Gathering PACE: an ePortfolio system for mass (higher?) education
Shane SutherlandePortfolio Project Director
University of Wolverhampton
…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 purpose
Educause
A system which allows users to record any abilities, events or plans
which are personally significant; which allows these records to be
linked, augmented or evidenced by other data sources, and which
promotes reflection on these entries. It allows the user to integrate
institutional data with personal data, recorded and reviewed over
time, which has been enriched by commentary and feedback from
the recipients of shared assets. It is a system with tools for
aggregating assets in multiple forms; for telling myriad stories to
diverse audiences and which provides absolute user-control over
what is shared, with whom, for what purpose and for how long. It is a
personal repository; a personal diary; a personal collaboration
system; and a digital theatre - where the audience is by invitation
only.
Shane’s definition
The Project in brief
22,000 students
Looking for an efficient and effective way of supporting PDP
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
22,000 students, 10 Schools, 200 subjects, 4 campuses, overseas provision, diverse population…
Accessibility, interoperability, usability, transferability
Ownership? Students ~ Institution ~ IT services ~ Careers ~ Student Support ~ Academic tutors ~ CeLT
Time in terms of planning, building and testing; evolutionary state of eportfolios
The Pilot in brief
A cohort of students from the School of Computing;
Pre-practice Social Work students and Religious Study students from School of Humanities, Languages and Social Sciences;
Post-compulsory Teacher trainees from the School of Education;
Ecology students from School of Applied Sciences.
… also involved
Careers department;
Graduate School;
Students’ Union;
IT Services;
Registry;
Centre for Learning and Teaching.
Event Input Entry
Ability
Experience
Action Plan
Achievement
Meeting
Thought
The ePortfolio System
Commented
Shared
Reviewed
Event Input Entry
Ability
Experience
Action Plan
Achievement
Meeting
Thought
The WebFolio, WebCV or
WebLog may be arranged in
diverse ways and may be distributed
to multiple audiences
© Sutherland, 2004
The ePortfolio System
Commented
Shared
Reviewed
ePortfolio asset repository
Scans
Pictures
Files
Movies
Sounds
Transcript
Transcript (pushed or pulled) to add
authenticity
Event Input Entry
Ability
Experience
Action Plan
Achievement
Meeting
Thought
Shared?Commented?Reviewed?The WebFolio,
WebCV or WebLog may be
arranged in diverse ways and
may be distributed to multiple audiences
© Sutherland, 2004
The ePortfolio System
Commented
Shared
Reviewed
ePortfolio asset repository
Scans
Pictures
Files
Movies
Sounds
Transcript
Transcript (pushed or pulled) to add
authenticity
Process
The ePortfolio Product
A meeting with a significant person
Participation in an assessment regime
A desire to prepare for employment
A personally significant achievement or experience
This is what happened
to me today
This is what I think about
what happened to
me
Note
Review
Comments
File
Private
This is what happened to me today
This is what I think about what happened
to me todayThis is what I plan to
do for tomorrow
Asset
=
The Developing Asset…
share with or
Shane’s
Toni’s
Andy’s
The Shared Asset…