PebblePad Workshops and Events

• One way to use PebblePad: As a portfolio for staff CPD recording / as a Blog for assessment where students and the academic interact with one another in the blogs, 25 May 2025. Ben Chong talked about his use of PebblePad to develop a personal promotion workbook and Buena Galleposa from the DEET team, using PebblePad for STEM curriculum use. Watch May 2025 workshop.
• One way to use PebblePad: demonstrating the FMH Leadership Portal supporting Leadership and Management development in the Faculty / Supporting students on the Gateway to Medicine programme, 10 April 2025. Sue O'Leary-Hall demonstrated the FMH Leadership Portal and Patricia Quinn demonstrated the Digital Accessibility Training Workbook for staff which is hosted is PebblePad. Watch April 2025 workshop.
• One way to use PebblePad: Supporting students on the LEAP (Leeds Excellence in the Arts) programme / Supporting students on an MA Dissertation module in School of Languages, Cultures and Societies, 20 March 2025. Hear from Tess Hornsby-Smith speaking about how she uses PebblePad for her LEAP programme in the Faculty of AHC and a recording from Leendert Plug in LCS, also in FAHC, about he uses PebblePad for his MA Dissertation module. Watch March 2025 workshop.
• One way to use PebblePad: Redefining English studies in PebblePad / Using PebblePad to signpost resources for personalised skills development, 20 February 2025. Presented by Emily Bell, School of English,  we thoroughly recommend watching this fascinating presentation of how she used PebblePad with her year 1 students to help the transition from A level to university level study. Watch February 2025 workshop.
• One way to use PebblePad: Using PebblePad to provide pre-arrival information for students and a LUBS module / Using PebblePocket to capture student CPD according to IET rules, 23 January 2025. Ben Chong from School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering and Laura Pearson and Freddie Bjuko from LUBS. Ben talked about his use of PebblePocket and templates for CPD recording for his students and himself. Laura and Freddie showcased their use of a PebblePad Portfolio to provide pre-arrival information for students and their module workbook including the use of AI by students within PebblePad. Watch January 2025 workshop.
• One way to use PebblePad: as a digital portfolio for student assessment / in an online summer pre-sessional, 18 January 2024. Watch PebblePad Workshop: digital portfolio for student assessment and online summer pre-sessional
• One way to use PebblePad: using a Workbook to support colleagues’ Annual Academic Meeting / as a space for authentic reflection, 22 November 2023.  Watch PebblePad Workshop: using Workbooks for meetings and as a space for authentic reflection
• One way to use PebblePad: showcasing team projects and activity to support the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Culture / using workbooks to support apprenticeships, 19 October 2023. Watch PebblePad Workshop: showcasing teams projects and using workbooks to support apprenticeships.
• One way to use PebblePad: supporting students on placement in audiological practice / the use of activity logs to monitor attendance, 21 September 2023. Watch PebblePad Workshop: supporting students on placement and using activity logs to monitor attendance
• One way to use PebblePad: for off-site assessment in the School of Medicine, 16 March 2023 - presentation by Jenn Hallam and Laura Smith from the School of Medicine. Watch PebblePad Workshop: off-site assessment
• One way to use PebblePad: interactive seminar training, 10 March 2022 - presentation by Dr Ruth Payne (School of Language, Culture and Societies). Watch PebblePad workshop: interactive seminar teaching
• One way to use PebblePad: as a teaching placement portfolio, 7 April 2022 - presentation by Helen Latka (School of Education). Watch PebblePad workshop: PebblePad as a teaching placement portfolio
• One way to use PebblePad: constructing a portfolio for CPD, 12 May 2022 - presentations by Dr Alessia Grassi (School of Design) and Dr Camilla Nykjaer (School of Biomedical Sciences).  Watch PebblePad workshop: constructing a portfolio for CPD 
• One way to use PebblePad: Two ways to use Pebblepad: Creating workbooks for Cardiac Physiology and Mammography Practice for use in the clinical workplace, 9 June 2022, 11-11.30am – presentations by Natasha Watchhorn and Imelda Marshall from the School of Medicine.  Watch PebblePad workshop: Creating workbooks for Cardiac Physiology and Mammography Practice for use in the clinical workplace.
• One way to use PebblePad: , 20 October 2022 - presentations by Dr Richard de Blacquiere Clarkson (OD&PL) and Georgia Clarke (Careers). Recording will be made available shortly.
• One way to use PebblePad: Using a workbook to promote student wellbeing, 24 November 2022 - presentations by Judith Simpson (School of Design) and Patricia Quinn (OD&PL). Watch PebblePad workshop: Using a workbook to promote student wellbeing

PebbleBash took place in Edinburgh on 11-13 June 2024. The conference brought together the PebblePad community, sharing inspirational stories from across the globe and showcasing examples of wonderful work happening across institutions, primarily from higher education and the positive impact it has on students.

Watch the video summary of the conference

The team of colleagues from University of Leeds who presented at the conference was:

• Professor Jeff Grabill, Deputy Vice Chancellor for Student Education, gave an inspiring keynote about the Curriculum Redefined transformation taking place at Leeds.
• Patricia Quinn (Digital Practice Adviser, OD&PL) presented on how the University has used PebblePad to elevate pre-arrival engagement and students’ sense of belonging and readiness for academic life at Leeds. You can read more about this in a recently published case study on the PebblePad website.
• Dr Sarah Copeland, Lecturer in Digital Education in the School of Healthcare gave two presentations, one on using a PebblePad Portfolio personally and the second using PebblePad in the School of Healthcare with students.
• Dr Benjamin Chong, School of Electronic & Electrical Engineering presented on: Creating an Engaging Learning Environment for a Module using PebblePad. Watch Ben’s presentation.
• Buena Jill Galleposo, Learning Technologist and Dr Harriet Thew, Lecturer, Faculty of EPS presented on using PebblePad in their MSC Climate Futures module.

PebbleShare was an internal event at Leeds which aimed to share good practice. It was held in June 2024 at the University. This was well attended with a variety of presentations from our academic colleagues on how PebblePad is being used in both teaching and learning and CPD. Further details can be found in this portfolio which has been created with information from both internal and external PebblePad events.

PebblePad for Assessment was shared at the Digital Education Network (DEN) meeting on Microsoft Teams, which took place in June 2024. Examples were shared on how PebblePad can be used for both formative and summative assessment with students. Details of this event can also be found in the Portfolio link below.

Here is a portfolio which has been created with information from both internal and external PebblePad events, highlighting good practice from Leeds colleagues.

PebbleShare was an internal event at Leeds which aimed to share good practice. It was held on 19 June 2025 in HELIX at the University. This was well attended with a variety of presentations from our academic and professional colleagues on how PebblePad is being used in both teaching, learning and CPD. Further details can be found in this portfolio which has been created with information from both internal and external PebblePad events. 

• Register your interest and receive a calendar invitation straight to your inbox

• Hear from Associate Professor Pierre‑Philippe Dechant (School of Mathematics) as he shares how ePortfolios can meaningfully support reflective practice
• Explore real-life PebblePad examples that demonstrate how teaching and learning practice can be enhanced in authentic ways
• Reflect and discuss with colleagues, considering the strengths and limitations of ePortfolio pedagogy

The Digital Education Network (DEN) is hosting the first ever DENFest!

• Wednesday 1 - Thursday 2 July 2026

DENFest is the University of Leeds’ festival of digital education, bringing together colleagues from across the institution to explore the practical ways that digital technology can support teaching and learning.

This year's inaugural event focuses on Media Enhanced Learning (MEL) to coincide with the University’s imminent launch of ‘Panopto’: our new platform for creating, sharing and engaging with video and media in teaching.

Across the two days, attendees will explore digital approaches to active learning, e‑portfolios, assessment and feedback, accessibility, and more.

The programme features keynote talks from Professor Emily Nordmann (University of Glasgow) and Dr Nicholas Worsfold (Brunel University London), plus insights from students.

Registration is currently open for teaching staff. To view the agenda and express your interest in attending, visit the DENFest webpage.