Who can use PebblePad?

In 2024-2025, a number of UM programs start using PebblePad in their curriculum across five faculties: FHML, FPN, FSE, LAW and SBE.

UM students and staff involved are informed and supported through their own faculty and program.

Other UM students and staff are welcome to create an account in PebblePad and build their personal portfolio.

Access to PebblePad

UM students and staff

UM students and staff log in with their Maastricht University username and password.

  1. Go to https://pebblepad.maastrichtuniversity.nl.
  2. Select “I have an IT account at this organisation”.
  3. Click “Log in to PebblePad”.
  4. Fill in your UM Username and Password.

 

External assessors
If you’re an external assessor for Maastricht University who needs access to PebblePad, an account will be created for you. Once you have an account, this is how you login:

  1. Go to https://pebblepad.maastrichtuniversity.nl.
  2. Select “I have a guest account for PebblePad”.
  3. Fill in your Username and Password.
  4. Click “Log in to PebblePad”.
A log-in screen with Log in and the choice between: I have an IT account at this organization or I have a guest account for PebblePad. An arrow points to the first option.
View the guide: Logging in to PebblePad.

Basic terminology

These basic terms are helpful to understand before getting started. Click on the links in each item for more detailed information on the PebblePad help website.

Pebble+

Screenshot of the Pebble+ dashboard page.

Pebble+ is your private and personal learning space where you create your portfolio or fill-in workbooks and templates. Everyone who uses PebblePad has their own Pebble+ account. Everything you create in Pebble+ is not visible to others, unless you decide to share.

ATLAS

Screenshot of the PebblePad ATLAS dashboard page.

ATLAS is the institutional assessment space. When a student creates work in Pebble+, it can be submitted to ATLAS for assessment by a teacher or tutor.

Assets

All the items a student creates within PebblePad or uploads into the platform are called Assets (they appear in the Asset Store). Assets are personal and not visible to others unless shared.

PebblePad video:

Resources

Resources are mostly created by teachers / learning designers and made available to their students, so that they can input information. Resources appear in the Resource Store (or can be accessed via ATLAS). When a resource is opened and saved, it becomes an Asset. A resource can be a single page (form) or a complete workbook.

PebblePad videos:

TIP! You can use the icons to distinguish between Assets and Resources. Asset icons are square and are fully coloured while Resource icons are round and have outline colour only.

Square, fully coloured Workbook Resource icon Workbook Asset icon
Round, outlined Workbook Resource iconWorkbook Resource icon

Templates

PebblePad Template resource iconTemplates are single pages designed to provide some structure. Rather than starting with a blank page, a template provides a series of prompts. For example: a reflection – or evaluation form.

Workbook

PebblePad Workbook resource iconA Workbook is a binder that contains multiple template pages. Workbooks are mostly designed by UM staff and are used for assessment or reflection that runs over a longer period.

Where to create assets

PebblePad enables a student to create a variety of assets, such as a portfolio, a page, or a blog. These assets can be shared with others, the internet or for assessment in ATLAS.

A page in Pebblepad showing 5 blocks with a different logo each. Every block shows what can be created by clicking on it. 1 Create a portfolio, 2 Create a Page, 3 Create a Collection, 4 Create a log, 5 Create a blog

Get Creative

The Get Creative menu can be accessed via the Burger menu or the Get Creative panel in Pebble+.

Who do I contact with questions?

Look at our Guides for step-by-step instructions.
Find answers to your questions in our FAQs.
Find contact details on the “Need help” page.