Evidencing professional development on a teacher

education programme

Iain Kitchener

and Rita Headington

Our objectives

To explore the use of e-portfolios as a collection tool outside the VLE

To give students an opportunity to use the familiar context of technology to explore the potential of an e-portfolio to collect together a range of evidence in an expanded range of formats for assessment

To provide opportunities for reflection on personal and professional development

Our context

Professional Development course6 sessions through the yearPDP, study skills etc leading to summative

assignment15 first year students – our personal tutees

What we did

‘Traditional’ introduction to PDPIntroduction to PebblePad over two/three

sessions…learning together! Logging in Personalisation Exploring resources Sharing assets

Students’ use of PebblePad

Amanda’s personalisation and learning journal

Cherie’s personalisation and layout of work

Jessica’s academic achievements

The problems we encountered

Only being one step ahead!Lack of time to bring students togetherOverlap with our own VLENature of our PDP

summative underdeveloped

What we liked

Opportunity for reflectionPersonalisationSelective asset sharing

Where next?

Training for ourselves!Review of PDP practiceA continuing trial with this cohortA further trial with a new cohort?

But our questions remain…

Can an e-portfolio support our students’ learning?

Is it a technology too far?