VSR18: The Learning Trail

Anne Wade is research project manager at Montreal's Concordia University, and her focus is on a project known as ePearl, a web based tool that enables students to gather, present and reflect upon their work and leave a learning trail as they go.



Anne Wade is research project manager at Montreal’s Concordia University, and her focus is on a project known as ePearl - the Electronic Portfolio Encouraging Active Reflective Learning. ePearl is a web-based tool that enables students to gather, present and reflect upon their class work, creating a trail of digital assets that follows them through their school life.

In this episode Anne presents an overview of the system and gives some insight into the background of this project.

Links from this episode:

• ePearl Overview - for an explanation of what the system does
• ePortfolio Information - More background on ePortfolios
• CSLP/CEAP - the homepage for the project
• Demo site - Go have a look for yourself

Login details for the demo site as follows:

Student environment:
Early elementary - Level 1 : Usernames: student1a, student1b, student1c
Late elementary - Level 2: Usernames: student2a, student2b, student2c
Secondary - Level 3: Usernames: student3a, student3b, student3c

Teacher environment:
Level1: Usernames: teacher1a, teacher1b, teacher1c
Level 2: Usernames:teacher2a, teacher2b, teacher2c
Level3: Usernames:teacher3a, teacher3b, teacher3c

Password is always - 123

Enjoy.