Learnings from an Institutional ePortfolio Implementation Strategy

Dr Christine Slade Academic Developer (ePortfolios)

Centre for Support and Advancement of Learning & Teaching

Our ePortfolio Journey

ePortfolio Feasibility Study – late 2012o Ask if the university community values using an ePo Learn from other institutionso Pick the best eP system for your contexto Gain institutional buy-in and resourcing

Early Adopter Phase – 2013o Staged implementation important to successo Preparation for wider implementation in 2014

University-wide Implementation Phase – 2014-2015o Rapid growth in bread and butter program userso Curriculum mapping, just-in-time training and customised resourcingo Expansion into other areas

Value of ePortfolios

Implementation Principles

o Be strategic in planning

o Responsive to opportunities

o Create list of project values and stick to them

o Manage your stakeholders well

o Work at a program or school level

o Offer ‘carrots’ while participating

o Regularly evaluate impact

Resources Available

o Slade, C, Murfin, K & Readman, K 2013, ‘Evaluating Processes and Platforms for Potential ePortfolio Use: The Role of the Middle Agent’, International Journal of ePortfolios, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 177-188. Available: http://www.theijep.com/pdf/IJEP114.pdf 

o Implementation of an ePortfolio Early Adopter Phase: Processes and Outcomes (Slade, C & Murfin, K) Available: http://www.pebblebash.co.uk/2014/Resources/pdf/pb2014cs16.pdf

o Introducing ePortfolios into the Bachelor of Occupational Therapy Program (Slade, C, Murfin, K & Hamilton, A) Available: http://www.pebblebash.co.uk/2014/Resources/pdf/pb2014cs08.pdf

o Master of Midwifery: A postgraduate program’s first use of ePortfolios (Slade, C, Murfin, K, Gray, M & George, K) Available: http://www.pebblebash.co.uk/2014/Resources/pdf/pb2014cs09.pdf