Vancouver Community College Forms Strategic Partnership with PebblePad
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TELFORD, U.K. & VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Californer -- PebblePad, the ePortfolio for Higher Education, is pleased to announce a new partnership with Vancouver Community College (VCC) as a preferred learning provider for BCNET. This collaboration is designed to support VCC's commitment to student success, learning innovation, and equitable access to education.

VCC has chosen PebblePad to enhance its ability to deliver flexible, personalized, and competency-based learning experiences. The platform will be used across a range of initiatives, with early adoption focused on the School of Trades and Health Sciences.

Initial use cases include:

• Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR)
• Micro-credentialing
• Development of personal learning plans in culturally responsive programming

Supporting strategies

VCC will leverage PebblePad tools and services to serve its strategic priorities in several key areas:

• Student success & learning innovation: PebblePad will support innovative teaching and learning practices that help students document and reflect on their learning journeys.
• Sustainability & internal capacity: VCC is focused on building a self-sustaining model for ongoing support and implementation of the platform.
• Privacy & security: PebblePad's platform will be integrated in accordance with VCC's IT protocols.
• Equity of access: Companion mobile app PebblePocket will provide offline access for students, which is especially important for those in rural and remote areas.

Views from VCC and PebblePad

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"VCC is pleased to be adopting PebblePad, as we know our students will benefit from this highly useful tool. PebblePad helps unify a student's entire learning journey from their first day in class to launching their career. This platform will equip them with a digital portfolio that will give them a place to document learnings, preserve projects, and serve as a canvas for them to map out action plans and build their future."

• Andrew Dunn, Manager of Online Learning Strategy and Design at Vancouver Community College.

"We're thrilled to partner with VCC in its mission to deliver inclusive, future-ready education. PebblePad's platform is designed to empower learners to take ownership of their development, and we're excited to support VCC's innovative approach to personalized, competency-based learning."

• Vanessa Knox, Director of Business Development, PebblePad.

About Vancouver Community College

VCC is proud to inspire a new generation of students to discover their passions, gain essential skills, and learn what it takes to succeed in a competitive workforce. With over 15,000 students, including a growing number of Aboriginal and International learners, 1,200 employees and an annual budget of $175 million, VCC is a key player in the post-secondary landscape in B.C. Visit https://www.vcc.ca

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About PebblePad

PebblePad is the ePortfolio platform for higher education trusted by leading universities and colleges worldwide to support learning, teaching, and assessment. Designed to help learners plan, record, reflect on, and showcase their learning, PebblePad empowers institutions to deliver rich, personalized learning experiences. Visit https://www.pebblepad.com