embedding eportfolios in course delivery

By Jaye Ryan ePortfolio Lead for BSc (Hons) Nursing at

Birmingham City University Follow and Tweet @MaharaNursing

About me …   Lecturer in Child Health (nursing)

  Personal interest in ePortfolio, Social Media and Interactive Teaching

  Self taught … Made mistakes … Learned from them

  Mahara UK14 conference

Overview All fields of nursing (approximate figures)

  Adult: 2 intakes per year = 700   Child: 2 intakes per year = 110   Mental Health: 2 intakes per year = 120   Learning Disabilities: 1 intake per year = 35

Total number of students = 965 per year Total number of students on the course = 2,895

History of Early Days

  Steep learning curve for personal tutors   Training issues for personal tutors and students   Change in attitudes and ways of working

  ‘Big Bang’ introduction of ePortfolio in October 2011 (currently using v1.5)

Current Position   Formative assessment   Personal Tutor role

  Personal Development Planning

Professionalism (Year 1)

  Professional Values and Academic Skills

  Relevant learning outcome - Explore strategies to facilitate personal, professional and academic development

Claire’s Profile

Community Scoping (Year 2)

  Nursing in Society

  Relevant learning outcome - Examine strategies to facilitate personal and professional development.

Kimberley’s Community Scoping Page

Employability (Year 3)

  Transition to Qualified Practitioner

  Relevant learning outcome - Evaluate employability skills and recognise the need for on-going personal and professional development as a qualified practitioner

Hannah’s Employability Page

Developments   Continued use of Student

Academic Mentors

  Change the assessment to summative - credit where credit is due

Question time and feedback