The Higher Education Achievement Report (HEAR) requires that verified co- and extra-curricula activity by students is recorded alongside academic achievement. This presentation outlines a new portfolio-based approach to capturing, validating and publishing this data.

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

2. 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.

3. • 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

4. EMPLOYER EMPLOYER EMPLOYER
POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS TEMP SUMMER
JOBS, VOLUNTARY BODIES, CHARITIES
POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS
CAREER
VOLUNTEERING
-own arrangement
CHAIR OF
SOCIETY
SUMMER JOB
- Own arrangement
ELECTED TO
STUDENT UNION
OFFICIAL SUMMER
WORK PLACEMENT
UNIVERSITY-APPROVED
VOLUNTEERING
EXTRA LANGUAGE
CLASSES
EXAMS GROUP PROJECT ACADEMIC PRIZE FIELD TRIP DISSERTATION EXAMS
NEW
STUDENT
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 EMPLOYERS
SUMMER PLACEMENT

5. 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

6. University
Of Liverpool Student Academic Advisor External Verifier
UVA +
SIS /
HEAR
PEBBLEPAD UVA +
UVA
Activity
ACTIVIT
Y
Activity
Check
+ reflection
+ reflection
+ reflection
Verify
VerifyVerify
Check
VerifyVerify
The Solution

7. 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

8. How Flourish works

9. The MyLiverpool Solution
- the student timeline

10. The MyLiverpool Solution
- creating an activity description

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

12. The MyLiverpool Solution
- reviewing and adding a reflection

13. The MyLiverpool Solution
- structured workflow for checking and verification

14. EMPLOYER EMPLOYER EMPLOYER
POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS TEMP SUMMER
JOBS, VOLUNTARY BODIES, CHARITIES
POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS
CAREER
VOLUNTEERING
-own arrangement
CHAIR OF
SOCIETY
SUMMER JOB
- Own arrangement
ELECTED TO
STUDENT UNION
OFFICIAL SUMMER
WORK PLACEMENT
UNIVERSITY-APPROVED
VOLUNTEERING
EXTRA LANGUAGE
CLASSES
EXAMS GROUP PROJECT ACADEMIC PRIZE FIELD TRIP DISSERTATION EXAMS
NEW
STUDENT
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 EMPLOYERS
SUMMER PLACEMENT

15. Some useful resources
- Introducing the HEAR
- HEAR case studies
- Engaging employers with the HEAR