Portfolios and the HEAR: a technical innovation John Couperthwaite Implementation Consultant, PebblePad

What is the HEAR ? The HEAR (Higher Education Achievement Report) is an electronic document, prepared, validated and signed off by a higher education institution, which provides a record of a student’s achievement during their time in higher education.

as a basis for reviewing progress and planning future activities, whether individually or with support from a tutor; to support student engagement in opportunities beyond the curriculum; as an aide memoire for students in making applications which may be needed before the final award is made, e.g. for sandwich placements and internships; permanent employment; further study or training opportunities; by employers and tutors to verify statements made by the student (subject to the appropriate permissions). Some uses of the HEAR The Higher Education Academy,

EMPLOYER POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS TEMP SUMMER JOBS, VOLUNTARY BODIES, CHARITIES POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS CAREER VOLUNTEERING -own arrangement CHAIR OF SOCIETY SUMMER JOB - Own arrangement ELECTED TO STUDENT UNION OFFICIAL SUMMER WORK PLACEMENT UNIVERSITY-APPROVED VOLUNTEERING EXTRA LANGUAGE CLASSES EXAMSGROUP PROJECT ACADEMIC PRIZE FIELD TRIPDISSERTATION EXAMS NEW STUDENT STUDENT’S ACADEMIC PROGRESS YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3 END OF YEAR 3 ONLINE RECRUITMENT SITE ONLINE RECRUITMENT SITE GRADUATION ! The Challenge External verifier External verifier External verifier STUDENT’S EMPLOYMENT AND OTHER ACTIVITIES POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS SUMMER PLACEMENT

Project Overview The University of Liverpool plan to introduce the HEAR to all undergraduate students in 2015/16. Project led by Trish Lunt and Anne Qualter. PebblePad objectives: 1. Enable students to be able to reflect on University verified activities (UVA’s); 2. Enable students to create their own activities; - reviewed by Academic Advisors; - verified by External assessors, if required

University Of Liverpool StudentAcademic AdvisorExternal Verifier UVA + SIS / HEAR PEBBLEPAD UVA + UVA Activity ACTIVIT Y Activity Check + reflection Verify Check Verify The Solution

PebblePad Pebble+ ATLAS assessment system (the institutional space) The personal learning and assessment system personal learning space personal tutoring /mentoring (guided development space) Flourish How PebblePad works

How Flourish works

The MyLiverpool Solution - the student timeline

The MyLiverpool Solution - creating an activity description

The MyLiverpool Solution - adding an external verifier (if required)

The MyLiverpool Solution - reviewing and adding a reflection

The MyLiverpool Solution - structured workflow for checking and verification

EMPLOYER POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS TEMP SUMMER JOBS, VOLUNTARY BODIES, CHARITIES POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS CAREER VOLUNTEERING -own arrangement CHAIR OF SOCIETY SUMMER JOB - Own arrangement ELECTED TO STUDENT UNION OFFICIAL SUMMER WORK PLACEMENT UNIVERSITY-APPROVED VOLUNTEERING EXTRA LANGUAGE CLASSES EXAMSGROUP PROJECT ACADEMIC PRIZE FIELD TRIPDISSERTATION EXAMS NEW STUDENT STUDENT’S ACADEMIC PROGRESS YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3 END OF YEAR 3 GRADUATION ! The MyLiverpool Solution External verifier External verifier External verifier STUDENT’S EMPLOYMENT AND OTHER ACTIVITIES POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS SUMMER PLACEMENT

Some useful resources -Introducing the HEARIntroducing the HEAR -HEAR case studiesHEAR case studies -Engaging employers with the HEAREngaging employers with the HEAR