1. © 2002, FMCC, University of Newcastle upon Tyne Implementing Internet Personal and Academic Records at the Institutional Level University of Birmingham: Progress Files Seminar and Workshop Event Implementing Internet Personal and Academic Records at the Institutional Level Dr Geoff Hammond Director of Faculty of Medicine Computing Centre and Deputy Director of LTSN-01 Subject Centre and Paul Drummond Deputy Director of Faculty of Medicine Computing Centre University of Newcastle upon Tyne

2. © 2002, FMCC, University of Newcastle upon Tyne DfEE HEQE Recording Achievement Theme Internet-PARs Project (1998 - 2000) Partnership between Universities of Newcastle and Nottingham to:- … design, evaluate and disseminate a … process, facilitated by … C&IT, which would enable HEIs … to construct PARs … accessible on the Internet … owned by the HE sector … to form the basis of a continuing record of lifelong reflective learning and personal development …

3. © 2002, FMCC, University of Newcastle upon Tyne staff processes building on existing good practice enriching tutor-tutee contact time using administration time effectively building a resource for reference writing student processes supporting and guiding academic progress recording achievements inside and outside the curriculum reviewing progress planning for the future institutional processes monitoring student progress and tailoring support and guidance integration of learning support with Management Information and Student Record Systems

4. © 2002, FMCC, University of Newcastle upon Tyne institutional data owners administrative focus currency & accuracy mixed data owners pedagogic focus assessment, progress personalised focus access to own data supporting learning Institution (MIS)Faculty / DepartmentEnd Users (students, staff)

5. © 2002, FMCC, University of Newcastle upon Tyne institutional data tool, access and configuration data software libraries finished web page individual tool scripts

6. © 2002, FMCC, University of Newcastle upon Tyne summary of the project student and tutor “owned” - part transcript / part reflective tool - enriches face-to-face contact time - efficient use of time - supports QA processes multiple views with differing functionality - tool set supports variety of processes flexible and configurable at various levels - institution - faculty - department - individual

7. © 2002, FMCC, University of Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle-Nottingham Internet-PARs Project Phase 2: Making New Links (2000 - 2002) DfEE / DfES funded, HEFCE administeredDfEE / DfES funded, HEFCE administered … web-based systems to support continuing professional development (CPD) …… web-based systems to support continuing professional development (CPD) … –in Medicine (pre-registration house officers) –in Education (newly-qualified teachers) … dissemination of experience of implementing both paper- based and web-based PARs at the institutional level …… dissemination of experience of implementing both paper- based and web-based PARs at the institutional level … –a range of types of consultancy available to HEIs to facilitate planning and PDP implementation

8. © 2002, FMCC, University of Newcastle upon Tyne communicate study reflect learn assess evidence appraise (re) validatecommunication… -5R510 formal study… learning… evidencing… appraisals… (re) validation… reflection… assessments…

9. © 2002, FMCC, University of Newcastle upon Tyne outcomes – degree prog. specs. what how who achievement of outcomes evidencelog reflectiveinstrument Fitness for Purposeassessment: emi data interp. OSCE in-course etc. teaching & learning benchmarks graduation curriculum and student experientiallearning work based learning GMC

10. © 2002, FMCC, University of Newcastle upon Tyne Year 1 Year 2 communicate -5R510 admin staff programme dir module leader pastoral tutor pastoral tutor academic tutors Year 3

11. © 2002, FMCC, University of Newcastle upon Tyne communicate studyexperientiallearningcycle -5R510 Benchmarks  Outcomes DP Specs  Study Guides  Learning Resources learningenvironment experience / practice review / reflect experiment / apply think / conceptualise

12. © 2002, FMCC, University of Newcastle upon Tyne communicate study evidenceexperientiallearningcycle Benchmarks  Outcomes DP Specs  Study Guides  Learning Resources -5R510 personal & academicrecord learninglog evidencelearning

13. © 2002, FMCC, University of Newcastle upon Tyne communicate study assess evidence studenttranscript experientiallearningcycle learninglog Benchmarks  Outcomes DP Specs  Study Guides  Learning Resources -5R510 personal & academicrecord assessassess

14. © 2002, FMCC, University of Newcastle upon Tyne -5R510 communicate study reflect assess evidence studenttranscript learninglog personal & academicrecord experientiallearningcycle Benchmarks  Outcomes DP Specs  Study Guides  Learning Resources assess assess

15. © 2002, FMCC, University of Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle NLE curriculum map - outcomes quality process delivery - campus and at distance student record system registers off-line learning learning resources other collegesother agenciesbusiness systems self-assessment tutor/mentor support communication tracking Managed Learning Environment Managed Learning Environment (after JISC) personal academic record (PAR) and transcript for reflective learning - triggered by learning experiences related to outcomes

16. © 2002, FMCC, University of Newcastle upon Tyne finally…. PARs could (should?) be integrated into an MLE and used to evidence / reflect / action plan - triggered by learning experiences professional requirements for reflective practice are beginning to drive the UG agenda a ‘lifelong’ view of PARs / PDP / Portfolios offers great opportunities to HE for supporting CPD activities

17. © 2002, FMCC, University of Newcastle upon Tyne further information http://www.internet-pars.ac.uk http://www.ltsn.ac.uk/genericcentre http://www.recordingachievement.org