At Swansea University, PebblePad was initially implemented as a precision tool — supporting nearly 2,000 healthcare students to document placements across Wales.
As financial pressures across the sector have intensified, institutions like Swansea have challenged us to think differently. Together, we’ve expanded PebblePad’s role far beyond its original purpose — supporting wellbeing, enhancing employability, enabling distance learning, and capturing research impact.
In this session, we explore how PebblePad has been repurposed into a flexible, all‑in‑one platform — a true Swiss army knife for education. We focus on simple, practical use cases that drive efficiency, spark creativity, and deliver real‑world impact. This is about stripping things back and showing what genuinely works.