A Long-term Partnership Between HvA and Portflow, With A Focus On Co-Creation

In line with their new education and assessment policy drawn up in 2022, the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (HvA) aims to give students more control over their own learning process. This requires a tool that gives students ownership and supports them in their development.

The HvA chose Portflow because it appeared to best suit their desire for a uniform, but flexible solution that is fully integrated with their current LMS Brightspace, helps to fulfill the modern educational vision and is prepared for future developments in education. In collaboration with Drieam, Portflow was successfully implemented throughout the institution. Now Portflow, in combination with the LMS, plays an important role in encouraging student ownership and involvement in their own learning journey.

In this case study we highlight the long-term collaboration between the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (HvA) and Portflow and, among other things, we consider the added value of co-creation. This case study underlines how collaboration between an educational institution and an innovative EdTech partner can lead to solutions that contribute to sustainable and flexible education, where students are optimally prepared for the constantly changing demands of a dynamic labor market.

Key results:

  • 8.800 students within the HvA now work with Portflow, spread across over 60+ programmes.

  • Portflow is applied by default within all programs from the faculty Health, Sport & Exercise.

  • HvA set up a successful implementation plan in collaboration with Drieam that can also be applied by other programmes in the near future.

  • The largest program that uses Portflow (Physiotheraphy) has an intake of +- 550 students per year and applies the portfolio in all courses.

  • In the first year of co-creation, we realized 25 new features and 31 improvements to existing features.

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