Engaging Mentors in a Reflective Community

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Engaging Mentors in a Reflective Community Our
Journey Julie-Ann MacLaren and Helen Booth
SCEPTrE Fellows 2006-7, FHMS
Exploring Reflection
Mentor Support
Engaging internal and external Stakeholders
Bringing together two ideas
Wider Community of Health Care Professionals
Exploring the literature Building a model
Professional Online Learning Community
Exploring Ning Pebblepad
PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE Dialogue Mutual
Engagement Collaboration

• Surveying the field
• Pebblepad
• SPLASH!
• Manor Park Mentors
• Mentor Direct

NEW KNOWLEDGE Shared
Resources Creation of web based tools Monitoring
effectiveness Community
PRACTITIONER KNOWLEDGE Joint Enterprise
Modelling Knowledge Champions
Choosing software and experimenting
Of Mentors in Practice

• Bringing the community
• together
• Face-to-face
• Time
• IT / web access
• Member availability
• Engagement
• Support

Stakeholders

• Reflection, Adaptation and Frustrations
• Support for project at practitioner level
• Modification of outcomes
• Liberating time from academic duties
• Effect of competing forces

• Appreciative aspects for learning, change and
  growth
• Access to web-based resources limited in the
  workplace due to time pressures
• Email access limited to senior staff members
  despite roll-out of NHS IT strategies further
  training and development needed
• Agency of stakeholders requires further
  consideration
• Protected time for project required for both
  enquirers and community members
• Introducing virtual learning groups early in the
  curriculum may impact on the perceived benefit of
  an online learning community
• Personal challenge in working outside the senior
  tutor role