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Louise Botha March 2014
Using Mahara as an electronic portfolio system for recording of
continuous professional development (CPD) and competency for nurses
Acknowledgements
• This project was supported by a Practice Development Scholarship PDS-03-12 from the ACT Nursing and Midwifery Office !
• Attendance made possible by partial funding from Canberra Hospital Auxiliary
So where is Canberra?
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Background
In 2010 Australia moved to National Registration via AHPRA Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency !
Advantages !• Registration to work across all states and territories in Australia • Standardised expectation regarding Continuous Professional
Development
CPD
• 20 hours of CPD !• The CPD cycle - reviewing practice,
identifying learning needs, planning and participating in relevant activities and reflecting on the value of the activities (ANMC 2009)
Subject to Audit
When renew registration make a declaration regarding:
!• Recency of Practice !
• 20 hours of CPD
What is CPD
Of relevance to the context of practice!
Target group
Transition to Practice Nurses (1 year structured and supported program for nurses) !!
• The group was assumed, with recent exposure in the university sector, to contain a high proportion of participants with skills in web based programs and the use of portfolios !
• Required to submit a portfolio for assessment as part of transition program
Methods
Literature Review
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What did we want to see in a portfolio?
• CPD Records !
• Self Assessments against Australian Nursing Competencies Standards !
• Completed Learning Objectives for each Placement
!• Evidence of Reflection on Activities and
Learning experiences
What Portfolio to choose
• Used a Matrix to identify positives of a variety of options
!• Group decision to use Mahara
Budgetary Constraints
!• Small number of accounts !• Looked for options !
Our answer • http://www.portfoliocommunities.com/
Education
• Session presented during Study Day !• Extra “How to” on Wednesday
Workshop days
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Including resources available from Mahara
Mahara 1.7 user manual
Evaluation of Education Delivered
Uptake of the Mahara E-portfolio
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Number of Graduates as %
Total Number of graduate for purposes of the projectGraduates signed up and using Mahara
Challenges -
• External Hosting !
• Local Options !• “Red Tape” in Organisations !• Assessment of Portfolios !• Creating a Rubric
Example Assessment Rubric
ReferencesProject • Casey, D., & Egan, D. (2010). The use of professional portfolios and profiles for career enhancement. British Journal
Of Community Nursing, 15(11), 547-552. • Celery, M. (2010). National Registration and Professional Portfolios: What does it all mean? Journal Of The
Australasian Rehabilitation • Nurses' Association (JARNA), 13(2), 4-6. • Cubit, K.A., Ryan, B., (2010) Tailoring a Graduate Nurse Program to meet the needs of our next generation nurses,
Nurse Educ. Today, doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2010.03.017 • Garrison, D. R. (2011). Assessment and Evaluation. In E-Learning in the 21st Century. (2nd ed.). (pp. 106-107). New
York, USA: Routledge. • Lewis, K., & Baker, R. (2007). The development of an electronic educational portfolio: an outline for medical
education professionals. Teaching & Learning In Medicine, 19(2), 139-147. • Mills, J. (2009). Professional portfolios and Australian registered nurses' requirements for licensure: developing an
essential tool. Nursing & Health Sciences, 11(2), 206-210. doi:10.1111/j.1442-2018.2009.00457.x • Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (2010, July).Continuing professional Development Registration Standard
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