PebblePad portfolios & workbooks

Overview

PebblePad is a flexible portfolio learning tool accessed via a web browser. PebblePad has two main parts: Pebble+ and ATLAS.

Pebble+ is the personal learning space where learners create, upload and organise their writing, images, videos etc. that evidence their learning. These are known as assets. Assets may include plans, reflections, presentations, journals, activity logs and anything else the learner wishes to include.

A number of generic templates are provided (known as resources). Staff can also create resources, including Workbooks, which guide students to create a structured portfolio. Once a learner has begun working on a resource it becomes one of their assets.

ATLAS is the institutional space to which learners share (submit) their work for assessment, feedback, peer review, or validation. Staff can create Workspaces (usually corresponding to module runs or programmes), which are used to:

• deliver learning materials;
• set up, mark and provide feedback on formative and summative assignments;
• enable discussion forums;
• provide access for external users such as workplace mentors.

PebblePad is most often used at UWE as part of a formal course of study, linked to a module or programme; however, it is a flexible learning tool with a wide range of potential uses.  Although students may be directed to use it in a particular way to meet the requirements of their course, they can also use it independently to record other learning and enrichment activities. Staff can use it to record and reflect on their own professional development (CPD).

Users leaving UWE can opt to keep access to PebblePad and anything they have produced inside it by signing up for a free alumni account. There is also a free mobile app called PebblePocket.