PebblePad implementation: You DO need to walk before you can run

1. PebblePad implementation: You DO need to walk before you can run 9 June 2010 Dr Marg Faulkner

2. Acknowledgments and Contacts Thanks to UniSA staff and students for sharing their experiences: Law Program: Contact Professor Vicki Waye Lori Kambitsis, Sue Milne Waye, Vicki and Faulkner, Margaret, forthcoming, 'Embedding e-Portfolios in a Law Program: Lessons From An Australian Law School, Journal of Legal Education Engineering Program: Contact Associate Professor Mahfuz Aziz, Associate Professor John Fielkeor Liz Smith Smith E.J. “Online Assessment is not always quick and easy” forthcoming, EE2010, Aston University, 6-8 July 2010, Fielke, J., and Quinn D. “Supporting self-assessment using e-portfolios” AAEE, Adelaide, Australia, 6-9 December 2009 Smith E.J., Mills J.E. “E-portfolios and first year students – do we assume too much?", AAEE, Adelaide, Australia, 6-9 December 2009 Natural and Built Environments: Contact Dr Ian Clark, Dr Delene Weber, David Bruce, Dr Don Cameron Occupational Health & Safety: Contact Sue Gilbert-Hunt Angela Berndt and Shelley Wright Medical Radiation 2010: Contact Eileen Giles or Denise Ogilvie Midwifery Program: Contact Beth Grinteror Dr Kate Andre (Nursing & Midwifery) Professor Jan Pincombe for initial project into ePortfolios using in-house tool Pincombe J, McKellar J. (2009) ePortfolio in midwifery education: The way of the future Submitted to ACM National Conference Midwives and Women-A Brilliant Blend held in Adelaide 22-25 September 2009 Education Program: Contact Briony Carter, Assoc Professor Michele Simons and Careers Team: Tony McAvaney Global Experience: Contact Dr Tracey Bretag Learning & Teaching Unit, thanks for supporting staff: Academic Development: Contact Associate Professor Gavin Sanderson, Dr Christian Voigt, Dr Diana Quinn, Dr David Birbeck, Dr Dale Wache & Dr Stuart Dinmore Online Adviser Support: Hayley Timms – Contact Team Leader Wayne Pedder

3. University of South Australia • South Australia Source: This map is a Van der Grinten projection available to buy at http://www.odt.org/southupmaps.htm

4. University of South Australia-36,000 students Multiple campusTrials 2008-2010Business; Education, Arts & Social Sciences; Health Sciences Information Technology; Engineering and the Environment.

5. T&L Framework In 2007 our new Framework featured: • 7 Graduate Qualities remain central • Experiential Learning opportunities • Teaching-Research Nexus • Practice Based Learning • Service Learning Investment into T&L • STEP 2010 and learnonlinesystem

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7. UniSA Transcript2 of graduate qualities PebblePad next generation Compliments the new Australian Higher Education Graduation Statement (Australian European Diploma Statement) 2nd Transcript

8. Multiple ePortfolios Diagram from UniSA Law e-Portfolio Project

9. Community of Practice • Queensland University of Technology (QUT) • AeP 2008 and 2009 • Flinders University • RMIT University

10. 2009 Projects Expanded • Engineering (across all schools embedded into the common first year undergraduate program and pilots with third year and postgraduate students) • Natural and Built Environments (reflection with Postgraduate students) • Health Sciences (fourth year year Occupational Therapy undergraduates) • Education (professional placement undergraduate students) • Nursing and Midwifery (third year Midwifery undergraduates) • Global Experience students (elective course across many programs)

11. Issues Faced • Political: DVC Academic champion left • Trial mode, strategy group formed • Technical: 2009 moved to UniSA Server • Integrated with Directory • Increased from 150 to 2000 licences • 250 Engineering students submitted 5mb avg files • 67% elected to use PP despite issues for next course submission

12. Learning Culture at UniSA • Portfolio approach new • Pedagogy may not go as planned • Some students ignore formative only assessment • Many left submission until the last minute (increasing stress on system) It will take time to appreciate

13. Evaluation Findings • June 2009 surveys and interviews to evaluate ePortfolio implementation • Survey tool developed with RMIT University • Independent interviews funded from Law project – 15 in-depth interviews supplemented Law survey data collection • For many it was not a positive experience

14. Teaching Culture at UniSA • Change requires commitment from all stakeholders • Pilots continue despite uncertainty of PP to continue at UniSA • Full scale implementation requires certainty • Program approach ideal but not all staff confident or sold on the benefits • Staff desire full integration of program, efficient feedback and administration of ePortfolio systems

15. Evaluation Findings • ePortfolios seen as assessment task rather than a tool for developing & recording graduate qualities • Students sceptical about employer acceptance • More supporting material required to assist students learn how to use Pebblepad • Greater learning time devoted to development of reflective skills

16. 2010 projects • Despite the mixed evaluation all but one project continued in 2010 • Changes made to how Law students were introduced to ePortfolios • Data currently being analysed but some hostility remains to the tool and tasks set

17. Developmental Nature • Our experiences confirm the developmental nature of understanding ePortfolio concepts for all stakeholders as indicated by the review of UK experiences (Joyes, Gray & Hartnell- Young 2009).

18. Mapping & Integration ePortfolios enable integration to aid ‘becoming a ....’

19. Future Challenges • To determine the best approach for developing self-reflection, independent thinking and lifelong learning • To discover how we can increase awareness of support resources when required by students • To discover the best approach to gain industry support for the use of e-Portfolios by students?

20. Wishlist • Commitment (institutional, program staff, students and industry) • System Integration (to simplify technical skills required and increase efficiency) • Communities of Practice for staff and learners (institutional, discipline/program, profession)

21. Questions/Discussion Are our challenges similar to yours? Have you achieved our wishlist? Is programme wide implementation the best approach? How do we implement and bring everyone along with us?