PebblePad Functional Checklist
This document should be used in conjunction with the PebblePad Functional Overview.
Function
PebblePad
Other System
Pebble+ - The Personal Learning Space
General
1.
Provides prompts and frameworks for supporting the writing
of reflective learning records
2.
May be used equally well by learners from foundation
students through to professional learners and faculty
3.
Allows users to always keep records private and secure
4.
Allows sharing with internal and external (non-account
holding) users
5.
Allows work to be submitted for assessment to tutor
controlled areas
6.
Allows work to be published to the internet
Assets
7.
Provides default templates to support the recording of
generic events such as meetings, action plans, achievements
and abilities
8.
Includes a Template Builder that enables all users to create
their own templates to support the recording of any activity
or learning experience.
9.
Prompts reflection on all records
10. Allows users to record ‘points’ or ‘hours’ against any asset
for the purposes of logging progress towards targets
11. Allows an asset to be linked to any other asset for the
purpose of evidencing or supporting planning or reflection
12. Allows any asset to be added to any aggregation (blog,
webfolio, etc)
13. Allows any asset to be duplicated
14. Allows comments and discussions on any asset
15. Allows any asset to be tagged with system tags (e.g.
attributes) and with personal tags
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16. Allows any individual asset, or collection of assets, to be
individually or cumulatively assessed and graded.
Sharing
17. Allows any asset to be shared with a range of permissions
including commenting and copying
18. Allows any asset to be shared with collaboration permissions
allowing multiple authorship
19. Allows users to set time limits on shared items
20. Allows assets to be shared with external users such as
employers
21. Allows sharing to be rescinded at any time
22. Allows sharing with groups
23. Allows assets to be instantly updated without requiring resharing
24. Enables RSS feeds from comments on assets published to the
web
Templates
25. Allows all users to create highly individualized templates
26. Provides a range of common form elements for ease of
authorship including: scale questions; Likert-style; multiple
choice; selectable list; tables
27. Allows templates to be shared with individual learners,
groups or whole institutions
28. Allows selected fields to be completed only by
tutors/assessors
29. Allows feedback templates to be created
30. Allows templates to be hyper-linked from other systems
31. Allows templates to be auto-updated even when distributed
and in-use
32. Allows templates to be aggregated into a booklet, or
workbook
Workbooks
33. Allows all users to create multi-page workbooks
34. Any existing template can be added to a workbook or new
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templates can be created within a workbook
35. Place holders for Blogs, Activity Logs, Foliopages, and
Collections can be added
36. Allows a combination of content/context and interactive
activities to be included on any page or pages
37. Allows workbooks to be shared with individual learners,
groups or whole institutions
38. Allows the addition of items and/or pages even once the
workbooks are in use, including adaptive page release
39. Enables digital signatures to be included on template and
workbook pages
Presentation Assets
40. Has a portfolio building capacity that allows users to create
narrative accounts of learning and achievement with
hyperlinks to selected evidence
41. Allows users to embed webfolios within webfolios to create
multiple layers of evidence
42. Allows users to fully customize the design and structure of
their webfolios
43. Allows users to choose from a broad range of default
aesthetic designs
44. Allows users to create new designs based on their uploaded
images
45. Allows users to copy and reuse the designs of others (e.g.
designs created by tutors)
46. Allows users to add, delete, reorder pages at any time
47. Allows images and videos to be embedded within the text
48. Allows multiple authors to contribute to group webfolios
49. Automatically updates webfolios when linked items are
edited
Activity Logs
50. Allows creation of multiple logs to support recording of
activity on different projects or for different purposes
51. Automatically records and totals points and/or time from
linked assets
52. Enables RSS feeds from Activity Logs published to the web
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Blogs
53. Allows users to create unlimited blogs
54. Allows any asset to be posted to a blog
55. Saves blog posts as unique assets for reuse
56. Allows posting to blogs from mobile devices
57. Allows images, audio and video to be posted to blogs
58. Provides granular permissions allowing blogs and blog posts
to be viewed independently
59. Provides permissions to allow others to post to a
collaborative blog
60. Allows blogs to be embedded as a page within a webfolio
61. Enables RSS feeds from Blogs published to the web
Capabilities
62. Allows institutional authors to create specific templates to
support skill profiles, competency frameworks, and selfaudits
63. Allows learners to rate / re-rate development over time
64. Prompts user justification or rationale for claims
65. Allows the recording of multiple forms of evidence for
articulated skills
66. Allows verification by tutors and assessors
67. Allows users to create development plans linked to specific
capabilities or skills
CV Builder
68. Allows multiple CV’s to be quickly created using existing “CV
items”
69. Allow easy editing of CV items from within the CV builder
interface
70. Reuses internal data and provides data from linked systems
to minimise data re-entry
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Collections
71. Allows users to automatically aggregate items in collections
based on search criteria
72. New assets that meet the criteria will be automatically added
to the collection
73. Enables RSS feeds from Collections published to the web
Files
74. Allows the uploading of any file type
75. Allows files to be shared, commented on, and linked like
native assets
76. Uploaded media files are automatically formatted and
compressed
77. Video files are stored and delivered from a dedicated
streaming service which delivers the video in the most
appropriate size for the device viewing the video
78. Allows user-created websites to be uploaded and reused
through PebblePad
Other Tools
79. Asset Store containing all assets created in Pebble+ and
received from others
80. Contact Manager to manage individual and group contacts
for sharing assets and resources
81. Message Centre which collates all messages generated by
Pebble+ and ATLAS
82. My Details section including personal details and profile
picture for use in CV items
83. Tag Manager for creating and managing personal tags
84. Feedback Manager for viewing all feedback received on al
assets in one place
85. Published Assets for viewing and managing all assets
published via the web in one place
86. Resource Centre containing all templates and workbooks
created in Pebble+ and received from others, including via
ATLAS workspaces
87. Global Resource Centre for sharing templates and workbooks
across PebblePad organisations
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ATLAS – The Institution Space
88. Provides Tutor controlled spaces (workspaces) for the
submission of work
89. Enables tutors to provide relevant resources for users to
view, copy, and/or autosubmit to the workspace
90. Enables tutors to facilitate discussions with groups of
students and/or other tutors
91. Allows external examiners and other stakeholders to view
work on nominated workspaces
92. Allows tutors to filter submissions to accept only certain
asset or file types
93. Allows submission deadlines to be set
94. Allows extension periods to be set
95. Allows revision periods to be set
96. Takes snapshot of work at deadline to enable assessment of
submissions
97. Enables users to continue to edit work during the assessment
process without impacting on the version being assessed
98. Enables earlier versions of work to be viewed and compared
99. Allows grades and feedback to be added
100. Allows full archiving of workspace and associated resources
and conversations
101. Enables large groups of users to be organised into smaller
sets with tutors only seeing the submissions from the sets to
which they are assigned
102. Allows for multiple assignments with different deadlines on
the one workspace
103. Allows blind and double blind marking
104. Allows formative and summative feedback
105. Allows peer review (and anonymous peer review)
106. Provides a feedback ‘comment bank’
107. Provides approval statements for three levels of approval
e.g. to support 2nd marking, moderation and external
approval
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108. Provides assessment feedback templates
109. Allows group population from the MIS and/or LMS
110. Contains a detailed log that records all workspace activity
111. Provides reports on submitted templates and workbooks
112. Provides reports on feedback templates completed by
assessors
113. Export of grades
Interoperability
114. Transfer personal data from Management information
system/ member database (MIS)
115. Transfer group membership/course related information from
MIS
Authentication
116. LDAP
117. Active Directory
118. SSL
119. Internal authentication database
120. Shibboleth
121. SSO MD5
122. SSO Pass Through
123. Central Authentication Service (CAS)
124. OAuth
Interface with Moodle
125. SSO from Moodle
126. SSO to Moodle
127. Create PebblePad assets within Moodle and save in
PebblePad
128. Create ATLAS workspaces based upon Moodle groups
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Interface with Blackboard
129. SSO from Blackboard
130. SSO to Blackboard
131. Create PebblePad assets within Blackboard and save in
PebblePad
132. Create ATLAS workspaces based upon Blackboard groups
133. Supports account creation from Blackboard
134. Shares group and role information from Blackboard
135. Transfer of grades to Blackboard gradebook
Smart phones
136. Lightweight Mobile version of Pebble+ for smart phones
137. Allows assets to be created, including file uploads
138. Allows assets to be shared, tagged, and submitted
139. Allows users to comment on assets
140. Allows postings to blogs
Tablet devices
141. HTML version designed for use on tablet devices
142. Includes most of the full Pebble+ functionality
143. Full access to ATLAS
Accessibility
144. Accessible HTML version for use with assistive technology
145. Increased button size and tabbing
Administration
146. Allows administrators to manage groups
147. Allows administrators to create and manage internal
accounts
148. Allows administrators to generate global usage statistics
149. Provides tools to customise appearance
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150. Provides tools to customise default tags for all users
151. Provides tools to customise default templates
Other
152. Allows users to design their own interface
153. Allows users to link to external file stores e.g. Google Drive
154. Provides a free personal account on graduation
155. Provides free updates
156. Was developed within an HE context by qualified teachers
and learning designers
157. Supports implementations in excess of 100,000 users
158. Provided as a fully hosted and maintained service
159. Supports SSL and VPN
160. Has a large, international and very positive user community
161. Has a broad range of real examples of use from students and
practitioners
162. Has a comprehensive inbuilt online help system
163. Has an online community
164. Provides extensive, customisable help materials
165. Provides video tutorials
166. Provides telephone and email support
167. Runs national, regional and institutional training workshops
168. Holds an annual user conference
169. Is in use in more than 120 institutions
170. Is used by professional bodies
171. Has very close links with academic institutions to support its
development roadmap
172. Has won international awards for its impact on learning
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