Wednesday 11th May, 2011

e-Portfolios: the JISC context

Lisa Gray

Programme Manager, e-Learning Team, JISC

16/05/2011 | slide 2

Launched in September 2008

Application to University

Application to employment Employability

Presentation of work for professional accreditation

Coaching Providing evidence for appraisal

Evidencing continuing professional development

Presentation of work for assessment

Showcasing work to employers

Work-based learning

Supporting core learning processes Flexible course delivery

Non-traditional learners, women returning to higher education

Information advice and guidance Digital storytelling

Course approval and design

Using e-portfolios to support...

Emerging from JISC work - tangible benefits

Efficiencies

Time savings in information retrieval

Supporting reflection and feedback,

Supporting presentation,

Assessment AND administration

Enhancements

Improving quality of evidence,

Reflection and feedback;

Skills development;

Student motivation and satisfaction

Increases in recruitment and retention

Use by staff for professional development increasing and informing use with

students

Supporting women returners to the workplace

Transformation

Through engaging practitioners and policy makers;

Through institutional integration of e-portfolio use in a number of professional

development activities

Through providing a work placement quality management system 16/05/2011 | slide 4

16/05/2011 | slide 5

Interoperability

'Interoperability standards are obvious enablers

to e-portfolio transition and progression, all the

more so since there is wide acknowledgement

that a 'one size fits all' approach to e-portfolios

is inappropriate for the diversity of institutions in

the school and FE College sector.'

ePistle Guidelines

www.leapspecs.org

ePI Study

Led by Gordon Joyes and Angela

Smallwood at the University of

Nottingham

August 2010 – May 2011

Aim

– to identify a range of wide-scale e-

portfolio implementations

– Gather a range of case-studies

– Develop models and guidance for the

wider community (ePI Toolkit)

Involving 13 UK institutions

including one professional body

And 3 from New Zealand, 4 from

Australia