Student guides: PebblePad

Access and navigate PebblePad

This guide contains the steps students should take to access PebblePad at the University.

Access PebblePad resources created by your subject coordinator

Your subject coordinator may create templates, workbooks or other resources in PebblePad that they want you to fill in or use as a base when creating work or for submitting as part of assessment.

Create, edit and share blog posts in PebblePad

If you take time out to reflect on your learning experiences, you can maximise your retention of knowledge and increase your chances of academic success. One way to reflect is by keeping a blog in PebblePad.

Edit your portfolio pages

This guide covers how to use some of the key functions in the creation of a ‘portfolio’ or ‘page’ in PebblePad.

Embedding other learning technologies in PebblePad

This guide will cover embedding learning technology tools in PebblePad, including those offered by the University.

Export a PebblePad asset as a PDF file

You may need to export a PDF copy of a PebblePad asset to submit for assessment in the LMS, or you may wish to take an offline copy of your work.

Logging hours and reflecting on activities using Activity Logs within PebblePad

An activity log is a collection of documented reflections on experiences related to a particular topic - for example a work/clinical placement or continuing professional development (CPD) activities. You may be required to keep an activity log that documents your hours and tasks as part of placement or other activities and reflect on the activity.

PebblePad alumni account

Staff and students who have an existing PebblePad account at the University of Melbourne have the option to transfer this to a personal PebblePad account after they leave the University.

Share your work in PebblePad

This guide will walk through the many options to share your assets in PebblePad. You may be required to share to collaborate with others, make your work publicly accessible and also for assessment to the ATLAS system for assignment grading by your teaching staff.

Submit your work in PebblePad

This guide will go through the process of sharing your PebblePad tasks to ATLAS for assessment.

Techniques for searching in PebblePad

Learn the key techniques for navigating and searching your assets and templates.

Transition from student to professional with PebblePad

PebblePad is an effective platform to showcase skills and experiences developed at the University which will also provide evidence of your job readiness to potential employers after graduation. These may include activities and projects you have completed both on-campus and off-campus.

Using copyrighted materials on PebblePad

The copyright compliant use of PebblePad is based on the laws of Australia. It is important that you are aware of meeting copyright compliance as a good digital citizen. Working knowledge of copyright will be helpful when working in your professional career after university.