EP4LL Outcomes
Core project documents
- Final report
- Completion report (for JISC internal circulation)
- Evaluation report
Technical deliverables
- Domain maps for a Personal Profiling Service (Annex 2 of the Final Report)
- 'Thin' ePortfolio model architecture (Annex 4 of the Final Report)
- Functional specification including scenarios, use case specifications and service definitions: Narrative for a learner making an application to a Higher Education Institution
- Demonstrator showing how a learner might search for courses, create a structured personal statement and apply to HE through an ePortfolio system [NB this is best viewed using Internet Explorer]
- Prototype: Get Entry Profile service (developed for the project by Phosphorix, demonstration site at http://ep4ll.ionetwork.ac.uk/ep4ll/ )
- Prototype: Get ePortfolio Items service (developed by Kirstie Coolin from the University of Nottingham in collaboration with Nuventive)
- Documentation for prototypes
Pedagogic deliverables
The project has carried out investigation of different types of learners at points of transition. An Outline diagram shows the scope of project and identifies a series of pathways and transitions.
- Non-traditional learners:
- Set of scenarios commissioned by Ufi from Stan Lester
- Key Stage 4 to FE:
- Use cases by Nottingham Passport staff are at www.nottingham.ac.uk/rippll/keydocuments.htm
- Preparation for application to HE from FE:
- briefing paper from event held with staff at Bilborough College, Nottingham
- A further paper on ePortfolio for Development is in preparation: this will include annexes on an Information, Advice and Guidance service, Personal Planning service and Feedback service.
- Application to HE:
- Opening discussion scenario for admissions officers 2011
- Summary of participants' contributions to activity on stakeholders
- Further services for HE admission in 2011
- Digest of services, listed by actor
(Documents arising from workshops with UCAS Curriculum Development Group) - Final Report Annex 2: Personal profiling service
- Final Report Annex 3: ePortfolio and HE Admissions
- Induction to HE:
- Preparation for employment from HE
Consultation/Dissemination
Engagement with Major Stakeholders
- DfES (a JISC strategic partner): a series of briefing papers based on the developing drafts for the annexes included in the project's Final Report
- Becta (a JISC strategic partner): involvement in project events and in concept development via participation in steering group meetings and invitation seminars
- UCAS (now a JISC strategic partner as a result of this dissemination):
- regular meetings
- presentation to UCAS executive
- consultation workshop with the UCAS Curriculum Development Group:
Opening discussion scenario for admissions officers 2011
Summary of participants' contributions to morning activity
Further services for admissions in 2011
Digest of services, listed by actor - contributions to UCAS national conferences, April 2005, April 2006
- SPA Programme (Supporting Professional Admissions for HE)
- presentation to steering group
- UCISA (a JISC strategic partner)
- presentation to CISG Committee
- national CISG conference plenary November 2006 (www.ucisa.ac.uk/groups/cisg/misgevents/Conference2006/CISGProgramme)
- SURF (a JISC strategic partner)
- Briefing paper for JISC-SURF consultation event
- Moodle community
- bi-lateral meeting laying foundations for future collaboration with team working on the new Open University Moodle ePortfolio, important for its potential substantial impact on FE colleges
Further National Consultation and Information Exchange
- Invitation workshops
- ePortfolio to Employment, June 2005: proposition for discussion
Workshop groups 1 and 2 discussed transitions to work/work-based learning from school or college
Workshop group 3 discussed concurrent education and employment/transitions to employment from university. - 3 events for CETLs and JISC DeL Regional Projects
- July 2005: Workshop 1; Workshop 2; completed version of exercise 2
- February 2006: presentation, matrix of services for stakeholders, summary of findings; report written by the consultants Glenaffric
- July 2006: Programme (with links to presentations)
- Workshop at JISC DeL Regional Project Programme Meeting, December 2005: presentation and copy of worksheet used for the workshop exercise
- ePortfolio to Employment, June 2005: proposition for discussion
- ePortfolio strand presentations at JISC-CETIS Conference 2005 (http://www.e-framework.org/Default.aspx?tabid=756)
- Presentations at meetings of CETIS Portfolio and LLL SIGs:
- April 2006 presentation
- June 2006 presentation
- Presentation and workshop for JISC DeL Regional projects at December 2005 programme meeting
- Workshop at Eduserv national event on identity management (I before E)
International Awareness-Raising
- Presentations to EDUCA, Berlin, 2005 Developing and piloting an ePortfolio for Lifelong Learning - the role of web services and Developing a thin ePortfolio for Lifelong Learning in the e-Framework
- Briefing paper for JISC-SURF ePortfolio consultation event, Amsterdam 2006
- Paper on ePortfolio and eAdministration for Los Angeles meeting of the e-Framework partners, August 2006 (this paper is being redrafted)