from bottom-up to top-down: ploughing a middle furrow through the institution - epic 2012

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From bottom-up to top-down: ploughing a middle furrow through the institution

Sandra Winfield, CIePD, University of Nottingham

sandra.winfield@nottingham.ac.uk

Once upon a time, in a city far, far away…

Enter the PED…

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And the NEP…

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ePARs: Aims and objectives

• To provide students with a record of academic progress and performance so that progress is documented

• To encourage students to reflect on progress and to record self-evaluations in relation to academic work, leisure interests and general skills

• To help improve learning and focus thinking on career options and building an effective CV

• To set academic qualities and achievements in a wider context

ePARS• is a web-based system used by students and staff

working in partnership

• is integrated with the personal tutoring system at the University of Nottingham

• combines records of academic progress with reflective records of personal development

• enables students to plan module choices, develop a CV, identify and evidence transferable skills

• captures evidence to demonstrate the quality of academic support and guidance

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1996

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2011

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2005-06 eP4LL, RIPPLL

2006-09 JOSEPH

2007-09 LEAP-AHEAD LLN pilots

2009-11 Various Leap2A projects

2005-10 Centre for Integrative Learning (CETL)

2009-11 SAMSON

2011-12 ESCAPES

‘Er, we don’t have an ePortfolio system at Nottingham….’

But…

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Meanwhile….

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10 July 2012 ePIC 2012, IET, London

10 July 2012 ePIC 2012, IET, London

10 July 2012 ePIC 2012, IET, London

10 July 2012 ePIC 2012, IET, London

Thank you for listening!

Any questions?

Sandra.winfield@nottingham.ac.uk

www.nottingham.ac.uk/eportfolio