1. Higher Education Learning Portfolio for Placements HELPP JISC Project Rose Papworth Charles Papworth Billy Smithers

2. Project rationale  JISC e-learning capital programme –HE in FE strand FD work placements:  Facilitate 3-way conversation between learner, employer and tutor  Developing personal reflection via blogs and comments (PDP) –social constructivist perspective  Using an e-portfolio to facilitate widening participation via personalisation

3. Elgg Environment that allows:  Individual and community blogs with comments  Flexible e-portfolio space  Access controls  An online work placement contract developed with HEA funding

4. So far…  One-year HEA mini-project  2006/2007 used with FD Software Design and Development cohort –Students like blogs –Can be difficult to ensure employer engagement –Students and employers like sharing documents via e-portfolio space –Online placement details easier to access

5. …the next two years  A ‘download’ facility to be developed  Want to evaluate use with work placements in art, media and performance subjects  Period 2007/2008  Results of evaluation March 09

6. Technical Requirements  Lifelong learners can download documents to transportable media  Future interoperability  More information needed! –E.g. UK Leap

7. Further info  HEA page: http://www.ics.heacademy.ac.uk/HEinFE/Hu llCollege_MP.htm http://www.ics.heacademy.ac.uk/HEinFE/Hu llCollege_MP.htm  JISC page: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programm es/programme_elearning_capital/el_heinf e/helpp.aspx http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programm es/programme_elearning_capital/el_heinf e/helpp.aspx  JISC Project web site: http://helpp.hull-college.ac.uk/