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ESCAPES, ePortfolio and Employability
CETIS 2012Nottingham
Kirstie Coolin & Judith WayteUniversity of Nottingham
Centre for International ePortfolio Development
ESCAPES | Enhancing Student-Centred Administration for Placement ExperienceS
Objectives of this session
•The ESCAPES project•ePortfolio touching on the student experience•Community and placement•Retention as an outcome?•Over to you!
ESCAPES | Enhancing Student-Centred Administration for Placement ExperienceS
Personal
Administration
Careers and work
Course Data – XCRIAdmissionsStudent LifecyclePlacements
Learning + teaching
ePortfolio, Placements, Skills and Competences, tutoring, personalised learning, recording achievement
Information, Advice + Guidance, Showcase/engage employers, Open Data, Alumni
Institution
Lifelong / wide learning
Tra
nsitio
n a
nd
Pro
gre
ssion
Community
• Pre-application• Application• Pre-registration• Registration• Induction• Teaching and learning processes• Placements• Pastoral care• Employability and careers services• Graduation• Alumni processes• Marketing
Student LifecycleRelationship Management
ESCAPES
People, Process, Technology
• Examine placement processes from a student-point of view• Make improvements to student experience and administration• Impact on career progression, retention and employability
Addressing placement experiences from a student point of view
Issue Academic staff
Administration / central services
Student Employers
Administration
Communication √ √ √
Tracking √
Publicising √ √ √
Learning √ √
Feedback √ √
Assessment √ √
Skills and employability
√ √
… others …
Do ePortfolios help with retention of students?•Is there evidence?
•Is there correlation between the outcomes of ePortfolio use (engaged, self-directed, community) and student retention?
•Does student satisfaction equate to retention?
HEA Retention and success factors•Pre-entry information, advice and guidance to inform HE choices•Pre-entry preparation, including developing realistic expectations and skills•Induction and transition support•Inclusive curriculum design, learning, teaching and assessment•Social engagement with peers and HE staff•Integrated or aligned academic development•A range of student services•Monitoring and use of data
HEA Retention and success factors•Pre-entry information, advice and guidance to inform HE choices•Pre-entry preparation, including developing realistic expectations and skills•Induction and transition support•Inclusive curriculum design, learning, teaching and assessment•Social engagement with peers and HE staff•Integrated or aligned academic development•A range of student services•Monitoring and use of data
Quotes from a study in the USLinking Student Satisfaction and Retention (Laurie A Schreiner, 2009)
belonging and community and available advisors
“focus on creating a welcoming and responsive campus climate that enhances students’ learning Experiences”
”....learning community where the instructor also serves as the students’ advisor”
Career learning and employability “faculty who are able to engage them in the learning process and help them connect what they are learning to the future they desire for themselves”.. “positions their institution as the place where that future can become reality”
“Research partnerships with faculty, mentoring relationships, and availability to engage in academic discussions that extend learning outside of class all can contribute to juniors’ intellectual growth and satisfaction with their experiences.”
https://www.noellevitz.com/documents/shared/Papers_and_Research/2009/LinkingStudentSatis0809.pdf
• Students on placement in companies felt Mahara kept them in touch with the university; they valued the levels of feedback which in turn made them feel more motivated and that they were continuously improving. It helped them to plan their projects and kept them more organised, and was particularly helpful to them when writing up dissertations.
• Staff felt it was an essential tool that helped them keep in close touch with students and saved them administration time, which they could then spend on other activities, such as providing feedback to the students.
• Employers felt it improved communications with both students and the university.
• Both students and staff believed using the system contributed to the professional development and self presentation of the student
• Using the ePortfolio meant staff were able to monitor students better
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/eportfolio/samson/documents/SAMSON%20final%20report%20v1%200.pdf
PG students on placements, ESCAPES and SAMSON
JISC Infonet – ePortfolios and Retention•ISLE project – goal setting and reflection, learners less likely to give up
•SOLVS – self assessing suitability for a course pre-application
•“a learning space where learners can feel at home… encourage learners to become more involved and connected with the institution” (Sheffield Hallam)
La Guardia Community College, US•Gains in retention for high risk students, increased engagement
http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/infokits/e-portfolios/retention
• Pre-application• Application• Pre-registration• Registration• Induction• Teaching and learning processes• Placements• Pastoral care• Employability and careers services• Graduation• Alumni processes• Marketing
Student LifecycleRelationship Management
Information, Advice & Guidance
Peers
Employers
Careers
Tutors
Academics
Societies
ePortfolio as central to a Learning Community
competence
s
professional a
ccredita
tion
career deve
lopment
orientation
preparation
attributes /
qualities
research
group projects
capstone
corner s
tone
foundation
student a
wards
work-based le
arning
placements
application to
employment
volunteerin
g
flexible co
urse desig
n
application to
universi
ty
life-w
ide learning
mentoring
timely feedback
authentic asse
ssment
personal tu
toring
independent study
student g
uild/u
nion
sports
socie
ty
integrative le
arning
Institutional Touch Points
employer e
ngagement
APEL
Thanks to Shane Sutherland – Pebble Learning
Questions + Discussion
1. How do you think ePortfolio activities might support retention?
2. What indicators can we measure that correlate with ePortfolio use?
3. How could further investigation be taken forward?