1. ePortfolio for continuing professional development

2. Learning and continuing professional development
CPD is an organic approach to learning:
Looking for naturally occurring learning opportunities
producing valuable outputs
Using naturally occurring assessment opportunities
encouraging feedback from others
encouraging reflective thinking on one’s own activity
Allows individuals to see the standard of performance required of them
CPD can make the best use of technology
Electronic portfolio: a tool for assessment, but also knowledge management
Learning communities: a network of peers and mentors
CPD is the way we learn in a knowledge society

3. Continuing Professional Development
From diagnosis to assessment
I consult a statement of competencies for my professional sector
I carry out an analysis of where I am now and where I want to go
I link the contents ot the competency statement to evidence of my professional activity
I produce a reflective statement in which I describe what I have learned and how this has had an impact on my organsation/ environment
I ask for feedback from my colleagues and peers.
I obtain a validation of my CPD to maintain/advance my status in my professional body

4. New roles for teachers and trainers
Accent on facilitation rather than on knowledge transfer
Organise and manage knowledge
‘Animate’ learning communities
Facilitate open and distance learning activities
Participate in learning communities in own domain of expertise
Select learning resources and environments
Design learning resources?

5. Development and recognition of competencies: the EIfEL competency framework
A set of European standards of competence for « learning in a knowledge economy »
Developed with cross-sectoral European partners
For the development and recognition of the competencies of those involved in education, training and human resource management
Part of the framework accepted as the base for the eTTNet competency framework for teachers/trainers

6. Key competencies Preparing the learning event
Running the learning event
Supporting learners
Assessing learner progress
Contributing to the learning organisation
Managing own professional development
Communicating
Managing the learning environment
Promoting accessibility for learners
Evaluating learning programmes

7. Learners
Mastery of information competencies (« information literacy »)
Choose and access an information source
Formulate a request
Extract relevant information
Combine new information with that already acquired
Communicate the information to others
Co-produce information, learn with others
Autonomy: manage own learning and CPD
Work in a team (virtual): learn and share knowledge

8. Evidence collection for evaluation of T/T competencies
Suggested sources of evidence:
Products
Process
Suggested types of evidence:
Research and continuing professional development activities
Teamwork activities: co-operation with colleagues, other departments etc.
Design of learning programmes
Delivery plan
Monitoring and evaluation instruments
Feedback: learners, colleagues, line managers
Reflective analysis

9. The Royal College of Nursing’s CPD ePortfolio for nurses
CPD and lifelong learning offer:
Aspiration - potential for enrichment of our lives through learning
Actuality - required for survival in an ever-changing society
Empowerment - potential to provide opportunity and access to social systems
Equitable service delivery to 360,000 nurses across UK and overseas
Promotion of recruitment and retention of nurses
Diversity of need and circumstances
Professional requirement to provide portfolio of evidence of CPD activity

10. RCN’s ePortfolio
Uses minimal storage space as material is stored digitally
Provides templates for gathering evidence
Links to learning areas which aid development of portfolios
Allows action plans to be generated to focus on further development needs
Easily updateable & can be changed whenever and wherever required
Accessible can be opened wherever is web access
Increases technology skills in using and developing the site
Easily communicated i.e. selected material can be saved to disc or ed directly to a reviewer
Automatically generates a curriculum vitae
Provides individual calendar to publicise learning events

11. RCN’s ePortfolio
Uses minimal storage space as material is stored digitally
Provides templates for gathering evidence
Links to learning areas which aid development of portfolios
Allows action plans to be generated to focus on further development needs
Easily updateable & can be changed whenever and wherever required
Accessible can be opened wherever is web access
Increases technology skills in using and developing the site
Easily communicated i.e. selected material can be saved to disc or ed directly to a reviewer
Automatically generates a curriculum vitae
Provides individual calendar to publicise learning events

12. women@ thecuttingedge
Links issues of technology, gender and professional development.
Education
Learning through technology
Celebrating achievements
Reflecting on process and product
Enhancing self-esteem
Sharing with others

13. Human Capital Accounting and ePortfolio
method of systematically identifying, measuring and presenting information about the human resources and human capital of an organization (OECD)
Or of individuals and/or groups (FuturEd)
And communities / regions (EIfEL)
Individuals
Develop and maintain ePortfolio
Take control of career
Develop efficient learning plans
Employers
Complete inventory of workforce skills
More efficient description of work required
Pay for skills used not for time spent
Manage and target learning
Society at large
Accurate inventory and skills gap analysis
Promotion of lifelong learning
Avoid pitfalls of credentials