Using Mahara as an electronic portfolio system for recording of continuous professional development (CPD) and competency for nurses
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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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
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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
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
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14. Education
• Session presented during Study Day
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• Extra “How to” on Wednesday
Workshop days
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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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