Getting the most from your ePortfolio Lin James Richy Hetherington Simon Cotterill

Todays Session ePortfolio and eProgression (Lin James) A ePortfolio overview Vitae/RDF an understood requirement Records of meetings Evidence of achievement – and why you want that A tool for reflection

ePortfolio and eProgression

Details of your research project Your emotional responses to work life and beyond

Recording meetings

Records of meetings

Who is recording meetings in ePortfolio? Do you have formal meetings? How often do you have meetings? What are the barriers to using ePortfolio for recording meetings? Do you have any tips for recording meetings?

Collecting Evidence What evidence? – Academic Papers – Conference Presentations – Poster presentations – Courses attened But What else? – In groups of 2 or 3 come up with a list of evidence of your achievements and development

Further Evidence Teaching Experience Public Engagement Patient Engagement Funding e.g. Travel Grants Membership of Associations Influencing Policy Leadership/ inspiring working with others

Courses

Work Experience

University assesses employees RESEARCH OUTPUTS - obviously TRANSLATION EXPLOITATION – real outputs TEACHING – lectures, field courses, practical classes ASSESMENT - marking SUPERVISION - project students ENGAGEMENT – public, patient, business MANAGEMENT / LEADERSHIP – other activities

Interviews Tell me about an achievement of which you are proud? Have you worked with someone who didn't like your work? What makes a good team? Tell me about a difficult scenario at work and how you dealt with it What are your strengths and weaknesses? In Groups of 2-3 talk about these questions and what you might have in your ePorfolio to help answer them

Reflection Interview questions relate more to personality than achievement Employers have selected interviews on ability they are looking for a good fit Working out how you improve goes beyond the interview

Reflection Tutorials