The World of e-Portfolios

The here, there and everywhere

Retention

Bologna

HEAR

Qualification agencies

Professional Bodies

Lifelong Learning

Employability & Skills

Policy Drivers and Trends

Learning

Application

Transition

Assessment

CPD/PDP

Purposes

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Their potential to transform learning

Emerging and often powerful evidence from practitioners and learners of the value of developing e-portfolios….adding value to personalised and reflective models of learning

Supporting transition, assessment, application, professional development, personal development planning…..

Why are e-portfolios important?

Here and There(Hear and Bologna)

e-portfolios.. ‘…an important tool for helping learners relate their higher education learning and wider experiences to the things that employers are interested in’ Burgess Report 2007

e-Portfolios have the potential to act as a mechanism for meeting some of the Bologna objectives and assisting with the wider strategic aim of internationalisation.

‘Students today and in the future will be competing for jobs in a global marketplace, and so it is vital that engaging them in the Bologna Process is prioritised.’

Wes Streeting, President, National Union of Students - BBC News, April 2007

Module marks and other achievements including the European Diploma Supplement

2010-11 graduates

Everywhere:Getting people on board

Learners – integrate into the curriculum

Learners – identify the purpose + make relevant to them now

Assessment e-portfolio

CV e-portfolio

Reflection e-portfolio

Mature learners value PDP

‘The success [of the e-portfolios] did not seem to depend on the level of the learner, their age or gender but on marrying the enthusiasm of staff with the appropriate software for the learner.’FILE-PASS final report, p.4

Everywhere:Getting people on board

Staff – continuing professional accreditation

Staff - link to staff appraisalsStaff development

sharing

Teaching observation

Staff – PDP and CPD

Thanet College has made a film about the experience of staff in 'Taking ownership of CPD' and their use of e-portfolios. Linked to Institute for Learning

Emerging lessons….• Think about requirements

– All stakeholders– Technical and pedagogic

• Think about the context– Successful use depends on a careful analysis of the teaching and learning context

• Embed into the curriculum – activities need to be meaningful and purposeful, language should be appropriate

• Win hearts and minds – think about the benefits to all groups• Staff engagement is key to learner engagement• Timing – staff need time to think about how to best use the tools before learners are introduced to

it• Personalisation is key• Reflection is hard – providing some structure helps• Listen to the learner and staff voices• Training – not just technical• Longevity – learners won’t be motivated to use their e-portfolios unless they know they have

continued access‘e-portfolios are as diverse and unique as the individuals that populate them…’ ePistle Final Report

Sharing Practice

Sharing Practice – audio & video clips

Sharing Practice – case studies

Sharing Practice – e-Portfolios infoKit

Preparing for Success: Threshold Concepts

Akin to a portal, opening up a new and previously inaccessible way of thinking about something

Transformed way of understanding, or interpreting, or viewing something without which the learner cannot progress

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Ongoing e-portfolio activity

Study on e-Portfolios and assessment Case studies and comparison of practiceDraft final report under review

Transforming Curriculum Delivery: October 2008 – Oct 2010How technology can support developing reflective learners, enhance provision of and engagement with feedback, support creative conversations and collaborative learning

Institutional approaches to curriculum design: Sept 2008 – Sept 2012How technology can support the design of curricula

Lifelong learning and workforce development: April 2009 – March 2011Using e-portfolio tools to support work-based learning, developing professional skills and competencies, developing reflective, lifelong learners

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