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An ePortfolio System for Life

Shane SutherlandePortfolio Coordinator

University of Wolverhampton

An ePortfolio System for Life

Shane SutherlandDevelopment Director

Pebble Learning

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The Project in brief

PDP in place in different forms across the institution

Looking for an efficient and effective way of supporting PDP for all

Identified the surge in interest in ePDP and ePortfolio

No obvious fit – so let’s go bespoke

Developed as University and Spinner joint venture.

The Issues

23,000 students, 10 Schools, 200 subjects, 4 campuses, overseas provision, diverse population…

Usability, accessibility, interoperability, transferability

Ownership? Students ~ Institution ~ IT services ~ Careers ~ Student Support ~ Academic tutors ~ CeLT

Time in terms of planning, building and testing; evolutionary state of eportfolios

Why?

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What is an ePortfolio?

An ePortfolio is a personal digital collection of information describing and illustrating a person’s learning, career, experience and achievements. ePortfolios are privately owned and the owner has complete control over who has access to what and when.

the digital portfolio… is even more interesting for its contribution to the learning processEIfEL, 2005

…a collection of authentic and diverse evidence, drawn from a larger archive, that represents what a person or organisation has learned over time, on which that person or organisation has reflected, designed for presentation to one or more audiences for a particular rhetorical purposeNLII

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Institutional

Construction

Individual Constructi

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Personal Rich Data

MIS Hard Data

1. Official Transcript

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765

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2. Individual Learning Plan

3. UCAS Application

5. Assessment6. PDP / CPD / Professional Accreditation7. Job Application

8. Personal Story of Learning

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4. Vocational Qualification

About the learner For the learner

Extent of hard data in this portfolio type

Extent of rich data in this portfolio type

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A system which allows users, in any of their learning identities, to

selectively record any abilities, events, plans or thoughts that are

personally significant; it allows these records to be linked, augmented

or evidenced by other data sources and allows the user to integrate

institutional data with their personal data. It facilitates self-awareness,

promotes reflection, supports enrichment through commentary and

feedback from the recipients of shared assets. It grows, develops and

matures as the user accesses, it without constraint, over time. It

provides tools for aggregating assets in multiple forms; for telling

myriad stories to diverse audiences and ensures absolute user-control

over what is shared, with whom, for what purpose and for how long.

It is a personal repository; a personal journal; a feedback and

collaboration system; and a digital theatre - where the audience is by

invitation only.

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A system which allows users, in any of their learning identities, to

selectively record any abilities, events, plans or thoughts that are

personally significant; it allows these records to be linked, augmented

or evidenced by other data sources and allows the user to integrate

institutional data with their personal data. It facilitates self-awareness,

promotes reflection, supports enrichment through commentary and

feedback from the recipients of shared assets. It grows, develops and

matures as the user accesses it, without constraint, over time. It

provides tools for aggregating assets in multiple forms; for telling

myriad stories to diverse audiences and ensures absolute user-control

over what is shared, with whom, for what purpose and for how long.

It is a personal repository; a personal journal; a feedback and

collaboration system; and a digital theatre - where the audience is by

invitation only.

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ScansScans

PicturesPictures

FilesFiles

MoviesMovies

SoundsSounds

TranscriTranscriptpt

AbilityAbility

AchievementAchievement

Action PlanAction Plan

ExperienceExperience

MeetingMeeting

ThoughtThought

WebLogWebLog

WebFolioWebFolio

SharedShared

PublishedPublished

PrintedPrinted

CreateCreate

EditEdit

RevieRevieww

ViewView

CommentComment

CopyCopy

CollaborateCollaborate

AsseAssett

ePortfolio ePortfolio Asset StoreAsset Store

to a Gatewayto a Gateway

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PlacementCV

PlacementAction Plan

ReflectionsModule 1

FeedbackModule 1 Officer

SU

PlacementExperience

PlacementReflections

PlacementReport

PersonalStuff

Initial Diagnostic Assessment

TransferredFrom College

Careers Action Plan

Careers Meeting

Personal TutorMeeting

My Thoughts

FeedbackModule 5

My Thoughts

PresentationModule 4

Abilities AuditModule 1

WorkExperience

Growing Asset Store

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The End

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