JISC

This workshop will provide practical tips and advice on how to promote successful staff CDP using e-portfolios. The workshop presenters from the University of Cumbria and the HEA Physical Sciences Centre at the University of Hull will share and contrast their experiences of implementing an e-portfolio for staff's own continuing professional development at their institutions. The workshop will examine and discuss in detail how an e-portfolio was introduced at the University of Cumbria for annual appraisal, professional accreditation and for assessment on a professional course through the JISC funded Flourish Project. Lessons learnt from Flourish led to a collaboration with the e-PIP Project at University of Hull and their postgraduate certificate in Higher Education. In addition, the JISC funded Blossom Project based at the University of Cumbria surveyed a number of UK HE institutions to find out how e-portfolios were being used for staff CPD within the sector and filmed interviews with practitioners about current use of e-portfolios for staff development and how they envisage use in the future. This workshop will report back on the Blossom Project as well.

Workshop attendees will gain an overview of how the University of Cumbria and the University of Hull are adopting e-portfolios for staff use and be able to see how this aligns with what is happening elsewhere in the sector.

Sarah Chesney, Elaine Tan and Paul Chin