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PbyP: An e-portfolio at the centre of an expert peer assessed social experience. Dan.Buckley@camb-ed.com www.camb-ed.net. P by P is …. short for Personalisation by Pieces used anywhere , on anything with a web browser (mobile phone, Wii, PC etc)
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PbyP: An e-portfolio at the centre of an expert peer assessed social experience Dan.Buckley@camb-ed.com www.camb-ed.net
P by P is … • short forPersonalisation by Pieces • used anywhere, on anythingwith a web browser (mobile phone, Wii, PC etc) • used by20,000 usersin 5 countriesages 3 to 73 and growing rapidly (1000 this week!) • 21st century competencies such as creativity and imagination evidenced. • An educational philosophy which is supported by anevidence based e-portfolio • Being co-designed by users of all ages
PbyP is unique because… • Evidence submitted is 80% Peer assessed • Same system covers from pre age 3 to 103 • Users instantly working with people in different countries. • Equal amounts of evidence from formal and informal. • Weekly Peer mentoring built in to the system • Work rating based compared to themselves not others • Structures 21st century competencies
Marked work joins the learner’s e-portfolio and can be seen by all users to inspire them What to use for goals? Lifelong competencies Arranged in Skills Ladders Clear progression up a ladder Can be understood and evidenced by the learner Learner chooses how to evidence Can look at hundreds of examples of ‘passed’ work created by other learners internationally. SubmitAny filefrom type orphonemedia or PC . Work submitted to the web 2.0 community Evidence of their achievement is uploaded by the learner Work is peer assessed …by another learner who already has achieved this goal Presenting to an audience : Level 1 Do a “show and tell” in front of your class. Presenting to an audience : Level 9 Do an international presentation to 1000 of your peers and be evaluated as good or better by at least half Reliable peer assessment
Why Evidence Competencies? • 83% of parents place as much importance on them as they do literacy and numeracy • Significant improvement in examination scores across subjects • Key focus for the OECD based on the link between competencies and competitive economies • They form 20% of the Secondary Curriculum • They are a key compulsory requirement of Diplomas and new work based qualifications • Most employers now have competency based assessments at the core of their PDR process. See www.camb-ed.net
Which competencies ? Improving the number of… Self-Managers Confident Individualswho aresuccessful learnersandresponsible citizens Possessing competencies that enable them to be effective in a global knowledge economy probably without oil. Effective Participators Creative Thinkers Reflective Learners Independent Enquirers Team Workers
PbyP part 1: Skills Ladders Our measurement of competencies must have all of the following Clearly Explained in Progressive steps Understandable by all ages and abilities Generalised to fit all contexts Taking account of Social, Emotional, Cognitive and Strategic learning Self-Managers Social Aspects Effective Participators Creative Thinkers Emotional Aspects Reflective Learners Cognitive Aspects Independent Enquirers Strategic Aspects Team Workers
Progression For each competence we define 9 level statements. For example the skill of taking responsibility for a team. Through level 6 (an average 17 year old ) From level 1 (an average five year old ) To level 9 (challenging for the average adult ) Team Workers
The P-route Model Teacher Input stimulus, guidance, direction, opportunities Research outcomes, analysis, conclusion Continuous improvement LearningEnvironment Knowledge Knowledge User generated content
Some examples of PbyP innovation • The ‘St Lawrence School’ wrist bands. • Oswestry homework replacement. • Denver outdoor pursuits teams • Arts Award, STEM leadership. • Languages development • Radstock news editor • Cambridgeshire multi age tutoring • Carn Gwaval project teams • Pearl Hyde’s environmental area • Isles of Scilly extended reception duty teams. • Serlby transition project • Numerous schools – peer teaching projects • Numerous schools – extended project linked to a final presentation.
And the future • At current growth rate PbyP will become the largest competency based progression system in the world next year. • Integration with learning platforms is currently underway through BSF • Peer assessed teacher portfolio versions are underway • So far we have achieved on average a major upgrade every 6 months and aim to continue this • Structured support packs are being trialled