eportfolio September 2007

WBPA AKT CSA 31 Oct 2007, Feb and May Applied knowledge E-portfolio 6-monthly educational supervisor review Annual deanery panel review AKT 31 Oct 2007, Feb and May Applied knowledge CSA Oct, Feb and May No 1 Croydon 13 x 10m stations (just like a surgery)

Logins Clinical supervisor (currently only one clin sup) Educational supervisor – responsible for 6m reviews and report to deanery panel Trainee Admin (schemes and deanery)

Principles The eportfolio is pretty robust – it works. If there is a glitch, data which you have entered is not lost. First port of call for problems is Nicola Hogg at the Deanery Is easy to use – once you get your head around it

A bit more builds the picture Evidence Deanery review And a bit more A bit more builds the picture A bit more evidence A bit of evidence

Principles GPRs responsibility to enter and reflect on content It is essential for the GPR to know their way around the curriculum. Also educators! GPRs responsibility to enter and reflect on content – if they don’t they will not be allowed to continue training A “different” way of training – or is it? Adult learners do the learning, the educational facilitators (ie us) facilitate. You can’t use a didactic training approach with this model! It is essential for the GPR to know their way around the curriculum. Also educators! Use the RCGP curriculum website for this – it has improved and will continue to develop

Principles GPR keeps eportfolio open continuously during day, and adds to learning log as he comes across issues Tutorials include eportfolio – keep open during tutorial and add learning needs as they are defined GPR keeps eportfolio open continuously during day, and adds to learning log as he comes across issues Tutorials include eportfolio – keep open during tutorial and add learning needs as they are defined Issues raised from learning since last tutorial > new learning needs Planning learning for the future Signing off learning needs that have been resolved

Principles PDP is dynamic not static – all learning needs should be entered GPR enters curriculum coverage which allows the teacher and learner to see the black holes

Issues Benchmarking of content – how much is enough? Benchmarking quality – what’s good? Web browser – Firefox spellchecks automatically or IEspell for IE7 Password-storing software eg roboform useful (R mouse click disabled)