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University of Birmingham: Progress Files Seminar and Workshop Event

Implementing Internet Personal and Implementing Internet Personal and Academic Records at the Institutional Academic Records at the Institutional

Level Level

Dr Geoff HammondDr Geoff HammondDirector of Faculty of Medicine Computing CentreDirector of Faculty of Medicine Computing Centre

and Deputy Director of LTSN-01 Subject Centreand Deputy Director of LTSN-01 Subject Centre

andand

Paul DrummondPaul DrummondDeputy Director of Faculty of Medicine Computing CentreDeputy Director of Faculty of Medicine Computing Centre

University of Newcastle upon TyneUniversity of Newcastle upon Tyne

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DfEE HEQE Recording Achievement ThemeDfEE HEQE Recording Achievement Theme

Internet-PARs Project (1998 - 2000)Internet-PARs Project (1998 - 2000)

Partnership between Universities of Newcastle and Nottingham to:-

… … design, evaluate and disseminate a … design, evaluate and disseminate a … process, facilitated by … C&IT, which would process, facilitated by … C&IT, which would enable HEIs … to construct PARs … accessible enable HEIs … to construct PARs … accessible on the Internet … owned by the HE sector … to on the Internet … owned by the HE sector … to form the basis of a continuing record of lifelong form the basis of a continuing record of lifelong reflective learning and personal development …reflective learning and personal development …

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staff processesstaff processes• building on existing good practice• enriching tutor-tutee contact time• using administration time effectively• building a resource for reference writing

student processesstudent processes• supporting and guiding academic progress• recording achievements inside and outside the curriculum• reviewing progress• planning for the future

institutional processesinstitutional processes• monitoring student progress and tailoring support and guidance• integration of learning support with Management Information

and Student Record Systems

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institutional data owners administrative focus currency & accuracy

mixed data owners pedagogic focus assessment, progress

personalised focus access to own data supporting learning

Institution (MIS)

Faculty / Department

End Users (students, staff)

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institutional data

tool, access andconfiguration data

softwarelibraries

finished webpage

individualtool scripts

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summary of the projectsummary of the project

•student and tutor “owned”- part transcript / part reflective tool- enriches face-to-face contact time- efficient use of time- supports QA processes

•multiple views with differing functionality- tool set supports variety of processes

•flexible and configurable at various levels- institution- faculty- department- individual

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Newcastle-Nottingham Internet-PARs Project Newcastle-Nottingham Internet-PARs Project Phase 2: Making New Links (2000 - 2002)Phase 2: Making New Links (2000 - 2002)

• DfEE / DfES funded, HEFCE administeredDfEE / DfES funded, HEFCE administered• … … web-based systems to support continuing web-based systems to support continuing

professional development (CPD) …professional development (CPD) …– in in MedicineMedicine (pre-registration house officers) (pre-registration house officers)– in in EducationEducation (newly-qualified teachers) (newly-qualified teachers)

• … … dissemination of experience of implementing dissemination of experience of implementing both paper-based and web-based PARs at the both paper-based and web-based PARs at the institutional level …institutional level …– a range of types of consultancy available to HEIs to a range of types of consultancy available to HEIs to

facilitate planning and PDP implementationfacilitate planning and PDP implementation

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communicate

study

reflect

learn

assess

evidence

appraise

(re) validate

communicationcommunication……

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formal study…formal study…

learning…learning…

evidencing…evidencing…

appraisals…appraisals…

(re) (re) validation…validation…

reflectionreflection……

assessmentsassessments……

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outcomes –degree prog. specs.

what how whoachievement of outcomes

evidenceevidenceloglog

reflectivereflectiveinstrumentinstrument

Fitness for Purpose

assessment:assessment:emidata interp.OSCEin-courseetc.

teaching & learning

benchmarks

graduation

curriculumcurriculumand studentand studentexperientialexperiential

learninglearning

work based learningwork based learning

GMC

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Year 1

Year 2

communicate

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admin staffadmin staff

programme programme dirdir

module leadermodule leader pastoral pastoral tutortutor

academic academic tutorstutors

Year 3

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communicate

study

experientialexperientiallearninglearning

cyclecycle

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Benchmarks Benchmarks Outcomes OutcomesDP Specs DP Specs Study Guides Study Guides

Learning ResourcesLearning Resources

learninglearningenvironmentenvironment

experience /experience /practicepractice

review /review /reflectreflect

experiment /experiment /applyapply

think /think /conceptualiseconceptualise

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communicate

study

evidence

experientialexperientiallearninglearning

cyclecycleBenchmarks Benchmarks Outcomes OutcomesDP Specs DP Specs Study Guides Study Guides

Learning ResourcesLearning Resources

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personal &personal &academicacademic

recordrecord

learninglearningloglog

evidenceevidencelearninglearning

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communicate

study

assess

evidence

studentstudenttranscripttranscript

experientialexperientiallearninglearning

cyclecycle

learninglearningloglog

Benchmarks Benchmarks Outcomes OutcomesDP Specs DP Specs Study Guides Study Guides

Learning ResourcesLearning Resources

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personal &personal &academicacademic

recordrecord

assessassessassessassess

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communicate

study

reflect

assess

evidence

studentstudenttranscripttranscript

learninglearningloglog

personal &personal &academicacademic

recordrecord

experientialexperientiallearninglearning

cyclecycleBenchmarks Benchmarks Outcomes OutcomesDP Specs DP Specs Study Guides Study Guides

Learning ResourcesLearning Resources

assessassessassessassess

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Newcastle NLEcurriculum map

- outcomes

quality process

delivery - campusand at distance

student record system

registers

off-line learning

learning resources

other collegesother agenciesbusiness systems

self-assessmenttutor/mentor

support

communication tracking

Managed Learning EnvironmentManaged Learning Environment (after JISC)

personal academic record (PAR)and transcript for reflective

learning- triggered by learning experiences related to

outcomes

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finally….finally….

• PARs could (should?) be integrated into an MLE and used to evidence / reflect / action plan - triggered by learning experiences

• professional requirements for reflective practice are beginning to drive the UG agenda

• a ‘lifelong’ view of PARs / PDP / Portfolios offers great opportunities to HE for supporting CPD activities

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further informationfurther information

http://www.internet-pars.ac.uk

http://www.ltsn.ac.uk/genericcentre

http://www.recordingachievement.org