WA55. A presentation on a successful portfolio implementation by HAN university in The Netherlands. Presentation used at the first annual AAEEBL conference Boston 2010

1. Succesful Implementation!The road to a new ePortfolio system with 25,000 active users Frank Thuss Marcel Penners Huib Margadant

2. Frank Thuss E-Learning Advisor at HAN University, the Netherlands Pedagogical and organizational implementation of ePortfolio

3. Program Pedagogicalfunctions of ePortfolio at HAN ePortfolio at HAN: 4 steps LessonsLearned Demo Lookingforward

4. Pedagogical functions of ePortfolio at HAN Present themselves (cv, biography, PDP) Present Reflect Student Tutor / Lecturer Assess See who the student is and they want to learn Coach during the learning process, give formative feedback

5. ePortfolioat HAN: 4 steps Strategy 2003 Implementation (DPF 1.0) 2004 Incorporation (DPF 1.0) 2008 Embedding of ePorfolio in VLE (DPF 2.0) 2010

6. The Five-in-BalanceApproach (De)central level Central level

7. It’s the people that make the differenceMulti disciplinairy projectteam Lecturers, Counselors, Advisors Technical / FunctionalManagement & Development SystemmanagementServicedesk

8. Step 1: StrategyCompetency Based Learning Campus-wide innovation project 2003-2007 ( HOF ) Objectives: Introduction of Competence Based Learning and evidence-based assessment Flexibility in learning routes Closer collaboration with Professional Field of Action ( One of the) decision(s): campus-wide implementation of the HAN ePortfolio

9. Step 2: Implementation of ePortfolio(Project HIP 2004-2008) Aims of the project September 2005: All bachelor students (cohort 2005) should have a portfolio (could be a paper-based one) September 2008: All 27,000 bachelor students should use the HAN ePortfolio system

10. Step 3: IncorporationManagement OrganisationePortfolio Local Central LecturersCounselors ICT Coaches Trainingscenter Instruct Instruct InstructSupport InstructSupport Inform Student LocalManagement FunctionalManagement Support Support ServiceDeskICT

11. Step 4: embedding in VLE ePortfolio as an integral part of the university’s VLE (based on SharePoint) Based on same pedagogical principles of DPF 1.0 All current users will be migrated to DPF 2.0; all student data will be migrated as well (25,000 students!)

12. Lessons Learned Monitoring portfolio usage is important! Assessment dates not during weekends Bespoke templates Align ePortfolio with vision on teaching and learning with ICT – pedagogical embedding before use of ePortfolio ePortfolio is mission-critical application (unlike VLE)

13. DemoHuib Margadant Example portfolio Student Role Dashboard Templates

14. Flash ForwardWhat still needs to be done Pedagogical refresh Life-long learning: the continuous ePortfolio (portfolio as a lifelong ‘learning file’) Tighter integration with social media & mobile learning More clearly-defined vision on teaching and learning with ICT

15. Questions Contact Information Frank.Thuss@HAN.nl(pedagogical) Huib@Computron.nl (technical)