valid assembly e ppsme

ePortfolio based pedagogy for small to medium sized

enterprises Alison Felce and Emma Purnell

ePCoP Validation AssemblyUniversity of Wolverhampton11th May 2011

Context

WB learners

Prior informal learning

Level 2/3

Significant role

Lack of confidence

First generation

Academic

IT skills

No peer support

Solution

must be…

Sust

aina

ble Scalable

Cost-effective

Blogs

Activity blog:

Scaffolding learning

Collaborative (group) blog:

Learning community

Personal blog:

Critical reflection

5-credit units are combined into 20

credit modules

Independent assets can be

stitched into a “Patchwork

text”

“Scaffolded learning” for

students

“Scaffolded learning” for the

University

ePPSME: Findings

An ePortfolio based pedagogy: • is suitable for work-based learners• can support assessment through patchwork text

Key pedagogic principles: 1. Need to scaffold the eportfolio2. Include reflection on learning3. Design context sensitive e-support4. Make it easy to use/intuitive5. Use to record formal/informal learning6. Use to support bite-sized learning7. Can be structured into larger awards8. Needs to be transferable and portable

Contact details

• Alison: a.e.felce@wlv.ac.uk • Emma: e.purnell@wlv.ac.uk

• Project website: http://www.wlv.ac.uk/eppsme

ePortfolio based pedagogy for small to medium sized

enterprises Alison Felce and Emma Purnell

ePCoP Validation AssemblyUniversity of Wolverhampton11th May 2011