A presentation given to JISC and CETIS colleagues in Bristol, 2009-04-29, on the reasons why JISC might want to engage with the topic of competences in their programmes and funding.
2. Known motivators
Learners keeping track of learning
Learners transferring between institutions
Learners having summary of what they have learned
HEIs producing useful HEAR, DS, transcript
HEIs preparing students for next steps
F/HEIs collaborating in educational ventures
HEIs broadening course intake, opening up pathways
Professional bodies setting learning agenda
Employers engaging with HE, if skills are relevant
3. Common points: intersect how?
Personal development – planning goals
Education – learning outcomes
Assessment – criteria
Reporting – HEAR, DS, etc. possibilities
For courses, jobs, memberships – requirements
Career, professional development – skills, competence
including the NOSs of the SSCs
4. Technical openings
HEAR
Europass – Learner Mobility documents (incl. DS)
XCRI and (closely related European) MLO
LEAP2A
We are closely involved in all of the above
Some others not so close, e.g.
HR-XML
The idea would be to coordinate with all, not build in
(IEEE RCD is known, but far from a full solution)
Focus on interrelationships across frameworks
5. Evidence of interest
CEN European Learner Mobility discussion
setting up SIG for competence
PIOP projects final reports
Medical education interest
Leeds, ALPS CETL
Scottish NHS e-portfolio
seems like all others spoken with have active interest
JISC projects
past e.g. ioNW2
present e.g. SRC
6. Work ideas already on agenda
PIOP / LEAP2A work identified
but this should not be seen in isolation
plausible links to several other activities
(indeed, that's the main point of new focus on competence)
Multipurpose meeting probably July 1st
use example of medical education requirements
look at tool capabilities
serves LEAP2A extension
but also may identify other needs
7. Describe
What are the findings of other studies / reports? Can
they be brought together in a framework relevant to JISC
purposes?
What common domain model of skill/competence would
work across all the relevant areas in several domains?
What features are needed?
What distinctions between what aspects of competence?
How do frameworks need to be cross-linked?
How can we maximise the potential to establish equivalence
across frameworks?
8. Create
Interoperable frameworks of competence suitable for
portfolio tools
Information model
Experimental specification
Coordinated with LEAP2A but not part of it
Aim to allow tools simple plug-in of frameworks
Start with real requirements of medical education
Demonstrator tools for managing equivalences
Demonstrator tools for pathway discovery
9. Thanks...
... for inviting me to present
... for your attention
... for your consideration of the ideas
... for your feedback
10. Thanks...
... for inviting me to present
... for your attention
... for your consideration of the ideas
... for your feedback