Great Expectations:Great Expectations:

A tale of e-portfolioA tale of e-portfolio

implementationimplementation

• BackgroundBackground

• What we didWhat we did

• Success/ChallengesSuccess/Challenges

• FeedbackFeedback

• The next chapterThe next chapter

• QuestionsQuestions

OverviewOverview

BackgroundBackground

• LJMULJMU

• Personal development PlanningPersonal development Planning

• World of Work (WOW)World of Work (WOW)

What we didWhat we did

• Purchased Blackboard e-PortfolioPurchased Blackboard e-Portfolio• Development Development • Pilot Feb 2007Pilot Feb 2007• Creation of Support ResourcesCreation of Support Resources• Staff Training/Awareness Staff Training/Awareness • Launch summer 2007Launch summer 2007

SuccessesSuccesses

• Ease of useEase of use

• Structured approachStructured approach

• Modest first year take up 20% Modest first year take up 20%

• Student feedbackStudent feedback

• Staff feedbackStaff feedback

• Add graphE-Portfolios created between September 2007 and April 2008

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Student FeedbackStudent Feedback

• ““Easy to share as well, rather than Easy to share as well, rather than having to send everything in one go you having to send everything in one go you just click a button”just click a button”

• ““It takes the CV into the modern era”It takes the CV into the modern era”

““It would be very easy to use it for a reference It would be very easy to use it for a reference for any work you’ve done over the year, when for any work you’ve done over the year, when you come to look for jobs.”you come to look for jobs.”

Student FeedbackStudent Feedback

ChallengesChallenges

• Sharing issues Sharing issues

• Management of received portfolios Management of received portfolios

• Student Experience website Student Experience website

• Institutional cultureInstitutional culture

• Upgrade to BB8?Upgrade to BB8?

Student FeedbackStudent Feedback• ““If the tutors teach how to use it (e-If the tutors teach how to use it (e-

portfolio) in smaller groups, then that portfolio) in smaller groups, then that might be more useful for people”might be more useful for people”

• ““I didn’t like using it…I don’t like using I didn’t like using it…I don’t like using computers at allcomputers at all “ “

• ““difficult to share …I must have been difficult to share …I must have been doing it wrong cos I’m rubbish at doing it wrong cos I’m rubbish at computer”computer”

The next chapterThe next chapter

• OwnershipOwnership

• New staff to use e-portfolio for CPDNew staff to use e-portfolio for CPD

• More hands on approachMore hands on approach

• Training packsTraining packs

• Website rebrandedWebsite rebranded

The next chapterThe next chapter

The end?The end?

Questions…Questions…