tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652950132925204088.post508280169862247670..comments2024-03-25T17:34:35.600+11:00Comments on Sarah Stewart: Dithering about ePortfolioSarah Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00480597227427423793noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652950132925204088.post-15398508767802390312011-06-20T15:19:19.407+10:002011-06-20T15:19:19.407+10:00I'll be interested to hear what they move to, ...I'll be interested to hear what they move to, BarbaraSarah Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00480597227427423793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652950132925204088.post-22100706747756377712011-06-19T04:51:37.925+10:002011-06-19T04:51:37.925+10:00I work within the Faculty of Society and Health wh...I work within the Faculty of Society and Health where the majority of teaching and management staff were trained as nurses and they maintain their CPD records on the RCN learning zone portfolio.<br />http://www.rcn.org.uk/development/learning/learningzone<br /><br />I believe it is quite cumbersome to use and the system locks you out regularly! They're also thinking of changing the system.<br /><br />BarbaraBarbara Nicollshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03072593878291176991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652950132925204088.post-66948911838364321212011-06-18T05:21:57.422+10:002011-06-18T05:21:57.422+10:00@Barbara Thanks for getting in touch - it was real...@Barbara Thanks for getting in touch - it was really interesting reading about your experiences. I am having a planning meeting for our institution and I think the decision about what to do will eventually rest with my boss. I am going to put together a pros and cons chart and present it and see how that goes down. I'll let you know what materializes.Sarah Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00480597227427423793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652950132925204088.post-28651079386370100892011-06-18T05:09:09.905+10:002011-06-18T05:09:09.905+10:00@Mike Do you know what the RCN eportfolio looks li...@Mike Do you know what the RCN eportfolio looks like. Is it just a framework for using writing everything up in a word document (like the Australian College of Midwives), or is it more sophisticated and integrated? <br /><br />@starpath I understand the UK GPs have voted to do away with their system because they dislike it so much.Sarah Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00480597227427423793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652950132925204088.post-63905600037247400702011-06-15T08:14:28.617+10:002011-06-15T08:14:28.617+10:00Mike says: "A large number of our mentors do ...Mike says: "A large number of our mentors do not have an email address, still less routine access to a computer." Why not? Very few people now do not have access to a computer and the Internet.starpathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03198109284351436733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652950132925204088.post-29462494923199401272011-06-15T08:07:11.015+10:002011-06-15T08:07:11.015+10:00Hi Sarah, my husband had to provide an evaluation ...Hi Sarah, my husband had to provide an evaluation on a visiting UK surgical registrar, using their official academic training online eportfolio. The idea is fantastic, but in practice there were difficulties logging on and getting the password..all time-consuming. Once into the system though, everything sweet. Obviously I have a bias towards digital, especially via the web but the time factor for those doing the evaluation is a consideration. The technology worked well, it was just getting the password and logging on that was the hiccup.starpathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03198109284351436733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652950132925204088.post-81331075877556050102011-06-14T02:49:32.779+10:002011-06-14T02:49:32.779+10:00of course, what could change everything is if we c...of course, what could change everything is if we could pare out the stuff that needs to be literally signed off (with a pen!) and that which is more on the reflective side (but we would probably still insist on assessing it!) could then go online somehow. Just asked <a href="http://www.nmc-uk.org/Documents/SLAIP%20case%20studies/NMC%20SLAIP%20case%20study%20University%20of%20Plymouth.pdf" rel="nofollow">this lady</a> to call by and tell us how they're getting on...Mike Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08446783588359525606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652950132925204088.post-80333446447303327212011-06-14T01:33:08.251+10:002011-06-14T01:33:08.251+10:00I was really interested to read your and Barbara&#...I was really interested to read your and Barbara's comments. I can see my way to recommending almost ANYthing for pure PDP-type activities (even blackboard). <br />My main sticking points at the moment for electronic portfolios are:<br />1. The confusion of purpose (showcase, assessment and/or reflection - see paragraph 85 of http://www.gmc-uk.org/Assessment_in_undergraduate_web.pdf_38514111.pdf ) - not helped, may I say, by the over-ambitious requirements of our betters... e.g. http://www.qaa.ac.uk/academicinfrastructure/progressFiles/guidelines/progfile2001.asp#pdp<br />2. Related to 1., the enduring need for mentors to literally 'sign-off' for clinical competence recording. A large number of our mentors do not have an email address, still less routine access to a computer. Email would be clumsy as evidence, but good enough (would afford an audit trail etc.).<br />Barbara says: '...when they graduate and have to use the RCN...', in fact, students do have to use something, but they do not _have_ to use the RCN's e-portfolio (I would love to see some usage stats on their e-portfolio). I may be a cynic or realist, you decide, but if the qualified nurse/midwife is unlucky enough to get picked for portfolio scrutiny, it is then that their portfolio recieves a flurry of attention.Mike Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08446783588359525606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652950132925204088.post-8587828256576303442011-06-13T17:27:12.096+10:002011-06-13T17:27:12.096+10:00Hello Sarah
It is interesting to read about your t...Hello Sarah<br />It is interesting to read about your thoughts on e-Portfolios. I feel I am in the same boat here in the UK. I have tried to use the Porfolio element in Bb - the institution's VLE as a student as well as a tutor of EAP for nursing.I myself find it rather cumbersome though some UKHEIs have done a pretty good job setting up the system for their students. I have used PebblePad for my annual CPD reflections - I say annual because I don't go in regularly due to my busyness at work. You have realised that as well with your students. However, I use Google Sites for recording and reflecting on my gardenining experiences, my studies etc and because it is my own creation, I visit them regularly and update the contents. It is the ownership factor which motivates me.<br /><br />Recently, a new course was validated - the Operating Department Practioner Programme (Pre-qualifying)where the course team embedded a Google Sites e-Portfolio for the purpose of learning through reflection and assessment for learning. We tried Foliospaces as wll but we agreed GS was much simpler. Since I had had experience with Google Sites,we worked together on developing a sample site for the validation committee. It went down very well.<br /><br />The team had set up templates for the students to use, copy or adapt - About Me, Reflections with a reflective model as a scaffold. The tutor would then have to be invited to view or comment on the work done- my experience using GS with the PGCLTHE is that the students feel empowered by this - they can invite who they want to and when they want to which could be a disadvantage for the tutor if formative assessment is to be encouraged. This needs to be made clear at the outset.<br /><br />The advantage with using GS is that students can see the potential of other Web 2.0 tools for recording their reflections. They will already have acquired the transferrable skills when they graduate and have to use the RCN (FOR EXAMPLE) e-Portfolio system. While the institution is dithering, we as practioners need to be developing our students' reflective and critical thinking skills so why not use what we have got and enhance our students' learning?<br /><br /><br />Do we want the students' system to be linked to the institution's for the purpose of assessment? for monitoring progress? Then it could be deviating from our main purpose - student learning through reflection.<br /><br />Anyway, I will be following how you get on, Sarah. I am glad we, here in the UK are not alone in the search for an e-Portfolio system that is fit for any purpose!<br /><br />Best wishes<br />BarbaraBarbara Nicollshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03072593878291176991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652950132925204088.post-72902050182279013322011-06-13T17:13:35.037+10:002011-06-13T17:13:35.037+10:00This comment has been removed by the author.Barbara Nicollshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03072593878291176991noreply@blogger.com