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www.issbc.org Helping immigrants build a future in Canada Moodle With Mahara On Top: A Pilot of Employment ePortfolios in English for the Workplace Classes www.issbc.org

ISSofBC  First immigrant organization in BC (1972)  Provides settlement, language & employment services for refugees and immigrants  Over 400 full and part-time staff - ranked one of the Best Workplaces in Canada in 2013 www.issbc.org

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Timeline Nov 2012 - Summer Feb - May 2013 Fall 2013 Feb 2013 2013 Initiative Inception Research & Training Planning Piloting & & Kickoff Further • Research on how e- • Plan for piloting e- Development • Don Presant’s portfolios can fit into portfolios in • ePortfolio workshops at CAPLA, LINC/ELSA LINC/ELSA • Don Presant • Moodle course Cannexus & Moodle launched in Moot conferences facilitates a half-day and materials LINC/ELSA for • ISSofBC establishes planning workshop to developed the Workplace • Employment • Extend use of lead position in BC & explore eportfolio Canada regarding options Facilitator engaged eportfolios for • Decision about portfolio development in to participate in skilled and non- LINC/ELSA Mahara platform LINC/ELSA pilot skilled • Agreement to move • ePortfolio training with and curriculum immigrants forward with integration Don Presant development of portfolios & eportfolios in language and employment www.issbc.org

LINC/ELSA  English language skills from CLB 1 to 8  Settlement and workplace focused classes www.issbc.org

Career Services  Wide range of Career Services  Multi-barriered, low skilled to high skilled immigrants www.issbc.org

ELSA and Employment Working Together  Previously, client referrals and class presentations  More expert and  Now: individual training  Develop career planning and job search skills www.issbc.org

Portfolios and eportfolios  Portfolio and eportfolio services :  Workshops and individualized sessions  Embedding portfolios in job search strategies www.issbc.org

Process and Discoveries  Limited time and resources  Significant amount of time devoted to language correction www.issbc.org

ePortfolio as a Framework Job search Employment ESL skills, Facilitator Teacher ePortfolios, ES www.issbc.org

ePortfolio Pilot Class Class Profile Model for Pilot  Add job search skills  Add skills to build eportfolio  More emphasis on ES Evaluate www.issbc.org

Moodle + Mahara www.issbc.org

Mahoodle (Moodle Course) www.issbc.org

Example Lesson: www.issbc.org

Building Content: www.issbc.org

ISSofBC ePortfolio Site www.issbc.org

Essential Skills Profile www.issbc.org

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Professional Pages www.issbc.org

Audio Intro Resume Past Projects Certificates Publications www.issbc.org

Video Photo Intro Gallery Highlights www.issbc.org

Themes www.issbc.org

Lessons Learned  LINC/ELSA Challenges  Admin Concerns – continuous intake of students  Student concerns – time requirements  Technical issues – software updates  Student Technical Needs – support offered in multiple ways  New curriculum model  ePortfolio as the framework www.issbc.org

Next Steps April 2014 Fall 2013 Winter 13-14 Pilot Phase Evaluation Phase Implementation Continue delivery Evaluation and Implementation of eportfolios in LINC – of ELSA eportfolio further development pilot & extend use of ELSA eportfolio, creating an of eportfolios for and further environment where skilled and non- expansion of clients can use skilled immigrants eportfolio use in eportfolios across employment multi-inventions at services ISSofBC www.issbc.org

Questions  Contact: Janis Fair – Online & Technology Coordinator janis.fair@issbc.org www.issbc.org

Learning Agents ePortfolio, eLearning, eMedia http://donpresant.ca

New service: savvyfolio.net Multi-institution ePortfolio community Professional Body Workplace Trainer College Employer Industry Sector Body University Adult Learning Centre Employability Agency

Research Information Practices of Immigrants Nadia Caidi, Faculty of Information, University of Toronto, 2009 http://www.slideshare.net/settlementatwork/information-practices-of-immigrants

Why Mahara? Personal Learning Environment • Free Open Source Software (FOSS) – Free (like a puppy) – Controllable, predictable – Extendable, “clusterable” ( Moodle , Google Apps…) • Designed for learning – National school implementation in NZ: “MyPortfolio” • Personalized, flexible – Learner story centric, not a one-size-fits- all “tick the box” form

Why Mahara? Under the hood • Content Archive (working portfolio) – Profile, Resume, Files, Notes, Journals (blogs), Plans • Publish as Pages, Collections – Different content for different audiences • Embed external content (Web 2.0) – LinkedIn, Slideshare, YouTube, Google Apps, etc. • Groups and collaboration – Shared files, pages, collections • Multi-layered sharing/privacy – Formative -> summative assessment

Why Mahara? Good and getting better

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