1. Blogs during Work Placement Using PebblePAD Santanu Vasant, Learning Technology Adviser (Multimedia) Learning Technology Team SITS & Learning Technology

2. Session Overview Why are we asking you to blog during your Placement? What is an electronic portfolio, what are some of the tools / features in an electronic portfolio that can help this? Examples of blogs in electronic portfolios and some tips when you do. Question and Answers

3. Why are we asking you to Blog? To record what you are doing on Placement for a Level 3 Assignment (so you get better grades) To help you reflect on your work placement as it happens, so you can change your working practices if needs be For use as a starting point for placement visits (you’ll give your tutor access to your blog)

4. Electronic Portfolio An electronic portfolio or e-portfolio is a collection of evidence put together and managed by the user usually on a web based platform. Part of all of this evidence is either shared or kept private for personal reflection. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6 B3tujXlbdkhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6 B3tujXlbdk (Davr055, 2008). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6 B3tujXlbdkhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6 B3tujXlbdk (Davr055, 2008). This is a video of what an electronic portfolio (e- Portfolio) is.

5. Examples of e-Portfolios There are many examples of e-Portfolios on the Pebble PAD website Over the first phase of the implementation of Pebble PAD, we have come up with a few examples too of good reflective portfolios http://www.pebblepad.co.uk/examples.asp http://www.pebblepad.co.uk/examples.asp (PebblePAD, 2009a) http://www.pebblepad.co.uk/examples.asp http://www.pebblepad.co.uk/examples.asp (PebblePAD, 2009a)

6. Pebble PAD Overview This is a quick video from Pebble Learning, the makers of Pebble PAD on what Pebble PAD is an are the major tools and features of the system. http://www.pebblepad.co.uk/video.asp? mID=01http://www.pebblepad.co.uk/video.asp? mID=01 (PebblePAD, 2009b) http://www.pebblepad.co.uk/video.asp? mID=01http://www.pebblepad.co.uk/video.asp? mID=01 (PebblePAD, 2009b)

7. Work Placement Blog Reflecting on a Work Placement

8. What is the Blog Tool? A blog is short for web log and is an online diary. You can make entries as often as you like in a blog. You usually reflect on your day’s work, a task or skill you have gained In your work placement, it’s useful as it allows you to record and reflect on your work placement in preparation for your Level 3 Module

9. Queries about PebblePad “Is this PebblePad like the VLE?” “I’m on this background screen, what do I do next?” “The blog can only write 200 words!” – no this is the description “How do I save this post?” “Does my tutor see this blog?”

10. References Davr055. (2008). e-portfolios for starters. Available: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B3tujXlbdk [accessed 28-02- 2010] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B3tujXlbdk PebblePAD. (2009a). PebblePAD – Examples. Available: http://www.pebblepad.co.uk/examples.asp [accessed 28-02-2010] http://www.pebblepad.co.uk/examples.asp PebblePAD. (2009b). PebblePAD – Videos. Available: http://www.pebblepad.co.uk/video.asp?mID=01 [accessed 28-02- 2010] http://www.pebblepad.co.uk/video.asp?mID=01