Manderveld, J., Griffiths, D., Kew, C., & Krekels, B. (2008). Supporting lifelong competence development and employability using TENCompetence services. Presentation at Online Educa Berlin, December, 3, 2008, Berlin, Germany.Workshop during Online Educa Berlin: Presenting the tools developed in the TENCompetence projectThe work on this publication has been sponsored by the TENCompetence Integrated Project that is funded by the European Commission's 6th Framework Programme, priority IST/Technology Enhanced Learning. Contract 027087 [http://www.tencompetence.org

Griffiths, David

Kew, Christopher

Krekels, Bas

Manderveld, Jocelyn

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University of BoltonUBIR: University of Bolton Institutional RepositoryEducational Cybernetics: Conference Papers Institute for Educational Cybernetics2008Supporting lifelong competence development andemployability using TENCompetence services.Jocelyn ManderveldSURFfoundationDavid GriffithsUniversity of Bolton, dai.griffiths.1@gmail.comBas KrekelsLogicaChristopher KewUniversity of Bolton, C.Kew@bolton.ac.ukThis Presentation is brought to you for free and open access by the Institute for Educational Cybernetics at UBIR: University of Bolton InstitutionalRepository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Educational Cybernetics: Conference Papers by an authorized administrator of UBIR: University ofBolton Institutional Repository. For more information, please contact ubir@bolton.ac.uk.Digital Commons CitationManderveld, Jocelyn; Griffiths, David; Krekels, Bas; and Kew, Christopher. "Supporting lifelong competence development andemployability using TENCompetence services.." (2008). Educational Cybernetics: Conference Papers. Paper 2.http://digitalcommons.bolton.ac.uk/iec_conference/2Online Educa Berlin - 2008Online Educa Berlin - 2008Supporting lifelong competence development and employability using TENCompetence servicesJocelyn Manderveld, SURFfoundationDai Griffiths, Bolton UniversityBas Krekels, LogicaChris Kew, Bolton UniversityOnline Educa Berlin - 2008Outline14.00: Welcome & introduction 14.15: Short introduction to TENCompetence & lifelong competence development14.30: Group work: What are your challenges?15.00: Reflection & discussion on group work15.20: TENCompetence focus: What is needed in LLL & employability?15.45: Overview of TENCompetence services16.00: Break16.15: Work with TENcompetence services17.15: Roundtable 17.45: TENCompetence foundation18.00: ClosureOnline Educa Berlin - 2008TENCompetence project aim• Building The European Network for Lifelong Competence Development• To be used by any individual school, team or organisation that has a need to further development of competences in a formal and/or informal manner• The system will develop and integrate open source software based on the principals of web services demonstrated by various clientsOnline Educa Berlin - 2008TENCompetence• IST/TEL Project 4 years, Dec 2005- Dec 2009• 14 partners, 8 countries• OUNL, SURF, Bolton University, Logica, Sofia University, CERTH, Hannover University, GIUNTI Labs, ALTRAN, Universitat PompeuFabra Barcelona, INSEAD, Synergetics, UNESCO-IHE, AgoraOnline Educa Berlin - 2008Central Problem• Knowledge society demands lifelong learning• Integrated support for informal and formal learning is missing• People are responsible for planning their careers – employability• Support of personal competence development is requiredOnline Educa Berlin - 2008Lifelong learning & Employability• In order to support lifelong learning & employability, what are the challenges we are dealing with? Online Educa Berlin - 2008Group work• What is needed to support LLL & employability?• What decisions are needed?• What kind of tools do we need?• From learner perspective?• HR/Management perspective?Online Educa Berlin - 2008ReflectionOnline Educa Berlin - 2008TENCompetence Focus• Supporting individuals (and organisations) in development of their competences during their whole life:– I want to (further) develop a specific competence– I want a better job position– I want a new or different job– I want to keep my competences up-to-date• Integration of learning, working, leisureOnline Educa Berlin - 2008TENCompetence Focus• Focus on personal development planning, instead of focus on curricula• Personal development plans based on goals– Career plans– Personal objectives• Plan can contain a mixture of:– Formal degrees– Informal learning intentions– Non-formal workshops• Is personal and based on assessment of current competencesOnline Educa Berlin - 2008Integration of 4 worldspersonaldevelopment planningFrom needsCommunities for lifelong learningCompetence development programmesLearning activities & units of learningSharing & managementof knowledgeOnline Educa Berlin - 2008Support for competence developmentUse cases• Stay up-to date in my job• Improve a specific competence• Study for a new job• Explore new concepts• Get competences assessed for a new jobOnline Educa Berlin - 2008How will it work?• Lifelong learners are members of Learning Network/communities are learners and suppliers of learning activities and resources• Members do things, find learning activities & programmes, learn, share & discusswhat they are doing, support each other, provide all kinds of feedbackOnline Educa Berlin - 2008Overview of TENCompetenceServicesPersonal DevelopmentplanningLearning design & assessment servicesKnowledge resource sharing & management services E-portfolio servicesLearning path & Navigational supportservicesCommunity servicesOnline Educa Berlin - 2008TENCompetence supports• Formation of learning networks • Planning of competence development• Creation, borrowing, adaptation of competence profiles from other communities• Creation and running of learning activitiesOnline Educa Berlin - 2008The infrastructure• Uses and develops interoperability specifications• All open source (components can be replaced)• Integrated through PCM 2.0 services and database• Network of associated partners who would like to provide services using the infrastructureOnline Educa Berlin - 2008Tools overviewOnline Educa Berlin - 2008Learner Use CasesNeeds ToolsOverview and goal orientation •Overview toolPersonal Development Plan •PDP toolFollow Course •SLEDePortfolio •ePortfolio toolCommunities and  online presence features•My CommunitiesAccess Community Resources •LearnWeb 2.0Online Educa Berlin - 2008Author Use CasesNeeds ToolsShare and manage resources LearnWeb 2.0Create Course ReCourseLD Editor(web)Edit tests QTI editorCreate competence development profiles and plansCompetence Profiles editor and viewerEdit your e-Portfolio profile Profile editorCreate simple test and activities Simple activity and test editorCreate a simple sequence of learning activitiesLearning Path EditorManage communities and set rightsCommunity EditorAuthoring content Generic editors & LD toolkitOnline Educa Berlin - 2008Online Educa Berlin - 2008Online Educa Berlin - 2008Online Educa Berlin - 2008Online Educa Berlin - 2008Pilots• Digital Cinema in Spain• UNESCO-IHE• Agora• ICT-teacher training University of Sofia • Staff of libraries in the NetherlandsOnline Educa Berlin - 2008Work with TENCompetenceservices• Recourse• Personal Development PlannerOnline Educa Berlin - 2008Roundtable• Potential of the services presented for supporting and transforming lifelong competence development and employability in Europe. Online Educa Berlin - 2008Roundtable questions & discussion• Do the tools & infrastructure look useful?• What are the benefits?• What are the obstacles/disadvantages of presented tools/infrastructure?• Where do you see opportunities?Online Educa Berlin - 2008Tools overviewOnline Educa Berlin - 2008TENCompetence Foundation• Objects: to support individuals, groups and organisations in Europe in the lifelong development of their abilities by developing and promoting the most suitable technical and organisationalinfrastructure, by making use of open-source, standards-based sustainable and innovative technologiesOnline Educa Berlin - 2008TENCompetence Foundation• The Foundation attempts to realise its objects through:  – Facilitating and providing leadership to the TENCompetence developers’ network by means of:– Coordinating development activities;– Managing software assistance;– Managing software issues and versions;– Monitoring how the software is used; – Etc..Online Educa Berlin - 2008Opportunities for involvement• Sharing vision of TENCompetence• Discuss & support for your challenges in lifelong learning & employability• Involved in development of TENCompetence services• Pilots• Using TENCompetence servicesOnline Educa Berlin - 2008Information• www.tencompetence.org• Articles & deliverables:http://dspace.ou.nl/• manderveld@surf.nl• dai.griffiths.1@gmail.comOnline Educa Berlin - 2008CompetenceA competence is the estimated ability of an actor to deal with critical events, problems or tasks that can occur in a certain situation (at work, at home, etc.)This estimation can be based on:– Self assessment– Informal assessment by others– Formal assessment by othersOnline Educa Berlin - 2008Integration?• Overview of competence development opportunities– For the learner– For managers / HR• Overview of what I need to do to accomplish those competences• Open specifications for interoperability are essential to achieve thisOnline Educa Berlin - 2008Domain ModelOnline Educa Berlin - 2008Online Educa Berlin - 2008Online Educa Berlin - 2008

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Supporting lifelong competence development and employability using TENCompetence services

University of Bolton Institutional Repository

Griffiths, Dai

Kew, Chris

DSpace at Open Universiteit Nederland

Online Educa Berlin - 2008
Online Educa Berlin - 2008
Supporting lifelong competence 
development and employability using 
TENCompetence services
Jocelyn Manderveld, SURFfoundation
Dai Griffiths, Bolton University
Bas Krekels, Logica
Chris Kew, Bolton University
Online Educa Berlin - 2008
Outline
14.00: Welcome & introduction 
14.15: Short introduction to TENCompetence & lifelong competence 
development
14.30: Group work: What are your challenges?
15.00: Reflection & discussion on group work
15.20: TENCompetence focus: What is needed in LLL & employability?
15.45: Overview of TENCompetence services
16.00: Break
16.15: Work with TENcompetence services
17.15: Roundtable 
17.45: TENCompetence foundation
18.00: Closure
Online Educa Berlin - 2008
TENCompetence project aim
• Building The European Network for Lifelong 
Competence Development
• To be used by any individual school, team or 
organisation that has a need to further development of 
competences in a formal and/or informal manner
• The system will develop and integrate open source 
software based on the principals of web services 
demonstrated by various clients
Online Educa Berlin - 2008
TENCompetence
• IST/TEL Project 4 years, Dec 2005- Dec 2009
• 14 partners, 8 countries
• OUNL, SURF, Bolton University, Logica, Sofia 
University, CERTH, Hannover University, 
GIUNTI Labs, ALTRAN, Universitat Pompeu
Fabra Barcelona, INSEAD, Synergetics, 
UNESCO-IHE, Agora
Online Educa Berlin - 2008
Central Problem
• Knowledge society demands lifelong 
learning
• Integrated support for informal and 
formal learning is missing
• People are responsible for planning their 
careers – employability
• Support of personal competence 
development is required
Online Educa Berlin - 2008
Lifelong learning & Employability
• In order to support lifelong learning & 
employability, what are the challenges we 
are dealing with? 
Online Educa Berlin - 2008
Group work
• What is needed to support LLL & 
employability?
• What decisions are needed?
• What kind of tools do we need?
• From learner perspective?
• HR/Management perspective?
Online Educa Berlin - 2008
Reflection
Online Educa Berlin - 2008
TENCompetence Focus
• Supporting individuals (and organisations) in 
development of their competences during their whole 
life:
– I want to (further) develop a specific competence
– I want a better job position
– I want a new or different job
– I want to keep my competences up-to-date
• Integration of learning, working, leisure
Online Educa Berlin - 2008
TENCompetence Focus
• Focus on personal development planning, instead of 
focus on curricula
• Personal development plans based on goals
– Career plans
– Personal objectives
• Plan can contain a mixture of:
– Formal degrees
– Informal learning intentions
– Non-formal workshops
• Is personal and based on assessment of current 
competences
Online Educa Berlin - 2008
Integration of 4 worlds
personal
development 
planning
From needs
Communities for 
lifelong learning
Competence development 
programmes
Learning activities & 
units of learning
Sharing & management
of knowledge
Online Educa Berlin - 2008
Support for competence 
development
Use cases
• Stay up-to date in my job
• Improve a specific competence
• Study for a new job
• Explore new concepts
• Get competences assessed for a new job
Online Educa Berlin - 2008
How will it work?
• Lifelong learners are members of 
Learning Network/communities are 
learners and suppliers of learning 
activities and resources
• Members do things, find learning activities 
& programmes, learn, share & discuss
what they are doing, support each other, 
provide all kinds of feedback
Online Educa Berlin - 2008
Overview of TENCompetence
Services
Personal 
Development
planning
Learning design & 
assessment services
Knowledge resource 
sharing & management 
services E-portfolio 
services
Learning path & 
Navigational support
services
Community 
services
Online Educa Berlin - 2008
TENCompetence supports
• Formation of learning networks 
• Planning of competence development
• Creation, borrowing, adaptation of 
competence profiles from other 
communities
• Creation and running of learning activities
Online Educa Berlin - 2008
The infrastructure
• Uses and develops interoperability 
specifications
• All open source (components can be 
replaced)
• Integrated through PCM 2.0 services and 
database
• Network of associated partners who would 
like to provide services using the 
infrastructure
Online Educa Berlin - 2008
Tools overview
Online Educa Berlin - 2008
Learner Use Cases
Needs Tools
Overview and goal orientation •Overview tool
Personal Development Plan •PDP tool
Follow Course •SLED
ePortfolio •ePortfolio tool
Communities and  online presence 
features
•My Communities
Access Community Resources •LearnWeb 2.0
Online Educa Berlin - 2008
Author Use Cases
Needs Tools
Share and manage resources LearnWeb 2.0
Create Course ReCourse
LD Editor(web)
Edit tests QTI editor
Create competence development 
profiles and plans
Competence Profiles editor and 
viewer
Edit your e-Portfolio profile Profile editor
Create simple test and activities Simple activity and test editor
Create a simple sequence of 
learning activities
Learning Path Editor
Manage communities and set 
rights
Community Editor
Authoring content Generic editors & LD toolkit
Online Educa Berlin - 2008
Online Educa Berlin - 2008
Online Educa Berlin - 2008
Online Educa Berlin - 2008
Online Educa Berlin - 2008
Pilots
• Digital Cinema in Spain
• UNESCO-IHE
• Agora
• ICT-teacher training University of Sofia 
• Staff of libraries in the Netherlands
Online Educa Berlin - 2008
Work with TENCompetence
services
• Recourse
• Personal Development Planner
Online Educa Berlin - 2008
Roundtable
• Potential of the services presented for 
supporting and transforming lifelong 
competence development and 
employability in Europe. 
Online Educa Berlin - 2008
Roundtable questions & 
discussion
• Do the tools & infrastructure look useful?
• What are the benefits?
• What are the obstacles/disadvantages of 
presented tools/infrastructure?
• Where do you see opportunities?
Online Educa Berlin - 2008
Tools overview
Online Educa Berlin - 2008
TENCompetence Foundation
• Objects: 
to support individuals, groups and 
organisations in Europe in the lifelong 
development of their abilities by 
developing and promoting the most 
suitable technical and organisational
infrastructure, by making use of open-
source, standards-based sustainable and 
innovative technologies
Online Educa Berlin - 2008
TENCompetence Foundation
• The Foundation attempts to realise its objects 
through:  
– Facilitating and providing leadership to the 
TENCompetence developers’ network by means of:
– Coordinating development activities;
– Managing software assistance;
– Managing software issues and versions;
– Monitoring how the software is used; 
– Etc..
Online Educa Berlin - 2008
Opportunities for involvement
• Sharing vision of TENCompetence
• Discuss & support for your challenges in 
lifelong learning & employability
• Involved in development of 
TENCompetence services
• Pilots
• Using TENCompetence services
Online Educa Berlin - 2008
Information
• www.tencompetence.org
• Articles & deliverables:
http://dspace.ou.nl/
• manderveld@surf.nl
• dai.griffiths.1@gmail.com
Online Educa Berlin - 2008
Competence
A competence is the estimated ability of 
an actor to deal with critical events, 
problems or tasks that can occur in a 
certain situation (at work, at home, etc.)
This estimation can be based on:
– Self assessment
– Informal assessment by others
– Formal assessment by others
Online Educa Berlin - 2008
Integration?
• Overview of competence development 
opportunities
– For the learner
– For managers / HR
• Overview of what I need to do to 
accomplish those competences
• Open specifications for interoperability are 
essential to achieve this
Online Educa Berlin - 2008
Domain Model
Online Educa Berlin - 2008
Online Educa Berlin - 2008
Online Educa Berlin - 2008


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