Louise Botha at Mahara Hui in Wellington on 20 March 2014 https://maharahui.org.nz/course/view.php?id=2

1. Louise Botha March 2014
Using Mahara as an electronic
portfolio system for recording of
continuous professional development
(CPD) and competency for nurses

2. Acknowledgements
• This project was supported by a Practice Development
Scholarship PDS-03-12 from the ACT Nursing and Midwifery Office
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• Attendance made possible by partial funding from Canberra
Hospital Auxiliary

3. So where is Canberra?
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4. Famous for ?
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5. Background
In 2010 Australia moved to National Registration via AHPRA
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
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Advantages
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• Registration to work across all states and territories in Australia
• Standardised expectation regarding Continuous Professional
Development

6. CPD
• 20 hours of CPD
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• The CPD cycle - reviewing practice,
identifying learning needs, planning and
participating in relevant activities and
reflecting on the value of the activities
(ANMC 2009)

7. Subject to Audit
When renew registration make a
declaration regarding:
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• Recency of Practice
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• 20 hours of CPD

8. What is CPD
Of relevance to the context of practice!

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Target group
Transition to Practice Nurses
(1 year structured and supported program for nurses)
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• The group was assumed, with recent exposure in the
university sector, to contain a high proportion of participants
with skills in web based programs and the use of portfolios
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• Required to submit a portfolio for assessment as part of
transition program

10. Methods
Literature Review
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11. What did we want to see in a portfolio?
• CPD Records
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• Self Assessments against Australian Nursing
Competencies Standards
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• Completed Learning Objectives for each
Placement
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• Evidence of Reflection on Activities and
Learning experiences

12. What Portfolio to choose
• Used a Matrix to identify positives of a
variety of options
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• Group decision to use Mahara

13. Budgetary Constraints
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• Small number of accounts
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• Looked for options
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Our answer
• http://www.portfoliocommunities.com/

14. Education
• Session presented during Study Day
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• Extra “How to” on Wednesday
Workshop days
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15. Including resources available from
Mahara
Mahara 1.7 user manual

16. Evaluation of Education Delivered

17. Uptake of the Mahara E-portfolio
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25
50
75
100
Number of Graduates as %
Total Number of
Graduates signe

18. Challenges -
• External Hosting
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• Local Options
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• “Red Tape” in Organisations
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• Assessment of Portfolios
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• Creating a Rubric

19. Example Assessment Rubric

20. Portfolio Examples
• http://www.portfoliocommunities.com/

21. References
Project
• Casey, D., & Egan, D. (2010). The use of professional portfolios and profiles for career enhancement. British Journal
Of Community Nursing, 15(11), 547-552.
• Celery, M. (2010). National Registration and Professional Portfolios: What does it all mean? Journal Of The
Australasian Rehabilitation
• Nurses' Association (JARNA), 13(2), 4-6.
• Cubit, K.A., Ryan, B., (2010) Tailoring a Graduate Nurse Program to meet the needs of our next generation nurses,
Nurse Educ. Today, doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2010.03.017
• Garrison, D. R. (2011). Assessment and Evaluation. In E-Learning in the 21st Century. (2nd ed.). (pp. 106-107). New
York, USA: Routledge.
• Lewis, K., & Baker, R. (2007). The development of an electronic educational portfolio: an outline for medical
education professionals. Teaching & Learning In Medicine, 19(2), 139-147.
• Mills, J. (2009). Professional portfolios and Australian registered nurses' requirements for licensure: developing an
essential tool. Nursing & Health Sciences, 11(2), 206-210. doi:10.1111/j.1442-2018.2009.00457.x
• Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (2010, July).Continuing professional Development Registration Standard
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• http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Skywhale_before_second_Canberra_flight_May_2013.jpg
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/shebalso/5660416505/
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