Sarah Chesney

Emerging challenges & opportunitiesSarah Chesney

(with contributions from Jeremy Benson)

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• Why use an e-portfolio to support learning?– Process (process of learning or transitional

process)– Product (evidence, presentation)But we mustn’t forget that in amongst all the talk about supporting learning, there is the issue of efficiency and cost-saving

E-portfoliosPurpose

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Reflection – this should be an approach that is applicable for any learner be they staff or student.

Why is using an e-portfolio so important?

Remaining in good standing

INSTITUTIONAL VIEW

Thanks for PebbleLearning

Publicist

Researcher

Mentor

Learningtechnologist

Reflective practitioner

Informed Advocate

Teacher

StudentsFormative & summative feedback

Course design

To colleaguesProgramme team/cross

faculty

For students & colleagues esp in early stages

of adoption

CPD & application for UKPSF & remaining in good standing

Evidence:Retention,

grades, employment, economics.

Awareness of challenges e.g. of transitions, importance of

audience, interoperability

Correcting misconceptions

Sharing best practice

E-PORTFOLIO PRACTITIONER =heptagon

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Challenges arrive

• When the process itself straddles different processes and there is no acknowledgment of the ‘gap’ – this isn’t just a technical problem this is about value and audience (e.g. potential employers)

• When there is no recognition that there may be some efficiencies, but there is also new work to do – e.g. feedback on work shared either formatively or summatively

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Two examples of challenges

• Innovative assessment• Staff CPD – (e.g. HEA UKPSF)

E-portfolios may be a solution but tension arises if this is at odds with:• the discipline• the institutional culture• learner expectations• or even who is funding the learning

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Complexity

Challenges are even more acute when a champion of the e-portfolio changes jobsLook at what we lose!

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Success 1

Will only be achieved if the e-portfolio approach: Has sustained & continuous senior management support, vocal endorsement, and ongoing scrutiny

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Success 2Reliant on EP practitioner & software

The survival of the e-portfolio will depend on being able to demonstrate: • efficiencies on a large scale• results – retention, grades, graduate jobs• statistics - generated by software itself and

the wider online learning environment

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Sorry folks

Thank you for listening. Sarah Chesney & Jeremy Benson contact sarahchesney@me.com