Post

graduates
optional
support for
students to
record skills

Physics to
support
students PDP

What is PebblePAD?
It is web-based software which provides
students with a Personal Learning
Environment. The software includes a
range of tools useful in academic work,
such as:

Webfolio an online portfolio has

advantages over a paper based
portfolio it is much more portable, it
can hold video, audio and
graphical information and it is very
presentable to external audiences.
It can also be published to the web
and shared widely.
Blog useful for students to keep
a learning journal or reflections on
their learning
Action Plan Can be used to
support tutorials

The software is personal so students can

be confident that no one else can get
access to it. However, it is also easily
shared if students want feedback or
collaboration.

Sports
Science
sports event
assessed
module

Law skills
module
delivered in
chunks

Value
(retention
programme)
PDP

Health and
Social Care
to support
students PDP

Social Work
assessment of
practice tool
assessed
webfolio

PDP using
web-folios.
Pilots at
Kent

School of
Social Policy
& Research
to support
students PDP

Business
School
webfolio
assessment

Architecture
to support
students
portfolio
development

Politics and
International
Relations to
support
students PDP
Applied
Professional
Practice to
support
students PDP

Clinical
Pschology to
support
students
reflection

Who is using it?

PebblePAD is currently being piloted by
UELT through a number of departments
at the University of Kent such as:
Assessed
The School of Social Work for use with portfolio
assessment of work
placements
Sports Science for
assessment of a Sports Event
module
Law for a study skills module
delivered in chunks embedded
in existing compulsory S1&2
modules assessed via an eportfolio
Business to assess the
Business Tools module
For formal feed back

Clinical psychology - for

assisting post graduates to
keep a reflective journal of their
professional practice
Architecture - to support
students portfolio development

For non assessed PDP

School of Physical Science to assist undergraduates work

on their Personal Development
Planning
Post graduate skills training
to support post grads
transferable skills development
Applied professional Practice
to support students
academic development
Politics and International
relations to support students
PDP
School of Social Policy and
Social Science Research - to
support students PDP
Health and Social Care - to
support students PDP
VALUE (retention
programme) to support
students PDP

For further Information please contact:

Louise Frith
01227 827015
ljf@kent.ac.uk
Or look at the PebblePAD website:
www.pebblepad.co.uk

Using Web-folios.
Pilots at Kent

What students say:

visually it looks interesting the
design seems playful PhD Drama
student
Its a bit like an academic myspace
Year 1 Criminology student
It has been useful to draw together
learning and has provided good
support for the learning journal
Postgraduate Clinical Psychology student