownership, access control, infrastructure, storage, embedding and transitions
http://e-standards.flexiblelearning.net.au/news.htm#a7
http://e-standards.flexiblelearning.net.au/news.htm#a7