We may sometimes believe that we are the experts in the use of e-portfolios to support assessment but frequently we are overshadowed by the skills and knowledge of the assessors and verifiers who use our products.
Michael Reichart is an assessor with DEFLOG VQ Trust based in Germany. I first met Michael when we jointly delivered a seminar at the ITeC conference in Brussels about the use of e-portfolios to support the assessment of army personnel. At that time Michael was making creative use of his i-phone to capture his assessments.
I have now discovered he has found a great way of combining a notebook; smart phone and a video editing programme to capture evidence and then store and cross reference it in the e-portfolio.
He films the assessment with the use of smart phone(MP4); however he stands back away so as not to interrupt or lead the learner perform the assessment task and to avoid bothering the learner with questions during the assessment, as more often than not due to the limitations of the microphone the learner is not often heard. So to overcome this problem he simply films the learner with the sound off. Once the learner has finished what they are doing then they are ready for the feedback. Michael will then quickly load the film onto his notebook and show the learner the film. During this film he will ask him to explain what he is doing and ask questions and this is recorded with the smart phone. Then with the use of a video editing programme the film and the recording the video is then uploaded onto the e-portfolio, cross referenced against the standards and the assessment is complete.
Great assessment practice because it allows the candidate to demonstrate that he knows why he has performed the task in the way he has and gives time to the assessor to reflect upon and capture what he has seen.
Wednesday, 31 March 2010
NVQs and added value
The frequent assertion that all that NVQs do is to recognise existing skills and therefore they are of less value rather than promote and assess new learning is mixing up the means with the end.
It must be good that people's existing skills are recognised especially when the skills belong to people who are often prone to under sell the skills they have; 'the I just-do syndrome.'
How that acquisition and recognition of skills is paid for and rewarded is a different question. There is a strong case for variable tariffs especially where technology is used to effectively track learner journeys.
It must be good that people's existing skills are recognised especially when the skills belong to people who are often prone to under sell the skills they have; 'the I just-do syndrome.'
How that acquisition and recognition of skills is paid for and rewarded is a different question. There is a strong case for variable tariffs especially where technology is used to effectively track learner journeys.
Generation X and Generation Y a new urban myth
Mark Weber ex MD of Atticmedia was the first to explode this myth for me. There is very little evidence that the so called digital natives are better and more comfortable at using technology. They may use it more but not very well. The latest letter from my daughter's school requests that we talk to her about using Facebook appropriately because of a number of issues at school.
The digital immigants or Generation Y may have some reservations about technology but when they step over these all the evidence suggests that they use it very well.That is certainly our experience.
The digital immigants or Generation Y may have some reservations about technology but when they step over these all the evidence suggests that they use it very well.That is certainly our experience.
E-portfolios; bureaucratic?
Welcome to the Team Axia blog. The purpose of the blog is to be a forum where we can share our experiences of creating an e-portfolio to support the gathering,assessment and verification of evidence whether it be for Professional bodies or Assessment Centres. We hope you will share your experiences too. To kick start the blog we share our thoughts on a number of key issues.
There is now a general consensus that e-portfolios do reduce bureaucracy and as a result reduce the cost of delivering an NVQ. They are still a few who do not hold this view. ENTO the awarding body; not to be confused with ENTO Aberaman the Welsh football team are currently holding a series of workshops entitled 'Utilising technology in the Qualifications Framework'. One of the purposes of the workshop is to show the benefits of technology without 'the expense or bureaucracy of an 'electronic' portfolio system.'
The view of ENTO as a major influencer on the practice of Assessor and Verifiers is clearly important but it stands in direct opposition to most other awarding bodies and a growing number of assessment centres.
Rather than creating barriers it would surely be better if ENTO joined the lobby for LLUK to create a new e-assessment unit within the standards, thereby offering practitioners who are working effectively with e-portfolios a chance to have their skills recognised.
There is now a general consensus that e-portfolios do reduce bureaucracy and as a result reduce the cost of delivering an NVQ. They are still a few who do not hold this view. ENTO the awarding body; not to be confused with ENTO Aberaman the Welsh football team are currently holding a series of workshops entitled 'Utilising technology in the Qualifications Framework'. One of the purposes of the workshop is to show the benefits of technology without 'the expense or bureaucracy of an 'electronic' portfolio system.'
The view of ENTO as a major influencer on the practice of Assessor and Verifiers is clearly important but it stands in direct opposition to most other awarding bodies and a growing number of assessment centres.
Rather than creating barriers it would surely be better if ENTO joined the lobby for LLUK to create a new e-assessment unit within the standards, thereby offering practitioners who are working effectively with e-portfolios a chance to have their skills recognised.
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