Author: S.J. Cotterill, s.j.cotterill@ncl.ac.uk

Author: P.R. Kyle, p.r.kyle@newcastle.ac.uk

JISC e-Learning Activity Area: e-Portfolios

Higher Education Academy Subject Centre: Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine

This case study illustrates...an effect on learning, an effect on exam results, an effect on student personal development, student satisfaction with e-learning, innovation in learning and teaching, an influence on educational research, staff personal development, a positive effect on recruitment, an influence on policy, use of resources, modifications to learning spaces, management of learning assets, an effect on social equality

Technology Used

What technologies and/or e-tools were available to you?

We used the 'ePET' portfolio which was developed in-house as part of a collaborative FDTL-4 project (http://www.eportfolios.ac.uk). This was developed on Open Source platforms (Zope, python & MySQL). The portfolio was designed to be used either as a stand-alone system or (as with the case of Medicine) integrated into the VLE.

The technology was developed in response to sector-wide requirements for Personal Development Planning (PDP) and for new policy requirements in Medicine.