competence in life involves the appropriate use of knowledge, whereas academic success involves the...
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Competence in life involves the appropriate use of knowledge, whereas academic success involves the recognition and recall of knowledge.
National Council for Continuing Education and Training
Online Portfolio Research and Development
Focus on student ownership
Driven by users’ needs
Custom application
Key points to remember: multi-purpose tool
Aids job search Provides benefit from general
process of collection, organization, and reflection
Enables students to demonstrate knowledge, skills, and abilities
Key points to remember: information sources
Students and staff collaborate on PCDP, ESP, work-based learning
Students enter personal information and work history
Students organize class work and projects
Key points to remember: user audience
Receive initial training in CPP
Utilize tool on center for education, training, employability
Access during 2 year follow-up to support employability and career goals
Developer Definitions: Portfolio Categories
Labels that identify groups of portfolio elements:
Top line of organization Help student users remember
where different kinds of information are stored
Developer Definitions: Portfolio Elements
Individual pieces of information:
Student users build portfolio with elements
Elements are designed to organize information for easy input and retrieval
Portfolio Categories V1 & V2: Which are Preferred?
V1 Category Labels • Who Am I? • Where Am I Going?• On My Way• Going Out On My Own
V2 Category Labels• Personal Information • Education and Training• Skills• Career• Recognition
Portfolio Categories V1
1. Who Am I? 2. Where Am I Going?3. On My Way4. Going Out On My Own
V1 Portfolio Categories and Elements
1. Who Am I? Personal Information (contact, mentors, role models) Career Assessment Results Personal Development Assessment My Reflections Personal Goals
2. Where Am I Going? My Career Research My Career Path
3. On My Way Student PCDP, ESP My Career Plan Academic and Vocational Information (including
honors/awards/certificates) Transferable Skills and Work Experience (including TARS) Employability Kit
4. Going Out On My Own Identify and Address Barriers Job Search
–Employment History
Portfolio Elements V2 Categories
1. Personal Information 2. Education and Training3. Career4. Skills5. Recognition
V2 Portfolio Categories and Elements
1. Personal Information Contact info, mentors, role models Personal Development Assessment Personal goals, journal Employability Kit
2. Education and Training Student PCDP, ESP Academic Information Vocational Information
3. Skills Transferable skills
4. Career Career assessment results Career research Career plan (including barriers) Employment history (including work based learning) Job Search
5. Recognition Awards, honors, certificates
Which Categories Do You Prefer? For recognition—how easy to learn and
remember categories and the type of information contained?
For organization—do groups of elements help user enter, retrieve, and manage information?
Please work in groups and respond to Portfolio Questions on worksheet provided.