We are now into our second week of this programme and things are really shaping up very well. Yesterday we continued working on the digital story as a group. Our group is made up of all the mentors from the six countries all represented here. It was really interesting to hear how each different country uses its' tools to assess the student during his/her clinical placements. In Malta we use the students portfolio which it mainly consists of assessment papers, domains of clinical practice, skills which are regularly performed on the wards and others. Each student is urged to keep this portfolio well updated and tidy. In the first days of each placement, a learning contract is signed between the student, mentor and the link lecturer to identify the learning objectives of the student when coming to the ward. As a mentor, I always stress with my students to come well focused on what are their learning needs and try to make the most of it from this placement. There can be times when this is lacking and students come to wards for just obtaining the required hours without learning anything. This can be due to lack of motivation or a false perception of a particular clinical setting.
Returning to the digital story, we are now collecting material from various sources like students interviews, assessment documents from different countries and some images as well. We will then try to merge everything to form the story as a whole.
Patrick
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