JISC has just published the 'Effective Practice with e-Portfolios' guide. Running in tandem with this, a JISC-funded project at the University of Cumbria is using an innovative approach to encourage staff and students to use the pioneering ‘Flourish’ e-portfolio for CPD purposes.

e-Portfolios enter CPD field with a ‘Flourish’

As a tool for effective learning in the 21st century, electronic or e-portfolios are a topical issue. A JISC-funded project at the University of Cumbria is using an innovative approach to encourage staff to use the pioneering ‘Flourish’ e-portfolio to help log their Continuous Professional Development (CPD), in the form of a short film.

e-Portfolios for starters

iTunes IconDownload the animation

Quicktime IconGet Quicktime to view the animation

Students at the University of Cumbria created this informative online animation to demonstrate how relevant the Flourish e-CPD can be in tracking and charting professional progress. Project manager Sarah Chesney says that ‘initial feedback has been overwhelmingly good - people really respond to this medium for explaining our project’. 

Discover more about JISC's Flourish e-portfolio project  or visit the project website

Previous article concerning e-portfolios as learning tools

Publication
Download the 'Effective Practice with e-Portfolios' guide in PDF format 
 

Bookmark and Share