E-portfolios & Assessment: Supporting Development in a Professional Setting
Case study 2
Judith Lane,Programme LeaderMSc (pre-registration) Physiotherapy,Queen Margaret University,Edinburgh
ProgrammeSemester 1 & 2 – QMU + 1 x 2 week practice-based learning placement
Semester 3 – 2 x 6 week practice-based learning placements
Semester 4 & 5 – QMU
Semester 6 – Practice-based learning – 2 x 6 week + 1 x 4 week, practice based learning placements
Why (E)portfolio?a record of your professional development
and experiencespecific to your work practices and rolesreflective and evaluative content, not just a
recordconfidential documentationuseful as an historic, current and future
learning toolDynamic document which can be tailored to
specific needs
E-portfolio activities
• Intro to eportfolios
• Summative assignment
QMU
• Eportfolio activities
• Formative assignment
Clinical
• Advanced eportfolio
QMU
• Formative eportfolio activities
• Summative assignment
Clinical
Formative activitiesPlacement 1: Critical incident report –
shared with QMU tutor via the eportfolio.Placement 2: Submission of formative
reflective account of learning over placements 1 & 2
Placement 3: SWOT analysis – shared with peers via the eportfolio
Placement 4: Development review – shared with QMU tutor via the eportfolio.
Placement 1 activitycritical incident form
Placement 2Formative eportfolio assignment
Placement 3SWOT Analysis
Shared with peers
Placement 4Development Review
Review of individual’s work against post outline
Jointly produce Personal Development Plan
- identify needs& agree goals
Supportedlearning & development
Evaluation of applied
learning and development
Summative assignmentPersonal Development PlanStage 1: Identifying learning needs from
gaps in skills, knowledge and abilities. 3 dimensions of a Band 5 post outline
Stage 2: Define needs by writing learning outcomesFirst year of employmentSMART outcomes
Stage 3: Match activities and undertake learningIdentify action plan
And finally…….
