Professional ePortfolios in Continuing Professional DevelopmentAn Overview

rSmart/Sakai Community May 2008

Prototype ePortfolio Environment built on OSP/Sakai

Russell Butson Higher Education Development Centre,

University of Otago

Present Environment

In New Zealand the implementation of the Health Practitioners Competency ACT 2003, has resulted in the Dental Council of New Zealand (DCNZ) requiring dental practitioners to maintain a professional portfolio1 as evidence of their competence and fitness before they are recertified to practise through the issue of the annual practising certificate (APC).

1-Policy on the Recertification of Dental Hygienists, Dental Auxiliaries and Orthodontic Auxiliaries under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance (HPCA) Act, 2003

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Aim – To create an ePortfolio environment

The aim of this project is to explore the potential of professional portfolios to assist staff and students to manage and control their continuing professional development in a manner that allows them to make sense of and map out their academic and professional expectations and subsequent achievements.

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Challenge – Promote Self Governance of the CPD

However, as with any compulsory activity it is inevitable that these portfolios are likely to be regarded by practitioners as a regulatory requirement, considerably weakening any prospect they might have of supporting career development.

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Research Approach/Method

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Design-Based Research - Emergent Design

The process of letting the design emerge from the interaction with the users

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Design-Based Research – The Intervention

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Influences

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Intervention

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Three prototype portfolios have been developed in the first instance:

-Dental Hygiene

- Dental Therapy

- Bachelor of Oral Health degree.

ePortfolio - Prototypes

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Professional ePortfolio - Structure/Process

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File Repository

Forms are prebuilt and conform to the professional requirements.

Portfolios are organised by 2 year cycles

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Non-Verifiable CPD Form

Forms are prebuilt and conform to the professional requirements.

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Portfolio Sections

Sections are configured to align with the professional requirements.

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Selecting Evidence Files

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Portfolio Sections - share

Distinction between portfolio sections and the complete portfolio.

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Share Portfolio Sections

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Comments

Comments /feedback is used for pre-publishing - proofing & reviewing content and is turned off in the final publication

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Portfolio Sections - share

Comments are managed here

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List of sections being shared

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Comments others have made on my Portfolio

Comments I have made on others Portfolio

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Present/Future

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Present

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Are Professional Portfolios likely to be regarded by practitioners as a regulatory requirement?

Or

Can they be designed so practitioners view them as a vital part of their practice?

Future: Compliance vs Self-governance

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Notes – rSmart 22 May 2008

Multi Portfoilos organised by 2 year cycles – displayed on top bar Portfolio sections displayed in portfolio tool 2nd portfolio display used to display complete portfolio Comments used for pre-publishing proofing/review – not used in publication Comments separated into three sections ..

– List of portfolios shared with me– Comments I have made on others portfolios– Comments others have made on my portfolio

HTML Displays– Portfolio Sections : standard single horizontal menu for portfolio sections – Complete Portfolio: New horizontal & vertical menu structure. This view incorporates the main

sections and associated subsections

Repository– Evidence/Forms - industry templates– On call documents/evidence – multimedia via UniTube

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screenshots

Notes

These screen shots are from an empty site and lack meaningful content. The banners are automatically loaded when the practitioner (owner) selects the

portfolio type – Dental Hygiene Portfolio– Dental Therapy Portfolio– Bachelor of Oral Health Portfolio

Banners images have significance to the particular groups. Note that some practitioners are registered as both Dental Hygienist & Dental Therapists – They must maintain 2 portfolios.

We have planned two other presentation templates – Employment Portfolio– Promotion Portfolio

Presently we have 10 staff and 50 students using the prototype.

Section: CV

Section: Professional Development Plan. The tabs represent the 2yr cycle

Section: Verifiable CPD. Each event is represented via tabs

Networked System – Reporting DCNZ=Dental Council of New Zealand

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