Workplace Based Assessment & Portfolios
15 January - 23 February 2024
Our Workplace Based Assessment & Portfolios course is designed for health professions educators who are involved in designing, implementing, and managing workplace assessment both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
It is suitable for educators new to WBA, as well for experienced educators who would like to be updated on the latest theory and best practice in this area.
Aim: To provide a comprehensive overview of the evidence for, and best practice in, Workplace Based Assessment.
Objectives: participants will
Gain oversight of the evidence from the literature on the development of workplace based assessment in health sciences education
Develop deeper understanding of the purposes of WBA
Become familiar with a range of WBA tools
Become acquainted with the literature on effective feedback
Acquire skills in observation, scoring and feedback in the workplace setting
Develop insights into managing systems of WBA, portfolios and the use of technology
The activities in each week/module will vary according to the content.
In some modules, there will be
Pre-recorded voice over presentation(s).
Discussion Board: participants to post questions, outcomes of tasks, comment on other posts. Tutors will engage in discussions asynchronously.
Live chat sessions, so participants can ask questions of the tutors in real time.
Tasks relating to the application of the module content, which can be attempted in groups, or individually. Tutors will feedback via the Discussion Board.
A repository of key literature relating to the topic(s) of the module.
In other modules, there will be
Individual tasks to complete
Live streaming webinars and group activities.
Discussion Board: participants to post questions, outcomes of tasks, comment on other posts. Tutors will engage in discussions asynchronously.
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Historical development & purposes of WBA
The place of WBA in testing clinical competence
Review of original tools
Live Zoom Sessions :
16 & 19 January 2024 (Tuesday & Friday)
1700 - 1800 (SGT)
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The move from numerical to narrative scoring
Role of observers in WBA: rater cognition
Observation, scoring & feedback
Live Zoom Sessions :
23 & 26 January 2024 (Tuesday & Friday)
1700 - 1800 (SGT)
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Modern feedback principles
Observer/rater training
Live Zoom Sessions :
30 January & 2 February 2024 (Tuesday & Friday)
1700 - 1800 (SGT)
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Best practice in the use of portfolios
Understanding analytics
Live Zoom Sessions :
6 & 9 February 2023 (Tuesday & Friday)
1700 - 1800 (SGT)
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Programmatic Assessment
Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs)
Competence Committees
Designing your programme of WBA
Live Zoom Sessions :
13 & 16 February 2024 (Tuesday & Friday)
1700 - 1800 (SGT)
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Programmatic Assessment vs Formative use of WBA: the ongoing controversies
What is the evidence?
Review of participants’ programmes of WBA design
Live Zoom Sessions :
20 & 23 February 2024 (Tuesday & Friday)
1700 - 1800 (SGT)
Fees.
Fees: SGD2,000 per participant
For every 5 registrations from an institution for one course, the 6th registrant receives a complimentary registration for the same course.
If you are from one of the countries listed on the UN list of Least Developed Countries, you are eligible for a 40% discount - CLICK HERE.
Please contact the course administrator at admin@hpac.sg , to register. Please note that payments via Telegraphic Transfer and Credit card payments will incur an administrative tax fee.
HPAC does not make any income from these fees as they are levied by the respective service providers.
Meet the Tutors
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Professor Katharine Boursicot
Director
HPAC -
Professor Rikki Goddard-Fuller
Director of Christie Education
Christie Hospitals NHS Trust / University of Manchester, UK -
Professor Jen Williams
Faculty Dean, Medicine and Health, University of New England in Australia