1 E-portfolio systems supporting learning and personal development planning Simon Grant, Janet Strivens, Adam Marshall E-portfolio, La Rochelle,

2 E-portfolio uses possible classification in terms of: possible classification in terms of: –information held and managed –functionality provided –use assessment assessment presentation presentation learning, personal development planning learning, personal development planning focus here on PDP focus here on PDP

3 Reflection and PDP PDP involves reflection PDP involves reflection –reflection on e-portfolio records –reflection producing similar records PDP is structured and supported PDP is structured and supported –need to design PDP support –how to represent structure? IMS LIP for records IMS LIP for records IMS Learning Design for PDP process IMS Learning Design for PDP process

4 WS4RL project Web Services for Reflective Learning Web Services for Reflective Learning – –involves defining PDP in UML project technicalities: project technicalities: –will use UKLeaP (BS 8788) –also WSDL, WDDL, SOAP –Java (J2EE), JUnit, Tomcat, AXIS –LUSID (PDP system) lusid.liv.ac.uk

5 UML diagram

6 Example LUSID page presents data input previously presents data input previously gives opportunity to reflect and record the reflection gives opportunity to reflect and record the reflection clear connection with e-portfolio clear connection with e-portfolio

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8 How to do this in WS distinguish and separate distinguish and separate –PDP process support –PDP records management storage could be distributed storage could be distributed common e-portfolio functionality emerging from envisioned system architecture common e-portfolio functionality emerging from envisioned system architecture

9 Diagram showing PIADS Personal Information Aggregation & Distribution Service Personal Learning Environment Personal Development Planning Web Service Learning design & materials repository service database Learner Key: WS call WS return other (may be WS) Educator

10 Implications of PIADS for e-portfolio PIADS supports common functionality PIADS supports common functionality central e-portfolio functions central e-portfolio functions –owner managing information –controlling access new concept in addition new concept in addition –managing distribution of information across databases

11 PDP and skills: challenges evidence for one set of skills doesn’t transfer to another set evidence for one set of skills doesn’t transfer to another set remaining challenge with skills remaining challenge with skills –how to define to enable interoperability –how to interrelate at high level –how to analyse to the level of granularity where there is agreement, so that relating can be done automatically

12 SPWS project Skills Profiling Web Service Skills Profiling Web Service – set out meta-framework for skills set out meta-framework for skills –profile of IMS RDCEO –in which skills frameworks can be defined formalise LUSID generic skills formalise LUSID generic skills formalise some medical skills formalise some medical skills explore skill interrelationships explore skill interrelationships