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ePortfolios for professional practice Gwyn Owen (oweng@csp.org.uk) Professional Adviser CSP Practice & Development Function

Context
CSP: educational, professional & trade union body for 50 000 physiotherapy students, support workers & chartered physiotherapists
HPC & CSP expectations - outcomes-based approach to CPD
Members’ access to/confidence in using ICT?
Pebble ePortfolio piloted with a group of members during 2007 & launched as a member benefit in 2008

Bespoke version of Pebble
Access via CSP website with separate log-on
50Mb of online space/member
Tools to plan, record & evaluate learning, & information about CPD

Promoting members’ engagement with ePortfolio
Articles & a supplement in Frontline
Physical demonstrations & advice via CSP Congress
Work-based seminars/workshops
Online support & advice (technical & practical)
Personalised support & advice via telephone/email

Getting to know my ePortfolio (2008)
Loved the strong visual interface (that I could personalise), intuitive navigation & freedom to ‘do whatever’
Frustrated by step-wise presentation of the ‘forms’ & limited reflective models available
Alienated by ‘tags’ & examples that CSP had embedded into the ePortfolio
Wary of visiting – separate URL, but could CSP track my usage?
Alignment with expectations? (employers & registration body’s processes were paper-based)

Personal outcome: no change...

ePORTFOLIO – MEMBER USE & FEEDBACK

ePortfolio uptake & use
17293 users registered (April 2011)
[34.5% of all CSP members]
ULF-funded member CPD survey (2010)
Response rate: 4658 [4287 qualified; 371 associate]
How do you currently record non-mandatory CPD? Qualified Associates paper 85% 80% CSP ePortfolio 16% 0% other ePortfolio 9% 12%

ePortfolio short-life working group (Snook, 2010)

Reflection: ePortfolio in practice
Constructive alignment with requirements of professional practice/CSP’s approach to CPD
Provision of information & support – informed choices & personalisation of CPD
Staged support:
- technical elements of ePortfolio use
- application of ePortfolio to CPD
Integration with other resources (CSP & beyond)
Content management

ePORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT: ACTION RESEARCH & ONLINE LEARNING

action research (Tripp, 2003) First Plan Action Then Plan Research First Produce Data Then Analyse Data and Implement Action Monitor Action and (separately and together) (together) Reflect (on Action) Review (Research) Process Plan action Research action Evaluate action Act thoughtfully Reconnaissance (First Cycle)

Process
map current CPD information/resources – removal of duplicate/out-dated information
establish a virtual group (Pebble gateway) to inform development of CPD resources
create a one-stop e-shop [ webfolio ] of information, tools & resources that supports members’ CPD (regularly maintained & updated – informed by user feedback & developments in practice)
develop ePortfolio content (e.g. forms, profiles, & learning activities, links to other CSP CPD resources) to create a personalised learning space that supports members’ CPD

Issues
Addressing emotions associated with CPD
Critical engagement with pedagogy & software to design resources that are meaningful & accessible to members
Creating resources to address diversity of members’ learning needs that can be presented/used on a variety of devices (e.g. paper, DVD/CD-ROM, PC/laptop, mobile)
Ensuring that resources support the development of a learner who’s fit for practice (current & future)

E portfolios physiotherapists

by Alison Felce on May 16, 2011

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