Development of a Web Application to Promote Competency-Based Health Professions Practice
Concurrent Session 2
Brief Abstract
We developed a competency-based Web Application (Web App) with content, learning modules, and learning activities. Next, we evaluated Web App's effectiveness using a mixed-methods approach. This presentation will discuss the process for Web App development, implementation and evaluation. Implications for competency-based education and development of future education technologies will be reviewed.
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Extended Abstract
Health professional programs in Canada and abroad have begun to implement competency-based curricula to ensure graduates possess the necessary skills required in future practice environments. The College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) is the provincial regulatory body for registered nurses (RNs) in Ontario, Canada, and the CNO outlines entry-to-practice (ETP) competencies expected of new graduate nurses. The purpose of this education innovation was two-fold. First, we developed a competency-based pediatric nursing Web Application (Web App) with content, learning modules, and learning activities guided by the CNO ETP competency framework. Second, we evaluated the effectiveness of the Web App using a mixed-methods approach. In this presentation, the process for Web App development, implementation and evaluation will be discussed. Implications for competency-based education and development of future education technologies will be reviewed.