PIOP myprogressfile

One of the Portfolio interoperability projects funded by the JISC

MyProgressFile 01457 876187 shirleyc106@aol.com
 * For background and commercial information on MyProgressFile...
 * Shirley Cannon

01484 487900 dayn@interactivesolutions.co.uk http://www.interactivesolutions.co.uk
 * Technical contact
 * Dayn Wilkins Interactive Solutions

What we will do
www.myprogressfile.com is a personal and career development resource that aims to help learners develop self awareness of their skills, qualities and achievements enabling them to present themselves effectively. It is an interactive resource that can be used by an individual or in a classroom situation. It developed through the 14-19 Oldham Pathfinder when it was realised that the Progress File materials, whilst containing many useful activities, were not being implemented in a consistent way by schools and other learning providers. In order to sustain the website it was agreed to go nationwide by offering it to schools, and other learning providers, on a subscription basis but that would remain non-profit making.

It contains a “my webpage” feature,which is a mini e-portfolio, an Individual Learning Plan that is automatically populated as activities are completed, an action planner and review system. There are 4 sections (Making Choices, My Learning, Work Related Learning and Enterprise and Career Management), each of which, contain games, activities and/or questionnaires to guide the learner through their personal and career development. However, whilst all the pages can be exported in Word format, it is vital that the system is constantly updated to keep abreast of all other new developments and systems hence the need to work with PIOP.

Myprogressfile.com and Multimedia Developers, Interactive Solutions, will trial ways of exporting information from “My Webpage” (an e-portfolio area contained within Myprogressfile.com) to systems belonging to other LEAP2A mini projects using the LEAP2A specification. The most important factor will be to identify ways that learners using Myprogressfile.com can export selected documents, such as CV, Personal Statement, Reviews into other systems used by Local Authorities, FE and other Learning Providers. Working with other partners, consideration will also be given as to what and how information, such as transcripts, can be imported into the Myprogressfile.com system.

What we will deliver

 * 1) Set up a test student account accessible for all JISC PIOP partners
 * 2) Identify documents that can be exported from Myprogressfile.com
 * 3) Identify partners who have a shared interest in the export of such documents
 * 4) Use LEAP2A specification to export documents for other systems to use
 * 5) Collaborate with partners to identify the information that learners consider to have a high priority for export/import
 * 6) Work with partners to consider the most effective and economic ways of allowing learners to import information into Myprogressfile.com
 * 7) Ongoing reporting of progress using the on-line facilities, ie wiki
 * 8) Documentation of the approach taken to export information in collaboration with other partners
 * 9) A report that includes:-
 * 10) *a. Overview of the project including aims, outcomes, methodology and results
 * 11) *b. Progress to date
 * 12) *c. Discussion on the value of collaboration with other partners
 * 13) *d. Discussion of the organisational and technical issues encountered during the course of the  project
 * 14) Evaluation of and feedback on the LEAP2A specification, including:
 * 15) *evaluation of its usability for the export of documents from Myprogressfile.com to other systems
 * 16) *identification of any problem areas, solutions and suggestions for improvements
 * 17) *resource/time implications as a guide for other developers implementing the specification

Links to materials
MyProgressFile Demonstration account http://www.myprogressfile.com username: johnsmith22 password: piopuser

Note: this is a learner account. There is also a School level account, used by teachers. If anyone would like access to this let me know - mailto:dayn@interactivesolutions.co.uk.

MyProgresFile LEAP2A Exporter http://interactdev6.co.uk

Mapping
Draft mapping of the MyProgressFile, My Web Page content to the LEAP 2A spec

Mapping of LEAP2A Spec to MyProgressFile for import purposes

Glossary
Coming soon