ePortfolio update

Richy HetheringtonDevelopment Co-ordinator

Simon CotterillSenior Research Associate

National Changes

Number of doctoral graduates has doubled in last 14 years Full time academic positions have not

Stats from HESA & Vitae

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20000UK doctoral Graduates students

HEI full timeAcademic staff

1999/2000 113,790 2009/2010 118,120

PhDs after 6 months 26% stay in HE research

by 3 years this is 19%, 3.5% get a tenure

0.45% make professor

HEI full timeAcademic staff

1999/2000 113,790 2009/2010 118,120

PhDs after 6 months 26% stay in HE research

by 3 years this is 19%, 3.5% get a tenure

0.45% make professor

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2001

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25000UK doctoral Graduates students

HEI full timeAcademic staff

1999/2000 113,790 2009/2010 118,120

PhDs after 6 months 26% stay in HE re-

search by 3 years this is 19%,

3.5% get a tenure0.45% make professor

Joint Skills Statement

Research Councils UK list was used as the frame work for the ePortfolio

(A)Research Skills and Techniques

(B) Research Environment(C) Research Management(D) Personal Effectiveness(E) Communication Skills(F) Networking and Team

working(G) Career Management

Researcher Development Framework

Mapping JSS headings to the RDFRDF Headings JSS Headings Knowledge base (A1) A3, A4, B6, C2, C3, C4,E1

Cognitive abilities (A2) A1, A2, A5, A6

Creativity (A3) D1, D2, D7, E3

Personal qualities (B1) B3, D5, D6, D7

Self-management (B2)

Professional & career development (B3) D4, F1, G1, G2, G3, G4

Professional conduct (C1) B2, B4

Research management (C2) C1

Finance, funding & resources (C3) B5

Working with others (D1) E5, F2, F3

Communication & dissemination (D2) E2

Engagement & impact (D3) B1, B7, E4

Booking sessions and Evaluation

ePortfolio (Research Training Portfolio - Online)

https://portfolio.ncl.ac.uk

What’s Changed?

• Blog (integrated with RDF / My Skills)• Self-Assessment (RDF)• Recording Meetings

• Other changes:– Sharing– Communities

Why the Change?• University ePortfolio modernised

– To support tutoring/supervision & employability

• Combines both taught and research

• Data and files migrated into the new portfolio

• Reflections/Evidence are now private blog entres

Your Data

About the Portfolio

Portfolio: Includes support for research skills Continue to use if you do a PhD.

Recording meetings with tutors/supervisors

Record and Reflect on Achievements

Awareness of transferable and specialist skills

Promoting your role in actively developing your research skills -- be more effective during your Masters / PhD -- broader research & transferable skills for your career

Express your skills and relate them to potential employers

Portfolios

Importance of skills and competencies in gaining

employment

Generic/transferable skills used in employment

“We spend more time planning our holidays than we do planning our lives !”

Postgraduate Training Programme-Workshop Booking System (FMS)

Via: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/fms/postgrad/Feeds attendance records into ePortfolio

• Secure access from a range of locations• Sharable / facilitate interaction• Transportable (take the data with you when you leave)

• Multi-purpose eg. formative & summative = reduced duplication

• Highly customisable• Multiple structures / views• Easier cross-referencing• Reduced admin• Not left on the bus !

Portfolios: why do it online ?

Demonstration

Blog integrated with “My Skills”

Record your meetings with your supervisor(s)

• If you didn’t already do so register for this workshop on the training programme pages:

http://faculty-tools.ncl.ac.uk/training

• Log on to the portfolio:

https://portfolio.ncl.ac.uk

• Spend some time exploring each section. Add a few records to your CV.

• Questions / Issues ?

Workshop Task #1

Personal DevelopmentPlanning Cycle

During your research, it is important to ..• Identify gaps in skills and knowledge• Identify opportunities to develop experience• Set goals and targets and get involved• Record what you did, how you did it, skills and

knowledge used and the final result• Review progress regularly and use progress

meetings to cover professional development

Self Assessment/PDP

Evidence can be drawn from…

• Research & Development Programme • Work experience• Interests• Conferences – posters, presentations• Committees and societies• Academic awards & funding success• Professional courses (Vitae, sponsors)• Publications – research articles

https://portfolio.ncl.ac.uk/ - Self Assessment/PDP

Have a look at section F - Networking and Team-working• Working with others• Understanding teams• Giving and receiving feedback

Assess your current skill level and record what you might do to develop further.

If you have scored ‘recognised’ for each skill, you should list evidence of what you do/have done to achieve this level of competence.

Workshop Task #2

The Good News