Joining up eportfolio initiatives for lifelong learning

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Joining up eportfolio initiatives for lifelong
learning

• Angela Smallwood, Sandra Kingston and Kirstie
  Coolin
• University of Nottingham CIePD
• www.nottingham.ac.uk/eportfolio
• LEAP AHEAD ePortfolio strand

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Lifelong Learning challenge

• Transition points as learners move between
  programmes, institutions, settings continuity
  of learning
• How far can technology help make LL appear and
  be seamless?
• LEAP AHEAD prior JISC work in Nottingham using
  web-services to join up systems for
• Smoother transitions
• Personalised learning
• Multi-institutional learning

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LEAP AHEAD ePortfolio strand

• Develop coherent ePortfolio systems across the
  sub-region to smooth transitions Step 1 Assess
  potential for interoperability
• Identify ePortfolio-enabled web services for IAG
  needed across multiple providers working with
  Nottingham-based JISC project JOSEPH
• Run a trial of a hosted, institution free,
  learner-centred ePortfolio for 1000 learners
  USA sector-based learning community model
• Work with the University of Nottingham Learning
  Sciences Research Institute to evaluate range of
  ePF solutions and develop research outputs

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RIPPLL the learner journey
HE (undergraduate)
HE (postgraduate)
Key stage 4
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FE
Employment
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Learner data
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RIPPLL towards a thin model
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Engineering
JOSEPH
IAG
HE?
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JOSEPH
LLN
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Where to start?

• Initial meetings with technical contacts
• - Is that me?
• - What is the LLN?
• - Youd be better off speaking to X
• - I dont deal with ePortfolios

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What do we want to know?

• Assess existing systems in use
• (VLE, ILP, PDP, MIS, ePF)
• Basic overview of infrastructure
• Map potential for interoperability

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Challenges

• Time and resource constraints
• Differing systems
• Distributed team involvement/ongoing support
• Not another initiative
• My learners? My institution?
• One size fits all?

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How can the ePortfolio Team provide support?

• Bottom line support (retention/achievement)
• Through
• - Technical and pedagogical fora
• - Building on existing initiatives
• Identifying small pilot groups
• Common purpose

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Other Issues?

• The usual
• Data protection
• - What are we sharing what are we not?
• Security
• Does this ring any bells?

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Answers on a postcard!
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Opportunities

• Build on innovative works in progress
• two birds, one stone
• Benefits of regional networking
• LLN as conduit
• Supporting embedded IAG process
• Research outcomes

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Thank you. Any questions?