As mentioned at the end of Achieving SFHEA and SCMALT, I am now very much in the refinement stage of developing my Principal Fellowship material. With the aim of submitting for February 2025. I've a lot of strategic examples to use, which was a challenge to narrow these down. In that process I had realised I have never documented my strategic work on implementing the university-wide application of PebblePad. However, as I have already selected my three examples for my case studies, I thought I'd write the very drafty piece below to recall my role and contribution in this and publish here along with my previous PebblePad work. Therefore this will remain an outtake, unless I change my view and use it as a base should I want to replace one of my current case studies.
Case study: Supporting the strategic implementation of PebblePad for university-wide applicationWhen I commenced my previous role as a Digital Practice Adviser from 2017-2021. I was immediately involved in the piloting of PebblePad to support the strategic response, of the remit to explore a new digital technology that would enable wider opportunities to support formative, summative and synoptic assessment as well as continuing CPD and Degree Apprenticeships. I assisted in the institutional implementation of PebblePad and lead on staff pedagogical support (Scott, 2020). The aim was for to scope purchasing the system and having the appropriate infrastructure in place. From October 2017 and throughout 2018 I assisted a one-year university-wide pilot to full scale implementation of PebblePad. With the overall aim to ensure that the system is understood, used effectively with staff and students for the intended purpose and has ongoing effective pedagogical and technical support. Agreed at a senior level, this involved working with pilot academic staff groups such as Nottingham Business School (NBS) and Art and Design. I later conducted stakeholder analysis of current/previous and super PebblePad users, to bring people together to share practice as part of a steering group. It was at this point I earned membership to the PebblePad Operations Group that consisted of membership of business owner colleagues (Library) and product owner (Digital Technologies). As with H5P, I remain a key advisor of our PebblePad business account through my long-term advocacy of the system.
Learning Disabilities Nurse Apprentice - "I have to say you’ve got a glowing reputation amongst my nursing colleagues for your prompt attention to our issues and the positive way you resolve them. We can’t believe somebody working with PP could be this happy!!"
Adrian Clark, Learning and Teaching Librarian – "I had the pleasure of working with Dan Scott for several years at Nottingham Trent University. Dan and I principally worked together on the implementation and roll out of an eportfolio solution that the university procured to support degree apprenticeships. Dan is a natural collaborator and worked with me on a staff training program. Dan’s initiative and sensitivity to the needs of the teaching community was evident in his setting up and curation of a staff training and communication channel: designing and delivering bespoke training to faculty both online and in person, as well as being instrumental in a launch and feedback event for the eportfolio system. Throughout, Dan was not only an incredible colleague to work with but a consummate professional.
Teaching colleagues at NTU mentioned how informative and insightful they found the sessions. In terms of Dan’s contribution, many attendees cited how he made the new system feel like something that was already a part of what they do rather than another thing they had to think about. In terms of uptake we saw up to 500 new accounts created in the platform with little impact on support. Dan went in to consult with various academic departments around the specific e-pedagogies related to their curricula, and Dan played a crucial role in not only the delivery of apprenticeships at NTU; but, digital transformation as a whole."
Sarah Taylor, Senior Lecturer, Continuous Professional Development Course Lead - "Delivering the student inductions together with the digital curriculum team works very well in supporting students on the CPD course."Paula Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Student Nursing Associates Course Lead - "The use of PebblePad and support offered at the institute (IHAP) is more advanced than what is obtainable in contemporary institutions."
Reference List
Scott, D (2018) PebblePad - pedagogy, positives and pitfalls: A DIY approach to creating Workbooks [Online]. Available from: https://danielscott86.blogspot.com/2018/12/pebblepad-pedagogy-positives-and-pitfalls.html [Accessed 18 February 2024].
Scott, D (2019c) A quartette of PebblePad conceptual developments [Online]. Available from: https://danielscott86.blogspot.com/2019/05/a-quartette-of-pebblepad-conceptual-developments.html [Accessed 18 February 2024].
Scott, D (2020) PebblePad Review [Online]. Available from: https://danielscott86.blogspot.com/2020/06/pebblepad-review.html [Accessed 18 February 2024].
Scott, D (2022a) Digital curriculum - engaging colleagues in the process [Online]. Available from: https://danielscott86.blogspot.com/2022/08/digital-curriculum-engaging-colleagues-in-the-process.html [Accessed 18 February 2024].