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ePortfolio in Adult EducationChances and Perspectives

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Background

• Professional Maturity Exam (Berufsreifeprüfung)

• Adult learner, voluntary attendance

• Fees and final exams (Matura)

• Apr. 200 hours x 2 per year, 4 courses

• LMS: Moodle

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Implementation of eLearning

• Succesfully: Support, training, research & development, top down and bottom up approach, infrastructure

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ePortfolio Experiences 1

• Testing Pebble Ped

• Positive reactions: reflection and feedback

• Overburdening through double roles: Learner and reflector on learning?

• > Serious reflection on the own learning process

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ePortfolio Experiences 2

• Students could write texts on every theme for the final exam

• The common reflection is adequate to the learning goals of the final exam (Matura)

• Integration into examination processes!

• Too many technical systems

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– Basic Competencies: Reading, Writing, Calculating, IT-Competencies

– Generaly secondary school exam (Hauptschulabschluss)

– Final exam (Berufsreifeprüfung)

– Pathways between Basic Education - Secondary School - Final Exam

– eLearning– ePortfolios for special target groups

Perspectives 2007 +

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Perspectives 2007 +Present status

• LMS Moodle in final exam courses with different concepts

• Portfolio testing in an English course

• Paper-based evaluations

Future status• All courses on the

LMS

• (e)Portfolio in all courses

• eEvaluation

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Perspectives 2007 +

– Targetgroup-oriented LMS for basic education and generally secondary school exams

– Targetgroup-orientied ePortfolios for basic education and generally secondary school exams

– Expansion of the LMS use in Berufsreifeprüfung– Integration of the existing feedback system into an

ePortfolio– Development of an ePortfolio for teachers in

Berufsreifeprüfung

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Existing structure Transparent yearly learning plan and learning targets

support

Feedback system

„culture portfolio“ in German courses

ePortfolio testing

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ePortfolio concepts

– Learning portfolio: learning reflection (learning targets)

– Assessment portfolio: independent testing and reflection

– Presentation portfolio: Qualifications, competencies, products

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Approaches and aims

Reflection on the own competencies and the ability to describe them, selfdefinition of the learning needs and higher motivation for learning.

ICT-Skills, collaboratives working, learning to learn: „key competencies“ (see recommondations of the EC) can be aquainted „by the way“ und „authentic“ and can be transferred (f.i. Web 2.0)

Empowerment: professionel support from the learning center with the aim to promote self-determination and autonomy (self-directed learning, consciousness on strengthens,...); more participation in society and in working life

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Presentation Portfolio

Low qualified persons show what they are able to ...

Presentation and description of Informal competencies & reflection Good and excellent „products“Validation by third parties

See ePortfolio of Susanne Kovac

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Learning portfolio

Final certification (Matura) > labour market Presentation of and reflection on the learning process

No end in itselfCommunicative process between teachers and

learners (individual feedback, …)Clear tasks, „lazy knowledge“ > competence to act Methodology with success factors (failure)

adapted according to specific targetscan be transferred into a presentation portfolio

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Challenges

• Learners with migrant backgrounds

• Mature learners: 30 +, 40 +

• Ambitious concepts > pragmatic approaches

• Accredition of ePortfolios