More than just an eportfolio PebblePad Practicalities

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More than just an e-portfolio? PebblePad
Practicalities
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What is an e-portfolio?

• Sutherland, S. and Powell, A. (2007) describe an
  e-portfolio as
• a purposeful aggregation of digital items
  ideas, evidence, reflections, feedback etc, which
  presents a selected audience with evidence of a
  persons learning and/or ability.
• Sutherland, S. and Powell, A., 9 July 2007, CETIS
  Portfolio SIG mailing list discussions
  (http//www.jiscmail.ac.uk/archives/cetis-portfoli
  o.html21)

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Involvement in Research

• Mobile Learning E-portfolios in Sport
• http//www.excellencegateway.org.uk/page.aspx?o16
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• Opportunity to trial commercial e-portfolio
  projects
• PebblePad was agreed upon

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Subject Areas

• ICT Creating CVs, uploading curriculum reviews
  for assessment
• Hairdressing Creating CVs, action planning,
  assignments
• Sport Foundation Degree - reflective journaling
  on the role of a Coach
• Teacher Training Reflective journaling on
  teaching practice and application of lectures to
  practice.

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Results and Recommendations

• One size does not fit all
• Might want systems that integrate with your
  existing VLE
• Trial with HE in FE

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University of Plymouth

• Purchase
• Testing
• Pilots with HE in FE students in partner colleges
• Pilot Feedback Day to inform
• Training Day

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Pilot Results

• City College Plymouth
• Truro-Penwith
• City of Bristol

User friendly and Fantastic Exactly what we
need
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Student Uses

• Assignment feedback and reflecting on practice
  (Police)
• Uploading PowerPoint presentations, videos etc
  (archaeology students)
• Recording personal informal learning information
  e.g. activity in sports clubs
• Writing reflective blogs for work based learning
• An action research group used PP to record
  meetings and actions
• Archaeology students looking at what employers
  want and reflecting on skills

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Things to Consider

• Purchase system integration/interoperability
• Implementation
• Longevity lifelong learning