E-portfolio

What is it? E = web-based Capacity to store and share Share with others Get feedback Portfolio = YOUR personal - record of: What you have done - reflections on: How well you’re doing it What you think about it How you can develop PLACE: all info in one place PROCESS: a means of facilitating learning

It’s YOURS to –Record –Reflect –Share –Get feedback Some activities are integrated into courses… …others are optional for you to do as you like.

Your record What would you record? Why would you record it?

Your record Keep anything you feel is relevant in one place competencies, activities, events Celebrate your achievements View your progress Keep evidence Basis for applications Jobs Grants Positions Awards Portfolio is about recording a journey “Takes the cv into the modern era” “I realised how much I had learnt”

Your reflections Do you reflect? What does that mean, why do you do it?

Your reflections Kolb 1984 Learning cycle Experience Evaluate Learn Apply How to improve

Your reflections Do you reflect? What does that mean, why do you do it? How do you reflect? –Thought –Verbal –Written

Why written reflection? Structure Creation of story line Negative experiences > solutions –S. Spera, E. Buhrfeind, J.W. Pennebaker 1994 Positive experiences > happiness –Burton & King 2003 Goals > more likely to be achieved –King 2001

Share Submit work –Teachers Assessment Share work with students Learn from others’ experience Getting feedback Present yourself

Get feedback Evaluate Learn Improve

Challenges?

Challenges TIME and EFFORT Learn how to use Pebblepad I regret not writing in it as frequently as it’s good to look back on and remember what has happened.

Lifelong learning Essential skill –Learning –Assessment All doctors now have portfolios –You will have a Foundation e-portfolio “as an individual over time, I change and eportfolio allows me to capture that”

A quick tour round e-portfolio…

Logging on…

“Assets” = activities you can record in your e-portfolio Types Assets for you to showcase yourself: CV Webfolio Assets for you to record and reflect on experiences, activities & events : Thoughts Ability Achievement Action Plan Activity Experience Meeting Specially-designed (eg. within courses): Forms Profilers

‘Asset’ Management To fill in a new Asset: Create New New forms and profilers accessed via ‘More’

To view, edit, or share an Asset: View > My Assets

Some activities are ‘Forms’… …others are ‘Profilers’ are pre-constructed activities… in course Y1 – First Clinical Attachment Y1 – Clinical Communication differ slightly in structure, but otherwise similar. cross-curricular Clinical Skills logbook Professional Skills logbook Exam Reflection HEALTH WARNING re Forms!!...The system allows you to create multiple copies if you keep going to Create New. Therefore, in order to edit a Form/Profiler you’ve already done, do NOT go via Create New. Instead go via View > My Asset > Edit to edit…

Sharing your Assets Your Assets are private and secure –tutors and peers can’t see them unless you choose to share them. Many activities require you to share them with tutors or peers, although not all need to be shared.

Gateway preconstructed network of contacts Compulsory for Clinical Communication sessions 4+5 FCA (all year) Print off an Asset a Person (e.g. peer, personal tutor) an access link to your Asset.

What is a gateway? FCA Portfolio Tutor Student E E E E GATEWAY

E-portfolio in Year 1

…in your QuickStart guide!

Clinical Communication FORMS Why? Communication Skills is a key clinical competency. It is formally assessed throughout Years 3, 5 & 6. You can develop skills through learning, practice, feedback and reflection When? Nov’11-Feb’12 Share? Session 3: No need to share Session 4: Gateway to CC tutor Session 5: Gateway to CC tutor

First Clinical Attachment - Portfolio Why? Various activities to reflect on your first experiences with patients. There are also other exercises: Health Talk, Patient Satisfaction Survey. Focussed on patient-centred care. When? All Year Share? Gateway with FCA tutor. Please note once you share your FCA Portfolio with your tutor for the first time, your tutor can access it throughout year. You do NOT have to keep gatewaying the portfolio through the year. PROFILER

Cross–curricular activities in Year 1 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 …for your own learning and development! Year 2 Year 1

Clinical Skills Logbook Identifies some key Clinical Skills that you need to be competent in by the time you graduate. You can record your attempts and reflections as you go through medical school + self-rate your competency level. To be used throughout medical school, so only a few skills covered in Year 1 practicals. –To see which skills are covered where, go to Clinical Skills map: PROFILER 5/12/11 – “Peak flow measuring performed. I need to remember it needs to be done three times and record the highest reading.”

Professional Skills Logbook Being a doctor requires competency in professional skills. Logbook allows you to record + reflect on your experiences in various professional skills. –what happened? –what was done well? –how could it be done better in the future?... Many of these skills involve dealing with complex situations. Recording your experience and reflections will be a useful way of long-term learning… …and help you prepare for job interviews! Ethics & Law Teaching Management Working with others Communication Evidence-based practice Personal qualities PROFILER

Exams Reflection Exams are a necessary part of the curriculum, but one which is an art in itself with regards to preparation and execution. Reflecting on how you prepared for, and applied yourself in, an exam is useful for learning how to tackle exams in the future. PROFILER

Use ‘Thoughts’ Assets To record and reflect on any experience…

Confidentiality In order to maintain confidentiality, all work must be anonymised with reference to patients – can only include gender + age. confidentiality Do not make unprofessional comments about patients, peers or other professionals. Please see paper guides for more info…

How do I find out more? Click on logo on Year 1 Intranet for website – Here you’ll find –Year 1 e-portfolio timetable –Links to guides on e-portfolio ‘Quick-start’ guide A more detailed ‘How-To’ guide ‘Advanced features’ guide –Video tutorials on using e-portfolio Any probs,

Final note: Faculty aims for you to use e-portfolio throughout your medical school career. We’ll be reviewing whether the new VLE in could host e-portfolio, which would bring unity across the learning technologies and smooth navigation. We’ll keep you informed about any move to a new system, including how to export work between systems if necessary.

Now for some practice!...