Interprofessional Collaboration for the Development of an e Portfolio across Nursing Curricula. Christine M. Rosner Amanda Piccolini

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1 Interprofessional Collaboration for the Development of an e Portfolio across Nursing Curricula Christine M. Rosner Amanda Piccolini

2 Objectives Describe how to use Google apps as a platform for the student e Portfolio. Discuss the use of an e portfolio as an assessment of program outcome achievement. Identify steps for integrating the e Portfolio across the BSN curriculum.

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4 Thomas Edison State College Mission The mission of Thomas Edison State College is to provide flexible, high quality, collegiate learning opportunities for self directed adults. One of New Jersey's 11 senior public institutions of higher education and one of the first schools in the country designed specifically for adults Provides flexible, high quality, collegiate learning opportunities for self directed adults More than 20,000 students from all 50 states and more than 70 countries around the world attend the College 4

5 W. Cary Edwards School of Nursing Our degree programs include: Accelerated 2 nd Degree BSN RN BSN MSN Nurse Educator Nursing Informatics Nursing Administration Graduate Certificate Programs 5

6 School of Nursing Highlights The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree was established in The School of Nursing has more than 3,000 students enrolled from across the United States. All programs offered by the School of Nursing have open and rolling admissions. Online nursing courses are offered in 12 week terms on a quarterly basis. Three graduate courses (9 credits) are included in the BSN degree.

7 The Center for Learning and Technology Collaborative course design model: Instructional Designers, Subject Matter Experts, and Instructional Technologists 563 courses that are offered 12 semesters a year; an average of course developments per year Our Team: 6 Instructional Designers, 5 Instructional Services, and 3 Assessment Specialists Flexible course delivery model: multiple platforms (Tablets, smartphones, etc.) Responsible for the academic technology systems: LMS (Moodle), QuestionMark Perception, Google Apps, and Kaltura

8 Purpose of the e Portfolio All BSN students are required to create an electronic portfolio that is submitted in the final nursing course. The purpose of this portfolio is to showcase the work that you have completed during your educational program. The e Portfolio supports your professional development, documents your clinical competence, and maps course assignments to your program outcomes. The content of your e Portfolio or artifacts are your papers, presentations, and other documents that provide evidence of your progress through the program.

9 Outgoing Process Student purchased product Vendor provided support e Portfolio completed in last BSN/first MSN course BSN evaluated completeness of portfolio MSN evaluated achievement of program outcomes and competencies

10 Reasons for Changes College wide implementation of a new learning platform that would support e Portfolio BSN and MSN curriculum changes effective July 2013 Organization of the BSN e Portfolio according to program outcomes

11 Introducing the e Portfolio to Students e Portfolio module inserted into the initial BSN nursing course Added an e Portfolio assignment in the second nursing course Course Reflection was added to last week of every nursing course Guidelines for the e Portfolio revised

12 July 2014 term Where Are We Now? Last course where students submit e Portfolio will be offered for the first time This is the first group of students in the new BSN curriculum who will submit the Google e Portfolio Assignment is due in Week 10 (mid October, 2014)

13 Google Apps and the e Portfolio Student Google accounts for all students at Thomas Edison State College Google Apps Drive Sites Blogger YouTube

14 e Portfolio Demonstration e Portfolio tour Template design Student creation process Completed e portfolio

15 e Portfolio Challenges Technical issues User error System related issues Novelty Learning Curve

16 e Portfolio Benefits Simple Mobile Cost efficient Exposure to Google Apps Domain administration/support Owned by the student

17 Where Are We Going? Further incorporation of Google Apps Target course assignments for inclusion into e Portfolio Use student and mentor feedback for ongoing improvement Use assessment findings to inform curriculum change Transition MSN students to Google e Portfolio