eportfolios to build, demonstrate and maintain professional competence
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Produced for the Canadian Engineering Education Association Conference June 19, 2012TRANSCRIPT
ePortfolios to Build, Demonstrate and
Maintain Professional Competence
Canadian Engineering Education Association Conference
June 19, 2012
Don Presant
The Burning Platform Outcomes Based Learning by 2014
CEAB Graduate Attributes 1. A knowledge base for engineering 2. Problem Analysis 3. Investigation 4. Design 5. Use of engineering tools 6. Individual and team work 7. Communication skills 8. Professionalism 9. Impact of engineering on society & the environment 10. Ethics and equity 11. Economics and project management 12. Life-long learning
Issues to Resolve
• Perception of graduates • Reality of graduates • Changing world, changing needs • The Internet, Web 2.0 (“read/write web”)
The Global Engineer Engineers Without Borders
A. Understanding of the big picture context B. Field specific and interdisciplinary expertise C. Creative problem solving D. Collaboration E. Communication F. Understanding of
sustainability G. Awareness of current
world issues and trends H. Social responsibility and
ethics I. Entrepreneurial adaptability http://www.cden2009.org/Docs/All-CDEN-C2E2-papers.pdf
What is ePortfolio?
http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/infokits/e-portfolios
Video ePortfolio at LaGuardia
ePortfolios & Engineering Points of Convergence
• Program admission • Undergraduate
– Course specific/program wide – Work experience, internships
• Capstone – Preparedness Portfolios
• Professional admission • Continuing Professional Development • Personal Learning Environment
Selected Examples See others at bit.ly/ep4engineering
• Rebecca Samuelson – Virginia Tech
• Michael Kopera – Warwick University, UK
• Michelle Fuhrman – Notre Dame - Google site, well organized - PDFs
• Noah's Humanitarian Engineering ePortfolio – Penn State graduate
• Engineer Edgar – Curtin University fictional exemplar - incomplete
• Rommuel Paragas – Career Portfolio Manitoba - fictional exemplar
Benefits
• Supports undergraduate learning – Embedded learning activities
• Holistic view of the graduate – Diverse evidence aligned to graduate outcomes – Interdisciplinary, lifewide
• Supports professional identity development – Scaffolded reflection
• Ongoing professional development tool – Personal Learning Environment
But do it right… Recent tales from the trenches
Success Factors Student perspective
• Watch the frame of reference – Emphasize “internal” (personal values & interests) over “external”
(expectations of employers & recruiters)
• Focus on learning, not just assessment – PLE, lifelong companion – Private, shared and public space
• Start early and monitor progress • Emphasize content over technology • Opportunities for peer interaction
– Peer review, brainstorming, portfolio buddies, presenting portfolios
• Take small steps with lots of scaffolding – Simple tasks to begin, provide examples – Provide technical and content support and feedback
• Eat your own dog food (i.e. build your own eportfolio)
Success Factors Organizational perspective
• Burning platform – Program outcomes, impact on accreditation
• Principles of change management – Accelerating vs. accepting the maxim: “change
happens one retirement at a time”
• Faculty portfolios (“eportfolio is good for you”) – Graduate portfolios – Hiring Portfolios – Continuing Professional Development
• Department portfolio to support accreditation
Don Presant [email protected]
careerportfolio.mb.ca
Link to the support page for this presentation:
bit.ly/ep4engineering