Transcript The Benefits of using Information and Learning Technology

E-portfolios
Ben Williams
ILT Advisor
The vision
• “A radical shift towards learners owning
their lifelong learning”
• “A personal online space for students to
access services and store their work”
• A portable portfolio to take with you
between learning experiences
• A key element of the move towards
greater flexibility and personalisation in
learning
What’s needed?
• A neat, useable, web accessible tool (or
tools) for recording achievements,
activities, events, conversations, useful
resources, progress in personal
development
• Suitable for a wide range of users
• Easily transported from one place to the
next
• Allows presentation of selected items,
determined by owner
The model
A set of integrated tools…
Development
• A record of
progress
• A tool for
reflective learning
• Career
development
• Dialogues with
others (tutor,
peers, friends,
employer)
JISC 2006
Presentation
• Application for a
course
• Assessment or
appraisal
• Examination
• A CV
• Discussion
(group)
The model
Put another way…
Becta 2006
Challenges
• Integration with other systems e.g.
college VLE, MIS
• Transfer between life stages/institutions
– standards, specifications
• Institutional strategy – does it fit?
• Technical
• Data – security?, ownership?, storage?
• Suitability for diverse learner groups
Where have we got to?
• Lots of effort/investment e.g. JISC
programmes
• Numerous e-portfolio tools/products
available
• Some good use of e-portfolio functions,
but few using complete tool sets
• People are using: commercial products,
open source, JISC outputs, DIY
E-portfolios in HE and FE
• Most still in “pilot phase” of use
• PDP and e-progress
• Reflective learning incl. for distance
courses
• Assessment – evidence of learning
• Staff CPD
• Few integrated systems
• Many developed/used for a particular
age or stage
So what do they look like?
ePET (Newcastle Uni/JISC)
http://www.eportfolios.ac.uk/demo/index_html
Pebble Pad (commercial product)
http://www.pebblelearning.co.uk/
Pebble Pad input page
Blackboard e-portfolio module
E-portfolios using other tools
ELGG (open source) – build your own
from other tools/services
http://elgg.org/
Summary
• Agreement on the need for tools to
make learning more personalised
• Expectation that e-portfolios will be an
important part of this
• Ideas of what an e-portfolio is vary
(terminology, purpose)
• Early days for many in HE and FE
• Comprehensive use some way off but…
• Increasing numbers of Universities and
colleges are implementing systems