Professional ePortfolios in Continuing Professional DevelopmentAn Overview of the Otago Faculty of Dentistry Project.

Event: University Careers Advisory Services of New ZealandProfessional Development Days - Otago 2008

Russell Butson (presenter)Higher Education Development Centre,University of Otago

This project has received financial support from an e-Learning Enhancement Grant, Committee for the Advancement of Learning and Teaching (CALT), University of Otago.

Acknowledgements: Susan Moffat - Lecturer, School of DentistryJennifer Chrzan - Assistant Research FellowJian Sun - Programmer

Rosemary KardosDepartment of Oral Sciences,Faculty of Dentistry,University of Otago

Perspective Research Approach/Method Sector Background Our Solution Our Users ePortfolio Technical Stuff Future

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PerspectiveResearchers

Activities...Process

Workflow

Plans...AchievementsProgression

KnowledgeManageme

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Academic / Professional Context

Students = emerging academics/professionals

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Research Approach / Method

Design-Based Research - Emergent Design

The process of letting the design emerge from the interaction with the users

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Influences in this Project

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The Sector BackgroundHealth Act 2003

Dental Environment

In New Zealand the implementation of the Health Practitioners Competency ACT 2003, has resulted in the Dental Council of New Zealand (DCNZ) requiring dental practitioners to maintain a professional portfolio1 as evidence of their competence and fitness before they are recertified to practise through the issue of the annual practising certificate (APC).

1-Policy on the Recertification of Dental Hygienists, Dental Auxiliaries and Orthodontic Auxiliaries under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance (HPCA) Act, 2003

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Aim – To create an ePortfolio environment

The aim of this project is to explore the potential of professional portfolios to assist staff and students to manage and control their continuing professional development in a manner that allows them to make sense of and map out their academic and professional expectations and subsequent achievements.

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Challenge – Promote Self Governance of the CPD

However, as with any compulsory activity it is inevitable that these portfolios are likely to be regarded by practitioners as a regulatory requirement, considerably weakening any prospect they might have of supporting self-governing career development.

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Our Solution/Approach

Our UsersUndergraduates

The default process we found being employedThe Process

The default process we found being employedWhat they did

The default process we found being employedWhat we were hoping to find...

An Important Research Area

Outcome Driven

ePortfolioIntervention

Three prototype portfolios have been developed in the first instance:

-Dental Hygiene

- Dental Therapy

- Bachelor of Oral Health degree.

ePortfolio - Prototypes

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Professional ePortfolio - Structure/Process

1 2 3

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File Repository

Forms are prebuilt and conform to the professional requirements.

Portfolios are organised by 2 year cycles

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Non-Verifiable CPD Form

Forms are prebuilt and conform to the professional requirements.

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Portfolio Sections

Sections are configured to align with the professional requirements.

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Selecting Evidence Files

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Portfolio Sections - share

Distinction between portfolio sections and the complete portfolio.

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Share Portfolio Sections

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Comments

Peer/colleague feedback is used for pre-publishing - proofing & reviewing content and is turned off in the final publication

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Portfolio Sections - share

Comments are managed here

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List of sections being shared

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Comments others have made on my Portfolio

Comments I have made on others Portfolio

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Complete Portfolio

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Section: CV

Section: Professional Development Plan. The tabs represent the 2yr cycle

Section: Verifiable CPD. Each event is represented via tabs

Technical StuffMultilayered Networked System

Networked System – Reporting DCNZ=Dental Council of New Zealand Framework for Development Phase

Whole of Life Access

Future...

Present ....... Future

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