Pebblepad: an introduction

Dr Andrew TurnerCentre for Higher Education DevelopmentCoventry University(a.p.turner@coventry.ac.uk)

Why pebblePAD?

• Paper based systems generally not popular and do not accommodate the increasing range of assessments.

• Student assessments increasingly are produced electronically • e-learning now extensively used. • Allows web publishing• Look and feel.• Applicable across an institution – not discipline specific.• Supports the PDP process – promotes reflection• User centred – learner has ownership.• Accommodates all file types• Allows sharing through a number of interfaces.• Compliant with latest interoperability standards.

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Understanding PebblePad…

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Coventry Institutional PDP implementation principles

• Personal development planning should be a formative, student-centred process.

• The process should be integrated into the whole of the student experience at Coventry University and include academic, personal, career and professional skills inputs.

• The implementation should take into account, build upon and be complementary to existing expertise and practices.

• The introduction of PDP should not place unnecessarily increased burdens of administration and bureaucracy on staff and students.

Implementation model

• Core element of PDP delivered through employability modules

• Ownership at Faculty level to develop subject specific and professional requirements – Faculties to decide how they well develop PDP in programmes

For further information:

Andrew Turner (a.p.turner@coventry.ac.uk)