chat transcript

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 07:55:33 AM EST] elesig : Hello

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 07:55:38 AM EST] agi : hi

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 07:55:41 AM EST] agi : much appreciated

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 07:56:16 AM EST] elesig : let me know if you can hear me

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 07:56:22 AM EST] agi : not yet

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 07:56:39 AM EST] elesig : have you tried the test?

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 07:57:05 AM EST] agi : no. where can i find it?

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 07:59:02 AM EST] agi : aha

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 07:59:07 AM EST] agi : i can see and hear people

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 07:59:25 AM EST] agi : someone in a purple t-shirt?

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 07:59:48 AM EST] agi : and i can see slides

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 07:59:51 AM EST] Helen : Hello folks

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 07:59:53 AM EST] agi : i think i'm sorted

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:00:04 AM EST] Helen : Come back later Agi :

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:00:11 AM EST] agi : thanks a lot for your help

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:00:15 AM EST] agi : see you at 2

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:00:41 AM EST] Helen : I can hear you - can you hear me?

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:30:13 AM EST] Helen : Hello and welcome to the ELESIG webinar

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:33:13 AM EST] Helen : Welcome to the ELESIG webinar on ePortfolios

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:33:55 AM EST] Helen : If you need to check your settings please go to http://www.dimdim.com/support/dimdim_tools.html

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:34:22 AM EST] Helen : We will be starting officially at 2 pm

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:35:03 AM EST] Helen : Welcome to Julie, Katy, Liz and Haydn

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:35:20 AM EST] Haydn : Thanks Helen, hope you are well

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:35:44 AM EST] Haydn : Music is lovely is it yours or our Wolves colleagues?

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:35:44 AM EST] Helen : Fine thanks Haydn, and you?

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:36:00 AM EST] Helen : It's Mozart's clarinetQuintet

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:36:05 AM EST] Haydn : Great, glad I managed to keep this hour and a half free it has been an effort.

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:36:18 AM EST] Helen : it'll be worth it I am sure

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:36:22 AM EST] Haydn : Wow - classy stuff :-)

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:36:26 AM EST] Helen : 70 slides look...

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:36:36 AM EST] Helen : ;)

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:36:43 AM EST] Haydn : Yes I've heard good things about Julie and Emma - I wonder if this will make them blush as they read it

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:37:00 AM EST] Haydn : Well laugh if not blush eh!!

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:37:24 AM EST] elesig : eek! hope we live upto it then!:))

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:37:39 AM EST] Haydn : I'm sure you will!

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:39:45 AM EST] liz foulis : Hi everyone.....lovely music

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:40:05 AM EST] Helen : We had Muse this morning, but rather like clarinet...

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:41:08 AM EST] Helen : 2nd movement..

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:41:48 AM EST] Helen : We won't be using mikes for partipants today - you will be invited to interact via the text chat here

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:42:58 AM EST] Helen : To those who ae here already - do you already use eportfolios, or are you looking to do so in future?

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:43:57 AM EST] Julie Keenan : Hi there, I'm pleased to be here and I'm with my friend Mary Jacob who says Hi to Hayden

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:44:04 AM EST] Helen : We'll start officially in a little over 10 minutes.

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:44:27 AM EST] Helen : I know some people may be late because they have meetings or teaching ending at 2, but they hope to come as soon as they can

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:44:53 AM EST] Helen : If there are still seats left ;)

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:45:09 AM EST] Haydn : Hi Mary and Julie

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:45:54 AM EST] Haydn : So Julie, are you and Mary sharing a PC?

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:46:28 AM EST] Julie Keenan : Hi Haydn, will try to spell your name right now! Is anyone out there using Expo Lx? Yes we are sharing a computer.

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:47:06 AM EST] Helen : Welcome Lucy, Jenny and Lindsey, our latest arrivals

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:47:22 AM EST] jenny : Hi Helen and All!

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:47:44 AM EST] Haydn : Hi Julie, as Mary knows we have just started using Expo LX - thanks to Mary and other colleagues in Aber who were a big help to us in getting ready for that

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:48:01 AM EST] Lucy Stone : Thanks :o)

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:48:25 AM EST] Helen : 3rd movement but haven't time for much!

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:48:34 AM EST] Helen : What's EXPO Lx?

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:49:16 AM EST] Haydn : A part of Campus Pack who have vatious Web 2 add-ons for Blakcboard and other VLEs

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:50:23 AM EST] Haydn : As a Blackboard institution (for now) it has been easier to engage staff and students with an e-portfolio using similar technologies than adopting something new

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:50:35 AM EST] Julie Keenan : Hi Helen, It's a wiki! It gives students personal space in BB.

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:50:52 AM EST] Helen : Is that the one that Blackboard themselves provide or are there only third party eps for Blackboard?

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:51:21 AM EST] Julie Keenan : Mary here...it's a third party building block

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:51:43 AM EST] Julie Keenan : Julie made a fantastic e-portfolio for Aber students using it

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:52:11 AM EST] Helen : Welcome ALysa - we'll start in a few minutes

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:52:16 AM EST] Helen : Welcome Pete

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:52:44 AM EST] Helen : Please do share your experiences in the Forums, Haydn, Julie

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:53:10 AM EST] Helen : Note that from 2 pm we will be recording the proceedings

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:53:58 AM EST] Haydn : Thnaks Helen, one of my colleagues has been more engaged with it operationally than I, so I hope he'll be contributing to the forum. I know the principles but not the practice.

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:54:34 AM EST] Helen : There must be principles that apply across eportfolio systems and some that are only valid for each one

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:54:55 AM EST] Julie Keenan : Hi Helen, do you mean the elesig forums?

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:55:08 AM EST] Helen : yes there are forums for this webinar

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:55:54 AM EST] Lucy Stone : Where can we find the video?

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:56:08 AM EST] jenny : Yes

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:56:08 AM EST] Helen : yes

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:56:09 AM EST] Haydn : Yes loud and clear

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:56:12 AM EST] Julie Keenan : yes

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:57:48 AM EST] Lucy Stone : Thanks!

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:57:56 AM EST] Helen : And posted on the ELESIG site

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:59:17 AM EST] Helen : I'd like some successful strategies for using eportfolios

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:59:19 AM EST] liz foulis : I'd like a greater understanding of how to use an e portfolio

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:59:22 AM EST] Julie Keenan : Julie Keenan Aberystwyth University - hope to find out more about your work with Pebblepad and have fun in my first webinar

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:59:26 AM EST] S PLatts : to learn about how you have been using eportfolios

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:59:31 AM EST] Haydn : I'm Haydn - I Head up our Learning and Teaching Unit at Glamorgan - I want to broaden my engagement with e-portfolios having only just started using them here

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:59:40 AM EST] Haydn : Yes

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:59:49 AM EST] debbie : Debbie: kecturer in Business School at Oxford Brookes would like to take: more ideas for inetgarting e-portfolios and for providing evidence for doubters

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:59:49 AM EST] Haydn : Thought I recognised you

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:00:07 AM EST] Lindsey : I'm Lindsey from the University of Portsmouth. I'm here with my colleague Marie (sharing a pc). We are piloting the Blackboard ePortfolio at the moment so would like to hear about other people's experiences with ePortfolios, particularly for PDP.

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:00:09 AM EST] Lucy Stone : We use Moodle - and had experience of using it as leaning platform with wbl students who used mobiles as Part of the WoLF Project.

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:00:36 AM EST] Lucy Stone : Now using Moodle and Mahara for the HELLO Project and using it as a tool to build a social network and community

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:01:03 AM EST] lynne.jump : I am Lynne Jump form the University of Greenwich and very interested in how to promote learning communities

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:04:58 AM EST] lynne.jump : hi Malcolm

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:07:34 AM EST] Haydn : Yes Julie, a good link between your work and ELESIGs objectives.

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:07:50 AM EST] Malcolm : Hi Lynne

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:11:15 AM EST] Helen : welcome Malcolm and Amanda

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:11:40 AM EST] Amanda Jefferies : Hi Helen

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:11:56 AM EST] Lucy Stone : We build our community using forum discussions, chat rooms etc

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:11:59 AM EST] debbie : trialing on ug and pg buisness programmes - seems like might lose the battle to get system adopted more widely

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:12:11 AM EST] Julie Keenan : We have developed an ePDP wiki and its being offered to all students

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:12:17 AM EST] lynne.jump : not a great level of activity despite a high profile project

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:12:23 AM EST] Lucy Stone : We are getting some brilliant data about how students would feel lost and isolated witout use of the technology

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:12:24 AM EST] John Pallister : owned by the learner

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:12:25 AM EST] liz foulis : We hve tried Mahara

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:12:35 AM EST] Malcolm : moving from paper based to electronic ppd for teacgers in training

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:12:36 AM EST] Lindsey : We've been piloting Blackboard ePortfolio over the past 18 months. We've found that only a very small number of staff have taken it up.

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:12:43 AM EST] Julie Keenan : Actually, only undergrads at the moment

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:12:44 AM EST] John Pallister : crteative tool to support the learner and learning

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:12:59 AM EST] debbie : my first thought were that an e-portfolio was an electronic version of teh paper folder but the experience ios much wider and richer than I ever thought

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:13:19 AM EST] John Pallister : more than just a tool is a process that supports learning

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:13:34 AM EST] Helen : Which community college?

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:14:13 AM EST] Helen : LaGuardia Community College, Queens, New York

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:14:43 AM EST] Lucy Stone : Just got a group of students in the office who are not feeling happy as their tutors are not engaging in the technology and are not getting access to the resources etc!

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:14:46 AM EST] Julie Keenan : Lindsey... is it up to the academic staff to introduce it to students?

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:15:26 AM EST] Lindsey : yes it is

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:15:36 AM EST] Lindsey : at the moment

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:15:56 AM EST] Julie Keenan : Interesting... we have tried to tie our rollout to the employability strategy.

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:15:59 AM EST] liz foulis : love that quote!!

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:16:45 AM EST] lynne.jump : linking this to graduate attributes and employability seems to be a good strategy

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:16:45 AM EST] Lindsey : We want to look more into incorporating the use of ePortfolio for PDP to a greater extent.

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:17:04 AM EST] debbie : Yes - reflective dialogue is essential

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:27:26 AM EST] John Pallister : audience is critical with anything to do with ePortfolios; gives value to process and activity, promotes dialogue and reflection

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:28:35 AM EST] John Pallister : thank you - enjoyed it - keep up the good fight - got to go

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:32:07 AM EST] Haydn : Fine Emma

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:32:08 AM EST] S PLatts : yup

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:32:09 AM EST] jenny : Yes

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:32:10 AM EST] liz foulis : Hi Emma

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:32:10 AM EST] Malcolm : fine

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:32:11 AM EST] Lindsey : yes

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:32:11 AM EST] katy baxter : yep

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:32:13 AM EST] lynne.jump : yes

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:32:13 AM EST] Amanda Jefferies : HI emma

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:32:14 AM EST] liz foulis : yes

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:32:20 AM EST] debbie : fine

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:32:22 AM EST] Julie Keenan : Hi Emma

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:32:29 AM EST] katy baxter : yes ok

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:45:53 AM EST] liz foulis : back again

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:47:34 AM EST] chahira : Hi, sorry for being so late :(

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:50:06 AM EST] Haydn : Thanks both - sorry there is no clapping tool - you really deserve it

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:50:13 AM EST] Haydn : A tour-de-force across the issues

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:50:17 AM EST] Lucy Stone : Thanks both - brilliat

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:50:22 AM EST] Lucy Stone : brilliant even

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:50:23 AM EST] liz foulis : clapclapclap

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:50:34 AM EST] Malcolm : Thanks for a super and clear presentation - sorry I have to go now - how will we get back to the recording?

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:50:35 AM EST] Helen : So forum posts are basically blog posts plus comments within the eportfolio blog tool - and the blog may be private, public with comments or multiple-author?

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:50:38 AM EST] elesig : thank you

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:50:41 AM EST] lynne.jump : thank you so much that was great -I am keen to hear how you manage the work load for staff

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:50:44 AM EST] Lindsey : I like the idea of structuring reflection/giving students a pro-forma. Is that something that is built into PebblePad, or have you developed those yourself?

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:51:08 AM EST] Julie Keenan : Thank you very much for your brilliant presentations. I'm wondering how you developed your templates. Are they alreay in Pebblepad?

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:51:17 AM EST] debbie : Agreed - pleased to see example from courses other than teacher education. Have you identified differences in approahces between 'subjects'

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:51:36 AM EST] elesig : lindsay the proformas are blank in pebble and we populate them with prompts

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:52:08 AM EST] Alysa : can we see a recording of this, as I missed some of it?

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:52:11 AM EST] Helen : I think ELESIG might be a good place to share elements like these prompts, forms and templates?

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:52:20 AM EST] Julie Keenan : Yes please about the sharing. I'm very interested in the work experience templates

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:52:25 AM EST] S PLatts : can areas be made for group works where only students are involved and the area be made privatea to a select group of people?

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:52:36 AM EST] Helen : The recording will be posted in the ELESIG Nign site

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:52:40 AM EST] Helen : Ning

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:52:50 AM EST] Malcolm : Bye

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:53:11 AM EST] Julie Keenan : Its great to hear students really appreciate feedback. Have you published this research?

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:53:17 AM EST] Lindsey : thanks, yes I agree with Julie, would be very in seeing the templates.

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:53:29 AM EST] Amanda Jefferies : Thanks for a great presentation, really clear :)). Have to leave now

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:53:36 AM EST] elesig : regarding keeping somework nprivate, all assets are only shared with those chosen by the student, student owned and they share where appropriate

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:53:45 AM EST] S PLatts : thanks

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:53:58 AM EST] Julie Keenan : Thanks, I will be looking into it.

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:54:17 AM EST] lynne.jump : bye and thanks

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:54:29 AM EST] elesig : bye lynne

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:54:57 AM EST] Haydn : Thanks again - I must disappear now too. A really detailed overview - I'll be sending the link to the recording to all the staff involved in this area at Glamorgan. Many thanks.

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:55:02 AM EST] Helen : I'll make a space available for the sharing of eportfolio related items

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:55:02 AM EST] debbie : Are you saying the teachers form your progarmmes are the future trojen mice?

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:55:06 AM EST] S PLatts : thanks very much :)

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:55:07 AM EST] elesig : thanks

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:55:18 AM EST] Julie Keenan : Thanks also for all your varied examples from different subject areas

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:55:20 AM EST] debbie : Great!!!!

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:55:24 AM EST] Alysa : thanks, bye

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:55:25 AM EST] Lindsey : Where you are talking about group blogging, does that mean that pebblepad blogs can be shared with anyone? The problem we have with e Blackboard ePortfolio is that the Portfolio owner has to share their Portfolio with people one by one

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:55:31 AM EST] elesig : thank you for your time

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:55:38 AM EST] Helen : And that yopu can have external persons

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:55:56 AM EST] Julie Keenan : Tell me more about using eportfolio in the workplace. Is this a staff development initative?

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:56:09 AM EST] elesig : permissions are always retained by the learner

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:56:13 AM EST] Lindsey : that sounds great - sounds like Google docs!

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:56:16 AM EST] Lucy Stone : Thanks for this - have to go now!

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:56:41 AM EST] Helen : What happens if a learner is unaware enough to not get the permissions right or to refuse to share?

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:56:45 AM EST] jenny : Many thanks Julie and Emma - must go now - Bye!

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:57:21 AM EST] elesig : mmm - I havent had a student refuse to share as we provide a context and rationle for the sharing

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:57:40 AM EST] elesig : re unaware - we provide handouts and catch up sessions

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:57:46 AM EST] liz foulis : It'll be really good to have the recording to show colleagues. Thanks very much for a very interesting session. Bye

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:57:57 AM EST] elesig : you'll be sent the link later liz

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:58:08 AM EST] Julie Keenan : Brilliant... thank you. I'm sure its an important area to research

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:58:19 AM EST] elesig : :))

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:59:00 AM EST] elesig : thank you all - Emma and Julie;)

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:59:06 AM EST] Helen : Will you be available in teh forums occasionally afterwards to answer any more questions?

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:59:18 AM EST] Julie Keenan : Mary here - thanks for a great sessions,m lots of ideas to use from all the examples you shared

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:59:20 AM EST] Helen : Thanks

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:59:23 AM EST] elesig : yes _ Helen

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:59:28 AM EST] Helen : Thank you so much

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:59:28 AM EST] Lindsey : thank you

[Wed 04 Nov 2009 09:59:35 AM EST] Julie Keenan : thank you