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Two steps forward, one step back: the intricacies of engaging with e-portfolios in nursing undergraduate education.

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OBJECTIVES:To share the experience of implementing and refining the use of e-portfolios into an undergraduate nursing degree. DESIGN:This is a reflective piece that explores the hurdles experienced in introducing and maintaining e-portfolio's into higher education, particularly in undergraduate nursing curricula. DATA SOURCES:Nil REVIEW METHODS:Review of the literature, and comparing and contrasting this against the experience of the authors. RESULTS:Hurdles included access to computer and quality internet connections, along with the levels of IT literacy of staff, and the common misconception that all students are IT savvy. What was also evident was how the need for both pedagogical and technical support to both staff and students was paramount in achieving an understanding of the software, and the scope and perspective of e-portfolio pedagogy. With each of these hurdles, staff reluctance to engage in e-portfolio use in the tertiary sector was evident. On reflection of each of these challenges, the authors identified that their experience mirrored other tertiary institutions in that a single hurdle alone is not responsible for fragmented e-portfolio implementation, but a combination of factors. Through exploring recommendations from other tertiary institutions, the authors recognize the limitations within their own working environment that contributed to the pitfalls experienced. CONCLUSION:Despite e-portfolios being introduced into higher education for over a decade, its successful implementation into undergraduate nursing curricula continues to be fraught with pitfalls, creating the sense of moving backwards more so than forwards. As with any new learning tool, careful consideration needs to be given to comprehensive planning, implementation, review and evaluation to either prevent the hurdles identified, or limit their impact on the quality of the portfolio produced and the learning attained from the process.

journal_name

Nurse Educ Today

journal_title

Nurse education today

authors

Andrews T,Cole C

doi

10.1016/j.nedt.2014.12.011

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Has Abstract

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2015-04-01 00:00:00

pages

568-72

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eissn

0260-6917

issn

1532-2793

pii

S0260-6917(14)00406-7

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Two steps forward, one step back: the intricacies of engaging with e-portfolios in nursing undergraduate education.