Clarence Chan, PT, DPT Debra Engel, PT, DPT Jackie Ross, PT,DPT

Physical Therapist Assistant Program ,

LaGuardia Community College,

CUNY

Why ePortfolio?

What does the program get from it?

What do the students get from it?

What have we learned from the experience?

Systematic way to address college core competencies

Holistic approach to address professional core competencies

Program/faculty collaboration

A vehicle to examine and archive student growth and to validate program success

(Critical literacy ) (SCT101) Introduction to Physical Therapy/Pathology paper

(SCT231) Evidence based Capstone Research Paper

(Quantitative & Research literacies) (SCT211) Evidence based intervention research (1 article) (SCT231) Evidence based Capstone Research Paper (3 articles)

(Oral communication) (SCT101) Oral presentation on diagnostic condition (SCT230) Group Project Presentation in teams

(Technology literacy) (SCT102) Introduction to Profession Portfolio (SCT292) Reflection on the Career-PTA Graduate ePortfolio Showcase

Baseline Program Courses

SCN 195

(Urban

Studies)

SCT

101

SCT

102

SCT

203

SCT

211

SCT

212

SCT

220

SCT

221

SCT

230

SCT

290

SCT

291

SCT

292

SCT 231

(capstone)

Critical

Literacy

(Writing

Intensive)1

ENG099/

ENG101/

ESL

X

X

X

Quantitative

Reasoning2

X X

Oral

Communication3

a course X X X

X

Research and

Information

Literacy4

X

X

Technological

Literacy

x

X Capstone

ePortfolio

Professional Duty (SCT101) Mission Statement page and Advocacy Letter (SCT231) Capstone course studio hour - professional ePortfolio for future

employers or schools of higher education

Clinical Skills (SCT203) Kinesiology analysis /Biomechanics and Injury (SCT212) Clinical Case study (SCT 290, 291, 292) Clinical Competencies Workbooks

Group Dynamics (SCT102) Medical Ethics Case Study group presentation (SCT221) Advances in prosthetics and orthotics group project presentation

Cultural Competency (in revision)

Allow all PTA faculty to view academic, clinical, and personal growth as the student progress through the pro gram

Encourage all PTA faculty to develop course work and assignment that are staged through the entire program

Provide all PTA faculty the opportunity to assess student attainment of all educational competencies prior to graduation

PPR – 2008 Evaluated critical literacy using the LaGuardia rubric

Result – incorporating diagnostic reading exam to the incoming students

Revised and staged written assignments

2010 – Collect student presentation artifacts 2009-2010

adopt an evaluative rubric for oral communication

Curriculum Assessment: the curriculum should include a series of organized, sequential and

integrated learning experiences

the curriculum should incorporate the philosophy, mission and goals of the program

the curriculum should include a variety of effective methods to measure student’s achievement of the objectives

the curriculum includes effective mechanisms to determine if the students are competent and safe to progress through the curriculum

Expanded program objectives based on the professional and institutional competencies Gave a framework to address the evaluative criteria of

the accrediting body of the Physical Therapy Education

Provided evidence of implementation, assessment, and analysis of the PTA curriculum

Provides a repository of pre-clinical and clinical work

Enhances technological competency

Encourages exploration and development of creativity and individuality via multimedia expressions

Promotes ongoing review, reflection, and integration of course work throughout the program

Creates a professional identity to help prepare for workplace and/or continued professional education

Carolyn Humphrey 2008

Orsolyn Teer 2009

Lindsay Addae 2009

Andrezez Bajgerowicz 2009

Justyna Sienkiewiez 2010

Carlos Lopez 2010

Faculty collaboration

Pedagogical tool

Assignment creation

Assignment progression

Culmination of knowledge (Capstone experience)

Continuum of learning

Complementary to traditional assessment

Window to student’s world

It can work

Takes time

Don’t wait

It’s an evolution

Can’t do it alone

Result may varies

Clarence Chan, PT, DPT

Debra Engel, PT, DPT

Jackie Ross, PT,DPT

Physical Therapist Assistant Program ,

LaGuardia Community College,

CUNY