1. ePortfolio for UG and PGT students An update for Heads of Teaching and Learning, November 2011 Professor Barry Hirst Dean of Postgraduate Studies Medical Sciences

2. Student views on the ePortfolio 92 student users were surveyed by student intern in 2011: ‘It encourages you to think about all the skills that you have gained’ ‘Serves as a reminder for skills I’ve used when writing personal statements and applications for jobs’ ‘I can see how I’ve progressed and become more professional’

3. What’s ePortfolio for?  A tool supporting Personal Tutoring for UG and PGT students  A tool for UG and PGT students to record, reflect on, and further their skills development as part of PDP, supporting the Graduate Skills Framework …as part of the ‘Offer’ for 2012  Continuing support for PGR supervision and the Vitae RDF

4. For details contact richard.hetherington@ncl.ac.uk or simon.cotterill@ncl.ac.ukrichard.hetherington@ncl.ac.uksimon.cotterill@ncl.ac.uk Postgraduate Research Student ePortfolio pf-postgrad.ncl.ac.uk Research Plan & Log of meetings with supervisor Reflection on development & Assess Training Needs Mechanism for assessors to monitor progress Evidence development against a national framework Record of achievement & learning including automatic updates of development programme attendance Intuitive system with full instructions >4000 Research Students >65,000 ePortfolio records entered >1800 Academic Staff >25,000 Meetings with supervisors recorded

5. When will this happen? 2011/122012/132013/14 Student evaluationStudents will have access to an ePortfolio to support personal reflection and development of employability skills Students will have the opportunity to use their ePortfolio in meetings with their Personal Tutor to support the student in achieving personal, academic and professional goals Consultations with staff Jan 2012: enhanced ePortfolio live Semester 2 2011/12 pilots of ePortfolio use

6. https://portfolio.ncl.ac.uk & ‘ePortfolios’ tab in Blackboard

7. More information about ePortfolio Login at https://portfolio.ncl.ac.uk or through the ePortfolio tab in Blackboardhttps://portfolio.ncl.ac.uk Student-facing leaflet available online at https://portfolio.ncl.ac.uk https://portfolio.ncl.ac.uk Information on the QuILT website http://www.ncl.ac.uk/quilt/resources/e- learning/e-portfolios.htm http://www.ncl.ac.uk/quilt/resources/e- learning/e-portfolios.htm To see a demonstration student ePortfolio account, contact lydia.wysocki@ncl.ac.uk, x8952.lydia.wysocki@ncl.ac.uk