Case Study: Using Multimedia within an e-Portfolio System to enhance Support for the Learner (Northern College)

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Learner Needs

A need was identified to promote the development of employability skills such as interview techniques, giving presentations and writing effective applications and to align the experience of off campus learners more closely to individuals engaged with residential study.
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Technology

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An e-portfolio system is used to capture and monitor learner development on all short and long course provision. However, to date this resource provides limited support to individuals moving on to employment or higher education. Furthermore, the rigidity of campus infrastructure has made recording information difficult outside formal classroom sessions.
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Organisation

Northern College
Northern College has a history of serving communities facing high unemployment and social and economic deprivation. The college places at the centre of its mission those learners who face social exclusion and looks to develop new and innovative approaches which enable individuals to engage with edu . . . More