CompetencyBasedBadgingandePortfoliosfortheYouthandAdultWorkforceinPhiladelphia

AndyStutzmanSr.Technical Architect

DigitalOn-RampsatDrexelUniversity

Why?

Whyisthisguytalkingaboutworkforcedevelopment

ataconferencefocusedonhighereducation?

CivicEngagement

PhiladelphiaStatistics:• 5th largestcity(1.5million)• over200,000citizens living inpoverty

(12.9%)• 37%ofadultsareconsidered lowliterate

(550,000)• 38%ofadults living inpovertylackahigh

schooldegree• Onlya63%highschoolgraduationrate

UniversityandCommunityPartnerships• PromiseZoneDevelopment• Dornsife CenterforNeighborhood

Partnerships• Beachell FamilyLearningCenter-

KEYSPOTComputerLab• ActionforEarlyLearning• EmployerPipelines• LocalHiring• DigitalOn-Ramps

Drexeliscommittedtobecoming“themostcivicallyengageduniversityinthecountry.”

AboutUs

Whattoolstoweprovide?

DigitalOn-Rampsisthecollaborativeeffortofanetwork ofagenciesandemployerscommittedtoimprovingthesystemoftrainingandworkforceservicesinPhiladelphia.

TheDigitalOn-Rampsteamengageseducators,trainers,employersandserviceprovidersincreatingtoolsthatstreamlineservices,buildcapacityandimproveoutcomes.

• ePortfolio• DigitalBadging• PortalofCuratedDigitalLearningResources

Whatdoesallofthatmean?• Capacitybuilding• Rethinkingwaystotrainandengage jobseekers andyouth• Bringingorganizationstogether

Collaborators&Partners

DigitalOn-RampsePortfolio

• TheePortfolio enables studentsandjobseekers tocapture,organizeandpresentevidence oftheiraccomplishments, skillsandabilities.

• Dynamicwaytosharedigitalbadgesalongwithotherevidence likeavideos,orartwork.

• Studentsandjobseekers canbuildmultipleportfolios tofittheirneeds.

• OrganizationscanutilizetheePortfolio fortheir internalprogramneeds.

“Resumesandcertificatesdon’tportrayajobseeker.”ShayneSpaulding,UrbanInstitute

DigitalOn-RampsePortfolio

SharedPortfolio

CustomizedContent SecureUniqueLink ResponsiveDesign

DigitalOn-RampsePortfolio

PilotPrograms• Summer2015WorkReady

Program– 400youth• Fall2015/Spring2016– 10

PublicSchools- 500seniors• CommunityCollege of

Philadelphia – KEYSprogram• EmployerPipeline Training–

SodexoMAGIC

FuturePrograms• Summer2016- WorkReady

Program– 3000youth• SchoolDistrictofPhiladelphia –

est.8000seniors• ReentryPrograms– STARProgram• E3PowerCenters• Drexel– Employer/Academically

DigitalOn-RampsePortfolio

NextSteps

• TidyingUp• ImprovingBranding• CustomizedMenuLinks• Updating/ImprovingLanguage

• AddingThumbnailsandPreviews

• ConnectingtoMozillaBadgeBackpackviaOBI

WhatareDigitalBadges?

“Adigitalbadgeisavalidatedindicatorofaccomplishment,skill,quality,orinterestthatcanbeearnedinmanylearningenvironments.”– HASTAC

“Badgesaredesignedtomakevisibleandvalidatelearninginbothformalandinformalsettings,andholdthepotentialtohelptransformwhereandhowlearningisvalued.”–MacArthurFoundation

WhatareDigitalBadges?

(imagebyBryanMathers @bryanMMathers)

WhatareDigitalBadges?

DigitalBadgingInitiatives

DigitalOn-Rampsiscurrentlyworkingwithlocalprogramstobuildbadgesbasedonworkreadiness,21st centuryskills,anddigital literacycompetencies forbothyouthandadults.

DORhasrecentlyreceivedtwograntstohelpusfocusonthisinitiative.

DigitalBadgingInitiatives

• Nationalprogramforyouththatfocusesonbadgingconnected learningexperiences throughout thecity.

• Sixmonthpilotfocusedonexistingsummerprogramming.

• CompetencyFocus:WorkReadiness,21st CenturySkills,DigitalLiteracy

• Partners include:• PhiladelphiaYouthNetwork• UrbanAffairsCoalition• PhiladelphiaAcademies Inc.• YouthBuild• PowerCorpPHL• Drexel’sExCITe Center

LRNG?

collectiveshift

Summer2013 Summersof2014&2015

LRNGPhilly

Connected Learning:Playlists,Badges,andXPs

DigitalBadgingInitiatives

• Twoyearinitiative todevelopdigitalbadgesasanorganizingprincipleforcompetencybased credentials inPhiladelphia forbothyouthandadults.

• Yearonewill focusonorganizingthecompetencies foryouthanddevelopingbadgesfortheLRNGplatform.

• Yeartwowillfocusingonutilizing thesame/similar competencies foradults todevelopdigitalbadges.

• Utilize existingprogramstopilotbadgeswiththeePortfolio.

• Identifylocalemployerstovalidatethecompetencies andbadges.

DigitalBadgingattheUniversityLevel

DrexelStudentLearningPriorities

DigitalBadgingattheUniversityLevel

OtherInitiatives

DrexelCo-opProgram• Introtoco-op(expectations)• EmployersExpectations• Assessment

SideBySideCourses• DrexelStudents• CommunityMembers• TrackingLearning

Questions?

QuestionsandAnswers

ContactInformation

AndyStutzmanSr.TechnicalArchitect

DrexelUniversity– DigitalOn-Rampsastutzman@drexel.edu |@AndrewDStutzman

http://www.digitalonramps.com