supporting students though eportfolios to hear: a technical innovation in integration systems
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Supporting Students through ePortfolios to HEAR: a technical innovation in integrating
systems
Dr Anne Qualter, Director of Academic Development, University of LiverpoolDr John Couperthwaite - Implementation Consultant, PebblePad
The HEAR (Higher Education Achievement Report) is an electronic document, prepared, validated and signed off by a higher education institution, which provides a record of a
student’s achievement during their time in higher education
Overview
• Introduction to ‘My Liverpool’
• The processes underpinning ‘My Liverpool’
• The technical solution developed with PebblePad
• Populating The HEAR
• Lessons learned
Introduction to My Liverpool
Three phase programme:
Phase 1• Web-based signposting resource that pulls together co- and extra-curricular
activities that the University/Guild of Students has to offer.• For current and prospective students (UG,PGR &PGT), as well as alumni.
Phase 2• Activity and Skills Repository in e-portfolio (Pebble Pad) to support the
enhancement of the student experience and future employability by encouraging students to recognise the range of activities they are involved with and to reflect on the skills developed through participation in such activities.
Phase 3• ‘Selected’ information from the skills folders in My Liverpool , as chosen by
the students, will populate co- and extra- curricular information part of section 6.1 of the University of Liverpool HEAR.
• as a basis for reviewing progress and planning future activities, whether individually or with support from a tutor;
• to support student engagement in opportunities beyond the curriculum;
• as an aide memoire for students in making applications which may be needed before the final award is made, e.g. for sandwich placements and internships; permanent employment; further study or training opportunities;
• by employers and tutors to verify statements made by the student (subject to the appropriate permissions).
Some uses of the HEAR
The Higher Education Academy, http://www.hear.ac.uk/about
Project Overview
The University of Liverpool plan to introduce the e- HEAR to all undergraduate students in 2015/16. Project led by Trish Lunt and Anne Qualter.
PebblePad objectives:
1. Enable students to be able to reflect on University Verified Activities (UVA’s);
2. Enable students to create their own activities;
- reviewed by Academic Advisors;
- verified by external assessors, if required
3. To enable students to store artifacts and reflections on other activities to support CV/applications
My Liverpool – Phases 2 and 3Phase 2 – Recognition of co- and extra- curricular activities and reflection on skills developed from
participation
• Each student will have Activity/Skills Folder in PebblePad• Two routes to populate the activity folders
• Information downloaded from activity owners (verified protocols); optional reflective skills account (Skills account based on ‘core’ skills list – CBI employability skills, Digital Literacies and some elements of RDF framework)
• Student written protocols - written by students, supported by evidence from external referee (if appropriate) and reflective skills account
Phase 3 - Population of section 6.1 of HEAR with activities from Activity Folders• HEAR can be amended/updated as required to support specific
needs• Students choose which activities to add to section 6.1
Student Folder (Flourish) ---------------------Part 1Verified activities
Activity Description
Skills Record
University Verified Protocols – route to Interim and Final HEAR
Interim HEAR
Interim HEAR
Interim HEAR
Final (graduation) HEAR
Staging Tables
Student engages with activity (e.g. Secretary Basketball team)
University Approved Protocol(substantial engagement)
Record kept by activity owner (Department, Guild)
Downloaded to student folder
Student Written Protocols – route to Interim and Final HEAR
Student guidance
Review skills list
Student completes protocol template
Complete skills reflection
Student Folder------------------ Part 2Awaiting verification
Activity Description
Skills record/reflection (compulsory)
Add details/email of external verifier as necessary
Updated Student Folder --------------------Part 1 Verified activities
Activity Description
Skills Record (optional) -------------------Activity description (now approved)
Skills record Verified and confirmed by Academic Advisor
Interim HEAR
Interim HEAR
Interim HEAR
Final (graduation) HEAR
Staging Tables
EMPLOYER EMPLOYER EMPLOYER
POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS TEMP SUMMERJOBS, VOLUNTARY BODIES, CHARITIES
POTENTIAL EMPLOYERSCAREER
STUDENTREPRESENTATION
CHAIR OFSOCIETY
TRAININGCOURSE
ELECTED TO STUDENT UNION
OFFICIAL SUMMERWORK PLACEMENT
UNIVERSITY-APPROVEDVOLUNTEERING
EXTRA LANGUAGECLASSES EXAMS GROUP PROJECT ACADEMIC PRIZE FIELD TRIP DISSERTATION EXAMS
NEWSTUDENT
STUDENT’S ACADEMIC PROGRESS
YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3 END OF YEAR 3
ONLINE RECRUITMENT
SITE
ONLINE RECRUITMENT
SITE
GRADUATION !
The Challenge
External verifier
External verifier
External verifier
STUDENT’S EMPLOYMENT AND OTHER ACTIVITIES
POTENTIAL EMPLOYERSSUMMER PLACEMENT
UniversityOf Liverpool Student Academic Advisor External Verifier
UVA +
SIS /HEAR
PEBBLEPAD UVA +UVA
Activity
Activity
Activity
Check
+ reflection+ reflection
+ reflection
Verify
VerifyVerify
Check VerifyVerify
The Solution
PebblePad
Pebble+ ATLAS
assessment system(the institutional space)
The personal learning and assessment system
personal learning space
personal tutoring /mentoring (guided development space)
Flourish
How PebblePad works
How Flourish works
The My Liverpool Solution- the student timeline
The My Liverpool Solution- creating an activity description
The My Liverpool Solution- adding an external verifier (if required)
The My Liverpool Solution- reviewing and adding a reflection
The My Liverpool Solution- structured workflow for checking and verification
Challenges/Issues
• University/PebblePad relationship – key; difficult to project plan ‘the unknown’
• Senior mngt on board and knowledgeable;
• Engaging students; • Engaging staff; • Sustainability - planning for the future.
Key Stakeholders in the project
My Liverpool Steering Group PVC Education (Chair) Student Experience leads from 3 faculties
Academic SecretaryTeaching Quality Support Senior reps –CSD, Careers, SASGuild, CLL
My Liverpool Operations group Representatives from
Careers ServiceCorporate Communications The Student GuildComputing services (CSD)Student Administration and Support
Centre for Lifelong Learning (Project leads)
My Liverpool task group
CLL and CSD PebblePad
Next Steps
• Populate student e-portfolios (a people and technical issue)
• Build up our stock of University Verified protocols
• Develop Staging tables• To implement the electronic
HEAR system alongside this project
Com
munications