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Case Study 10: The Learning Credit Card
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Principle researchers |
Nick Rushby, PA Consulting Group
John Twining, Guildford Educational Services |
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Contact details |
Nick Rushby, Conation Technologies Limited,
The Office Building, Gatwick Road, Crawley, West Sussex
RH10 9RZ UK |
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Dates |
January
1990-December 1992 |
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Description |
A
feasibility study of using technology to provide a continuous guidance and
counselling service to individuals at the workplace, which will support them
in meeting their personal development aims and objectives. It was one of the
earliest projects (probably the earliest in the UK) to investigate the use
of e-portfolios and smart cards. It also incorporated a planning tools based
on hypertext-based representation of competences.
In the
1990s the predominant use of smart cards was in financial services. Even
the limited cards of that time had the potential to store details of a
user’s learning needs, competences and previous experience. The project,
funded by the Employment Department reported on many aspects of smart cards
including current and potential use in learning and built two working
systems as proofs of concept.
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education and training the level of interest was high but understanding of
the technology was low. Possible applications suggested to the project team
included assessment, course planning and management, e-portfolios,
identification of learning opportunities and ownership of learning. |
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References |
Rushby, N J (2002) The Learning Credit Card: a tool
for managing personal development. White paper. Crawley, Conation
Technologies
Rushby N J, Twining J, Twining N and Devitt T (1990) The
learning credit card Interactive Learning International 6, 3.
pp119-142. (reprinted as part of this project)
Rushby N J, Twining J, Twining N and Devitt T (1990)
Smartcard: the learning credit card. Employment
Department, Learning Technologies Unit,
Sheffield. |
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