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…….

SummaryEmail: jlane@qmu.ac.uk

Website: http://www.qmu.ac.uk/ph/