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ePortfolios for PDP

ePortfolios for PDP. An overview of student and staff perceptions across subject areas. Federica Oradini and Gunter Saunders Online Learning Development. Background. Blackboard been used for 5 years 13 study skills type modules across UG levels ~2000 students and 25 staff involved

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ePortfolios for PDP

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  1. ePortfoliosfor PDP An overview of student and staff perceptions across subject areas Federica Oradini and Gunter Saunders Online Learning Development

  2. Background Blackboard been used for 5 years 13 study skills type modules across UG levels ~2000 students and 25 staff involved All experiencing ePortfolios for the first time All portfolios were assessed

  3. Year 3 SABE Student

  4. PDP and ePortfolio

  5. ePortfolios across subjects

  6. Common content

  7. Supporting the students Week 1 Lecture Week 2 Week 3 Workshop 1 (face to face 1hr, 20 students per lab) Week 4 Online support: screenshots + instructions Narrated video guides Workshop 2 (face to face 1hr, 20 students per lab) Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Workshop 3 (face to face 1hr, 20 students per lab) Week 11 Workshop 4 (face to face 1hr, 20 students per lab) Week 12

  8. The students • Opportunity to think more/reflect • Recognise/understand their achievements • Plan for future career or understand job opportunities/career path better • Determining strengths and weaknesses From 7 subject areas Majority IT literate - 75% said were confident with prior skills Most work at home 63%, at university 37% Generally positive about their e-portfolio.

  9. Variation in views across years In Year 1 30% cited value with regard to employment compared to 60% in year 3

  10. Students – the net generation? • 66% used images 5% audio 5% video Reasons for not using multimedia: • Lack of confidence in the value of using multimedia for assessment • Lack of IT skills • Prior learning experiences

  11. Students – one size fits all? Do you prefer expressing yourself in electronic format? • 60% computing students • 36% social science Should ePortfolio be used more widely? • 70% computing students • 26% social science Clearly not ! ePortfolio assessment must suit the students tasks and skills to be developed

  12. Hard to create an ePortfolio? Benefits? PDP useful? Overall thoughts Year 1, Social Science student

  13. ePortfolio examples in BB/Web

  14. And….. ePortfolio narrated video, year 3 student

  15. Tutors ePortfolios useful to the course? - 100% Yes   Helped identify struggling students for additional support Students found ePortfolio interesting and motivating Save paper work/handouts Easier submission for students Accessible from anywhere The tutor can view and scroll work quickly Saved time when collecting work Develop students IT skills Enabled students to be more creative Helps monitoring of progress Formative and summative feedback It provided templates to scaffold students progress Reduced paper to carry

  16. Assessment 91% Marked on screen  9% on paper 40% found on screen was challenging, tiring and time consuming Submission   • On a CD  30% • Assignments function  60% • Shared in Blackboard  10% Feedback • 40% via email • 10% through BB • 10% handwritten on sheets • 20% face to face  • 20% did not say

  17. Very careful re-design is necessary Evidencing for ePortfolio is not as straightforward !!!

  18. Overall conclusions • Students need encouragement to take advantage of multimedia and its use must be valued and rewarded (e.g. gain marks)    • Must tailor activities and assessment to students and learning outcomes • Flexibility allows students to take ownership • 1 size does not easily fit al • Some staff and students need a lot of support • Both staff and students need more time to understand/appreciate all of the potential benefit • Technical failures can mean pedagogic disasters

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