Region

Key Drivers

Comments

UK
Government (Department for Education (DfE) and Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS)): lifelong learning strategy, e-learning strategy, learning transcripts, Personal Development Records Strong government push to lifelong learning/elearning, etc.

NCIHE 1997 QAA, Progress files, Centre for Recording Achievement, etc.

Introduction of HE progress files Post-compulsory education has a bestpractice agenda that promotes or builds on PDP Push from research organisations, software developers and international standards organisations.

JISC E-portfolio projects:

More efficient for tutors (esp. in large classes). Allows incremental marking and verification. Funding been made available for e-portfolio development and implementation. Individual universities and colleges promoting their own practices and systems Authenticating the learning experience. Accountability Capturing information Also exploiting all the media available to engage students. Connecting students who are comfortable with multi media experiences

Institutional E-portfolio systems:

Higher Education Multimedia driving Multimedia

Burgess Report (HE Achievement Record (HEAR)

By academic year 2010/11 HEAR will be the central vehicle for recording all HE student achievement. Improved student experience in accessing realtime feedback and results. League tables - student experience now features as a quantifiable element. Systems like GradIntel enable student eportfolios to be managed at an institutional and personal level Using e-portfolios to drive up retention and personal development New diploma framework needs personal development/evidence based assessment

Student Experience & League tables

Enterprise & Business Tomlinson group: Tomlinson 1419 curriculum and qualifications reform Personalisation agenda -

differentiation Institute for Learning / DfesProfessionalization agenda for some areas nursing and teaching Logistical drivers transferability, tracking, profiling linked to the above (personalisation agenda) Awarding bodies QCA blueprint for e-assessment

transferability ( I think this may not have worked) Change of focus from teaching to learning emphasis on developing learning for the individual and the individual taking ownership of their learning and developing autonomy. For initial teacher training this is also linked to a professionalism agenda autonomy being part of being professional ILP individual learning plans E-portfolios used for recording, tracking CPD and demonstrating up to date knowledge and skills and reflection This means that because of the increased ability to move and transfer qualifications between awarding bodies and jobs etc. Eportfolio use will facilitate transferability. Requirement of a record of evidence to demonstrate skills and knowledge. Qualifications being available across national boundaries movement of records. e-portfolios are usually associated with a widespread educational reform especially in teacher training Driven by the Council of Europe; records levels of language learners and aids them in managing their language learning on a lifelong basis. Co-Operation across institutions in higher education have been identifying and publicising pointers for the effective use of eportfolios. European Institute for E-Learning (EifEL) launched manifesto committed to e-Portfolio for All by 2010. It covers a range of sectors from initial education, life long learning and for the recording of informal and formal competencies.

Europe

Government initiatives in Finland, Norway, Italy European Language portfolio (ELP), supports the development of language competencies (Catalonia) SURF Foundation/NL Portfolio (Netherlands)

Europortfolio: RPL (Ireland)

and Liberetto formative del cittandino Citizens Learning Portfolio (Italy), Europass

Australia

Australian ePortfolio Project (AeP)

Research into e-Portfolio's in Australian HE sector led by four universities. Most schools worldwide will run workshops for staff to standardise teaching within the school, introduce new ideas, keep standards high etc.

Worldwide

INSET - In Service Training

Middle East

BSME - British Schools of the Middle East

Regional group requiring accreditation for membership, hence a driving force behind staff development. Run conferences from one of their schools in this region. They are a US accreditation body. Run workshops for teachers in the UAE and offer a PGCE for graduates in Education. Conferences run annually in Abu Dhabi. Only involved with one school, though. Strict standards for Private Schools Regular inspections of private schools Annual Conference - seminars and workshops given by and for teachers. Regular interschool meetings for interest groups to develop expertise in subject area.

AdvancED (Abu Dhabi)

Magrudy's Educational Abu Dhabi) BETT Conference (Abu Dhabi) BSME (Bahrain) Ministry of Private Education (Kuwait) PEAK - Professional Educators Association of Kuwait ((Kuwait)) Communities of Practise ((Kuwait)

USA

US Department of Education published National Educational Technology Plan (NETP)

Government push to give students opportunities for taking ownership of their learning Electronic Portfolio Implementation Plan which was responsible for the district wide implementation of e-portfolios for students MIT (Massachusette's Institute of Technology) embraces and promotes e-portfolios as a key application within the campus' computing virtual infrastructure Research project to study the effects that reflection and portfolio creation have on student learning and engagement based on the use of e-portfolios (lead by Helen Barrett, Ph.D) Creation of framework for creativity using a CS e-portfolio approach Structured approach to professional developing planning using e-portfolios

ESUSD (Eastern Sierra Unified School District) Institutional e-portfolio systems: MIT's Open Knowledge Initiative (OKI)

REFLECT Initiative

PASS-PORT Project

OLLIE Project + Collaboratory Project