Beyond the ‘Mahara and Regional RPL’ E-portfolio

Implementation Trial 2010Angela Garbin, Lillian Primerano and

Kathryn Thomson

The Reason

• Certificate IV in Laboratory Techniques(PML40104) to current PathWest Laboratory Medicine, WA employees.

• RPL assessment tool for Polytechnic West trainees in remote areas

• 25 trainees in 11 regional laboratories

Mahara

• Multimedia developers at Polytechnic West (PWA) created an institutional instance

Other technologies

• Point-of View (POV) glasses

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Computer/Digital Literacy

• Moderate levels of computer/digital competence

• High level of assistance required for Mahara

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CIV in Laboratory Techniques Group

• Teleconference introduction for trainees and laboratory managers

Trainees

• Trainees were asked to copy a template ‘view’ created by the assessor to assist in providing evidence of RPL

• viewed by laboratory manager for feedback • submitted for assessment

Laboratory Managers

• ‘Place feedback’ for validation of evidence and training

Privacy and Access

Key Outcomes

• Engagement of remote learners requires:

-establishment of strong communication-additional computer/digital

support

• Trainee concerns regarding privacy and sharing of information withmembers of e-portfolio group

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Beyond the Trial

POVglasses

Uploadingof evidence

E-portfolio as a training journal

Support Services

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Trainee, Manager and Assessor Cycle

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Secret URL for Laboratory manager validation

Laboratory Manager validated view submitted for assessment to Trainer/Assessor

Assessor feedback to trainee on evidence provided when view released

Case Study: Collie PathWest – RPL Evidence

• Nerelle, Laboratory Technician and Trainee – RPL and Training evidence• Rory, Laboratory Manager – identification of gaps and validation

Collie PathWest - Training Evidence

Issues/Barriers

Laboratory manager’s

digital competence

YouTube Privacy Issues

Limitations with data storage capacity (50Mb)

Access to views with secret URL

Installation of export

functionality

Work place restrictions to access internet

sites such as YouTube

Back to Basics: RPL and E-portfolios

PWA E-learning and E-portfolios

• Feedback from Mahara E-portfolio trial• Adoption of one LMS

Acknowledgements

Thank you to the following for their participation, helpful guidance and technical advice and support:

• Nerelle Truscott and Rory O’Connor, PathWest• Theresa Putland, Wayne Thomson, Hugh Soord, Paul Houghton, Sally

Burgess De Castillo and Mark Cooper, Polytechnic West • Annelieske Noteboom and Christine Cooper, Challenger Institute of

Technology• Allison Miller and Janice Calcei, Australian Flexible Learning Framework• Geoff Lubich, Edupov

Angela

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