Strategic Implementation and Pedagogical Considerations of ePortfolios in FE ALT-C 2009 Kirstie Coolin eBusiness Analyst The Centre for International ePortfolio Development, University of Nottingham Kirstie.Coolin@nottingha m.ac.uk Adele Cushing e-Learning Manager Barnet College [email protected]. uk Centre for International ePortfolio Development
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Strategic Implementation and Pedagogical Considerations of
ePortfolios in FE
ALT-C 2009
Kirstie CoolineBusiness Analyst
The Centre for International ePortfolio Development,University of Nottingham
for assessment Childcare Work placement Construction Work-based Learning Apprenticeships Preparing for
transition Retail Summer School Demonstration of
competence Professional Development Planning Heritage Hospitality Teacher Training Progress Review Hair & Beauty Travel Competence Decision making Engineering Events Planning
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Range of requirements
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Overcome pre-conceptions of ePortfolios
Capture experiences of early adopters
Tensions between institution-free and institutional models
Identify appropriate pedagogic application
Sustainability strategies
Build capacity within the region
Benchmark current activity
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Some Challenges ahead…
Embedding into existing activities
ePortfolio Processes(Start where people are at)
Purpose of the tool?
Inside/outside of the institution?
One system/multiple tools?
Where should the ePortfolio sit?
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Some Recommendations…Available in full from the Poster handout
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• Teacher time and core support/training including pedagogic application• eLearning support structures• Practitioners to promote buy-in• Use a flexible system (rather than subject specific) • Consider range of existing tools already available• Embed ePortfolio learning activities into curriculum• Consider how your students prefer to work (e.g. mobile technology, web 2.0) • Locate the e-portfolio tools within a wider toolbox• Build on capacity and expertise• Engage in the institution-free/institution-dependent debate, examining the scope of purpose • Consider issues around interoperability and portability
Just some examples of pilot activity…
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Disclaimer: as always with ePortfolios, they are private spaces, student examples are hard to come by….
South Nottingham College
Used: PebblePAD
For: Teacher Training, Hairdressing NVQ Level 2, MultiMedia, Sport Foundation DegreeFunctions supported: assessment, showcasing, storing evidence, CVs, action planning, reflection
(shameless plug)Poster: Regional Implementation of ePortfolios: Pilot and BeyondWednesday at 1pm (0133) – don’t forget to vote!
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From JISC ePortfolios InfoKit http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/infokits/e-portfoliosadapted from a 2007 Becta report 'Impact of e-portfolios on learning', (Hartnell-Young et al 2007)
An e-portfolio has been described as:'a purposeful aggregation of digital items - ideas, evidence, reflections, feedback, etc, which presents a selected audience with evidence of a person's learning and/or ability ' (Sutherland, S. and Powell, A. 2007).