# RSC-MP3: Interview with Colin Dalziel about the next version of PebblePad #eportfolio

![RSC-MP3 Logo](http://mashe.img.rsc-ne-scotland.org.uk/mashe/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/rscmp3144px.jpg)It’s been a while since I’ve done a podcast but whilst at the Enhancement Themes conference last week in between promoting JISC and the Services I managed an impromptu interview with Colin Dalziel from Pebble Learning to ask him about the next version of [PebblePad](http://www.pebblepad.co.uk), version 3, which is due out by the end of this year. Below are links to the recording and a summary of what we talked about (sound quality isn't the best - I only had the internal speaker on my laptop for recording): \[podcast\]https://hawksey.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/pebblepad-interview.mp3\[/podcast\] **[Download Link](https://hawksey.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/pebblepad-interview.mp3)**Duration: 10 minutes Size: 7.4 MB ![Subscribe to our podacst via RSS ](http://mashe.img.rsc-ne-scotland.org.uk/mashe/wp-content/themes/accord-10/images/rss.gif "RSS Logo") **[Subscribe to our podcast via RSS](http://feeds2.feedburner.com/rsc-mp3)**![Subscribe to our podcast via iTunes](http://mashe.img.rsc-ne-scotland.org.uk/mashe/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/itunes.jpg "Subscribe to our podcast via iTunes") [**Subscribe to our podcast via iTunes**](http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=304100332)**Summary****00:56** - moving towards a personal learning system, tapping into external systems like blogger and twitter, not only pushing assets out to these systems but also pulling material in. **02:20** - talking about the blocks to integrate with different VLEs Moodle, Blackboard and Turnitin **04:00 -** highlighting some of the planned features like a social layer to allow PebblePad users connect from around the world; audio and video recording directly within the PebblePad system **06:00 -** planning a lightweight version of PebblePad optimised for mobile use then adding more specific functionality for different mobile devices **06:52 -** is there an open source future for PebblePad? Not on the horizon, but will continue to work with open standards **07:55** - Alumni and personal PebblePad access - (there is already a [personal signup option for PebblePad](http://www.pebblepad.co.uk/about_buying.asp) £20/year)