1. Moving midwifery placements onlineMichelle Newton (BNBM Course Coordinator)Terry Young (Online T&L Developer PLS)Sarah Hay (Lecturer)ePortfolios Australia2nd October 2014latrobe.edu.au CRICOS Provider 00115M

2. Midwifery placement documentation where have we come fromLa Trobe University 2 3. Image areaProblems with the paper based system Report integrity questionable Limited reporting capacity Administrative burden Reduces the risk of the old the dog atemy homeworkLa Trobe University 3 4. Moving to the on-line environmentDesign Scope Design Plan RequirementsDevelop Prototype Test/Simulate Review/ModifyImplement Release Training SupportLa Trobe University 4 5. Moving to the on-line environmentDevelop Prototype Test/Simulate Student view Clinical Educator view Subj. Coordinator view Review/ModifyLa Trobe University 5 6. Moving to the on-line environmentImplement Test Clinical sites Release Training Students Clinical Educators Subj. Coordinators Support Online videos Help instructions Discussion forumLa Trobe University 6 7. Pilot of a first year clinical report toolLa Trobe University 7 8. Outcomes - usabilityFeedback from the pilot was extremely positive from all three user groups Students: Encouraged an ownership of their placement documentation Clinical educators: More engaged in their responsibility of verifying placement documentation Provided insight into the reflective process of the students Academic staff: Ease of reporting clinical completion Expedited release of results Nor reliant on students physically delivering the reports Confidence around integrity of reportsLa Trobe University 8 9. Outcomes - modificationsAdditions: Flag to indicate need for follow-up post clinical (student or clinical educatorinitiated) Feedback tab for verification offinal sign off (date, time and academic name)La Trobe University 9 10. So where is the capacity for growth into e-portfolios Could all placementdocumentation live in thePebblePad space to enablestudents to build an e-portfolio oftheir midwifery experienceswithout losing the functionality ofthe current tools?? Establish an e-portfolio for studentsfrom their course commencement tocompletionOR Capacity for an automated export into amaster documentLa Trobe University 10 11. Image areaChallengesExpertise and allocation of workloadrequired for: workbook development workspace creation enrolment of membersCapacity for troubleshooting on a day today basis where does the expertise sit within theorganisation? how will students and clinical facilitatorsaccess it? what capacity do academic staff have toprovide assistance ?La Trobe University 11 12. Where to from here Establish automated reports linked to clinical placement progression Reporting to Registering AuthorityLa Trobe University 12 13. Where to from here Reports in a Pebble Pad format to be progressively rolled across all years of thecurriculum (completed by 2016) Exploring capacity for tool to feed into an e-Portfolio ?? With user acceptance , it may be timely to explore moving the whole BlueBook to the on-line environment (mobile platforms needed)La Trobe University 13 14. Where to from here Increasing access on mobile platforms for ease of use in the clinical settingLa Trobe University 14 15. Thank youAdvice?Suggestions??La Trobe University 15