JISC released this publication at ALT-C and it contains a number of PebblePad case-studies http://www.jisc.ac.uk/effectivepracticeeportfolios
 
You might also like this animation produced by the Flourish Project which helps explain the value of an ePortfolio for staff mms://stream.ucsm.ac.uk/CDLT/RSI/eportfolio1.wmv

Some of the changes made to PebblePad in the 2.1.3 release affected PebblePDA.

It has now been updated to work with all of the latest versions including 2.2 due in September. To download a version of PebblePDA which runs on Windows devices go here.

Hosted PebblePad accounts will now provide a minimum of 250Mb file storage space. This increase from 100Mb will take effect when installations are upgraded to v2.1.3 from July onwards.

Institutions hosting PebblePad on their own servers can still determine their own storage limits by institution, group or individual.

The latest issue of the PebblePad Newsletter "paddlingaround" is now available for download. It includes articles on new features, current and forthcoming projects as well as the latest events. The newsletter can be found here.

Thanet College in Kent has produced a video clip outling the uses and advantages of the PebblePad e-Portfolio. Both students and staff talking about their experiences using PebblePad on a daily basis to support their studies and work as well as how easy it is to reflect on their learning experiences. You can see the video here (Windows Media)

The Institute for Learning recently launched their bespoke version of PebblePad, called REfLECT, at Church House, Westminster. Shane Sutherland (Development Director) was invited to speak at the event which was recorded. Shane''''''''s video presentation can be viewed here.

Other videos from the launch can be viewed on this page.

Some people have reportet problems when loading PebblePad. This has been traced to an issue with the RealPlayer browser plugin. You can read a tipsheet on how to resolve this here.