Events

A number of seminars and consultation events were held as part of the project's work. It also held three major events, two invitation seminars at the University of Nottingham and one conference at the University of Paisley.

• ePortfolio into Employment: International ePortfolio consultation event, University of Nottingham, 16 June 2005

  This invitation seminar built on the findings of the project's 2004 event and subsequent work. For an outline of the day see Event flyer [MS word document].

  Workshop materials from the morning:
  Group 1 & 2: transitions to work/work-based learning from school or college;
  Group 3: Concurrent education and employment
  Workshop materials from the afternoon:
  Workshop A: assessment
  Workshop B: advice/mentoring/guidance
  Workshop C: curriculum
  Workshop D: planning

• Specifying an ePortfolio Scottish Conference: University of Paisley, 25 May 2005

  A conference to situate the project's work specifically within a Scottish context and identify key links to a range of Scottish FE & HE initiatives in eLearning, FE/HE transition and personal development planning. See papers published at www.paisley.ac.uk/clt/jiscconference/papers.asp and conference report.
  

• Converging Practice in Education and Employment: Expert seminar, University of Nottingham, 8 June 2004

  This seminar was held for colleagues invited on an individual basis and representing a range of regional and national bodies and companies, government policy makers, FE and HE practitioners and members of other projects in the JISC programme. (See outline).