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Higher Education
Learning Portfolio for
Placements
HELPP
JISC Project
Naomi Hoyland
Rose Papworth
Context
 Very
large FE/HE College
 Expanding Foundation Degree
portfolio with work placements
 Expanding work-based training
 Large 14-16 cohort
 One-size-fits-all
personalisation!
Project rationale
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JISC e-learning capital programme
– HE in FE strand
FD work placements:
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Facilitate 3-way conversation between learner,
employer and tutor
Developing personal reflection via blogs and
comments (PDP)
– social constructivist perspective
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Using an e-portfolio to facilitate widening
participation via personalisation
Elgg
Environment that allows:
 Individual and community blogs with
comments
 Flexible e-portfolio space
 Access controls
 An online work placement contract
developed with HEA funding
So far…
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2006/2007 used with FD Software Design
and Development cohort
– Students like blogs
– Can be difficult to ensure employer
engagement
– Students and employers like sharing
documents via e-portfolio space
– Online placement details easier to access
…the next two years
A
‘download’ facility to be developed
 Want to evaluate use with work
placements in art, media and
performance subjects
 Period 2007/2008
 Results of evaluation March 09
Further info
HEA page:
http://www.ics.heacademy.ac.uk/HEinFE/Hu
llCollege_MP.htm
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JISC page:
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programm
es/programme_elearning_capital/el_heinf
e/helpp.aspx
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JISC Project web site:
http://helpp.hull-college.ac.uk/
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