Using Digication e-Portfolios for Pharmacy Student Professional Development Jennifer Kirwin, PharmD, BCPS Clinical Professor and Director of Undergraduate and Professional Programs Northeastern University School of Pharmacy

SOP Portfolio Goals & Purpose Document progress in achievement of learning outcomes Self-Awareness Leadership Professional development and socialization Career goals Preparation for Co-op/ IPPEs Underscore connections between experiential and didactic learning Promote student-faculty engagement Innovation/ Entrepreneurship Professionalism Preparation for APPEs Archive for credentials Document progress in achievement of learning outcomes Professional development and socialization Underscore connections between experiential and didactic learning Promote student-faculty engagement Activities in the Portfolio include: Personal info/ history Career goals/ steps students has taken to develop career plans/ goal each semester Archive of professional documents (resume, intern license, training certifications/ CPR)

Portfolio Assignment Road map to: Create portfolio Link portfolio to Blackboard course Assignments for each section Personal Information Career & Professional Development Personalized Education Ability Based Outcomes Aim here is to talk about the way we’re using the technology, so I won’t focus too much on the content of the assignment.

Programmatic Learning Outcome 1 Assignment

Transition to e-Portfolio Initial portfolio was paper based Electronic in PDF format Brief trial of TaskStream platform In 2015, moved to Digication e- portfolio platform Initial portfolios were paper-based Pilot of ________ In 2015, assignment moved to Digication e-portfolio platform

Digication https://northeastern.digication.com E-Portfolio software platform Enables users to create and share their work and thoughts Very Flexible: Privacy/ sharing settings Templates available Ability to create course groups https://northeastern.digication.com

Portfolio Pages

Assessment SOP developed an Audit Process Options to access portfolios either direct through Digication: Access current portfolio Access submitted “point in time” portfolio Or via Blinded Assessment link: Request from Digication Enroll graders into the Assessment page Rubrics and reporting function available

Use of Blackboard to Manage Cohorts Create course by cohort Add / bulk add users “Submit your Portfolio” link that launches Digication Permanent links to Advisor match list and Assignment Easy to copy into next year Reports to see which users submitted

THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING TEXPO 2019! j.kirwin@northeastern.edu