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  • 1Professional Development Officer, Australian College of Midwives, PO Box 87 Deakin West ACT 2600, Australia.

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Midwives can use social networking e-portfolios for collaborative learning and professional development. However, balancing open reflection with client confidentiality and professional reputation is crucial for effective practice.

Keywords:
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Area of Science:

  • Nursing and Midwifery Education
  • Digital Health
  • Professional Development

Background:

  • Midwives must maintain professional portfolios for statutory requirements.
  • Open social networking tools are increasingly used for developing electronic portfolios (e-portfolios).
  • Concerns exist regarding patient confidentiality and professional reputation when using public online spaces for reflection.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how midwives utilize social networking tools for continuous learning.
  • To understand the impact of audience-engaged e-portfolio reflection on learning outcomes.
  • To explore reflective midwifery practice using e-portfolios on social networking platforms with collaborative processes.

Main Methods:

  • An auto-ethnographic approach was employed.
  • The researcher's e-portfolio and posts with significant reader engagement (six or more comments) were analyzed.
  • Thematic analysis was used to identify themes in textual conversations within posts and responses.

Main Results:

  • The collaborative e-portfolio analysis revealed four key themes: commentary and discussion, reflection and learning processing, seeking advice and idea generation for practice/projects/research, and evidence of professional development.
  • The study identified that the collaborative e-portfolio facilitated shared learning and reflective practice.

Conclusions:

  • E-portfolios on open social networking platforms offer a viable method for midwives, supporting collaborative reflection and learning.
  • Concerns about public perception and client confidentiality significantly influence the nature of open reflection and learning outcomes.
  • A framework is proposed for managing midwifery statutory obligations within online public spaces and social networking tools.