Open implementation practice for wide-scale e-Portfolio use #ALTC2013
1. 9/16/2013 Event Name and Venue
ALT-C 2013
Open implementation practice for wide-
scale e-Portfolio use
https://epip.pbworks.com/
Gordon Joyes and Kirstie Coolin
University of Nottingham, UK
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Overview
• A case study of the University of Nottingham
e-Portfolio implementation strategy that was
informed by the guidance provided within the
JISC e-Portfolio Implementation Toolkit (JISC,
2012).
https://epip.pbworks.com/
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E-portfolio implementation model
– a management focus UoN is here.
Supporting
pilot projects.
Planning for
stage 3.
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Overview
The key features of the strategy are
• the carefully staged ‘middle through’
community of practice approach
• endorsement by senior management
• uses further development of the open e-
portfolio implementation Toolkit to showcase
and share practice.
5. The blind men and
the elephant
(wall relief in
Northeast Thailand)
source wikipedia
There are multiple purposes
for multiple contexts
It’s for personal
development
planning (reflection
and goal setting)
It’s for
professional
development/
accreditation
It’s for course
assessment
It’s for
improving
feedback
It’s for
work
based
learning
It’s for
demonstrating
employability
(CV etc. )
e-Portfolio
confusion
6. Core team/CIEPD
- Researcher
- Project lead
- Champion
- Learning
technologist
Teaching &
Learning
Directorate
Central Learning
Technologies
Students
Academic
Schools
Careers &
Employabiity
Community of
Practice
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The implementation process
Supporting change within the early adoption
stage and onto embedding practice
• Through the CIePD
• Sharing and understanding practice - the blog,
the implementation toolkit, the CoP, the survey
• Disseminating practice more widely – UoN Talking
of teaching blog, the implementation toolkit,
conferences
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Student placement page. She has also created a page about the social side of student life
with other interns in the company.
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Key issues
- Champions are not necessarily academics (placements
and employability)
- Champions can lack confidence in sharing developing
practice
- Champions may not recognise themselves as
‘champions’
- Practice is situated
- Stakeholder engagement is a complex and an ongoing
process (Both staff and student) Careers? Alumni?
- The central unit may be vulnerable (often project
funded)
17. 9/16/2013 Event Name and Venue
Open practice in support of wide-scale
institutional e-Portfolio adoption
https://epip.pbworks.com/
Questions
Gordon Joyes, Kirstie Coolin & Judith Wayte
University of Nottingham, UK
Hinweis der Redaktion
UoN is nearing the end of the early adoption stage – supporting managed pilots. You have been engaged in an experiential journey addressing the key issues related to e-portfolio use. We are moving onto the embedding stage – supporting your continued use and encouraging wider use - engaging with others across the UoN
Show overview page and then their pages and the vision. How this could also be used for talking of teaching bog.
THEMES COVERED: Strategies for implementation, handing over the baton, Engaging all stakeholders (JW on the difficulties within individual schools), Supporting our champions to be Change Agents.Part of the strategy of implementation is to hand over knowledge and practice to other areas, as it’s not possible for the core team to run every instance of ePortfolio use. The core team work with others in each area who are too ‘change agents’ – willing to work as champions, experiment and share their good practice.The core implementation team hand out ‘starters’ to other key groups. These in turn take the ePortolio and do something different with it, spreading their new practice around their areas – handing ‘starters’ to others in their area, including students as well as staff.The Community of Practice is (hopefully) the ‘bakery’ for good practice to prove and be developed into ‘new starters’. THE RIGHT CONDITIONS as referred to in the previous slides are the elements of the Implementation Model: purpose, learning activities designed to suit purpose, supported processes (technically and pedagogically), ownership and planned transformation.
University conference standsBloggingPresentations at meetings (Senior Tutors, Moodle Board, TLB) and events Community of Practice – forming a Mahara GroupLearning from the outside community (e.g. taking their dough)Training sessions for staff and students1-to-1 meetingsMaterials development
Judith – this is a slide I used to explain ‘working between the cracks’ – this is where the innovation happens!