Portfolios and the HEAR: a technical innovation John Couperthwaite Implementation Consultant,...

Portfolios and the HEAR: a technical innovationJohn CouperthwaiteImplementation Consultant, PebblePad

What is the HEAR ?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.

• 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

EMPLOYER EMPLOYER EMPLOYER

POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS TEMP SUMMERJOBS, VOLUNTARY BODIES, CHARITIES

POTENTIAL EMPLOYERSCAREER

VOLUNTEERING-own arrangement

CHAIR OFSOCIETY

SUMMER JOB- Own arrangement

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

Project Overview

The University of Liverpool plan to introduce the 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

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 MyLiverpool Solution- the student timeline

The MyLiverpool Solution- creating an activity description

The MyLiverpool Solution- adding an external verifier (if required)

The MyLiverpool Solution- reviewing and adding a reflection

The MyLiverpool Solution- structured workflow for checking and verification

EMPLOYER EMPLOYER EMPLOYER

POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS TEMP SUMMERJOBS, VOLUNTARY BODIES, CHARITIES

POTENTIAL EMPLOYERSCAREER

VOLUNTEERING-own arrangement

CHAIR OFSOCIETY

SUMMER JOB- Own arrangement

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

GRADUATION !

The MyLiverpool Solution

External verifier

External verifier

External verifier

STUDENT’S EMPLOYMENT AND OTHER ACTIVITIES

POTENTIAL EMPLOYERSSUMMER PLACEMENT

Some useful resources- Introducing the HEAR

- HEAR case studies

- Engaging employers with the HEAR