mahara-artefact_cpds | Continuing Professional Development artefact

mahara-artefact_cpds is a PHP library typically used in Institutions, Learning, Education applications. mahara-artefact_cpds has no bugs, it has no vulnerabilities and it has low support. You can download it from GitHub.

plugin for adding a continuing professional development log to mahara. many programmes of study, careers and professions have an expectation or obligation of continuing professional development (cpd). for example, in the uk further education (fe) and skills sector, the institute for learning (ifl) has a requirement that its members commit to at least 30 hours of cpd (or pro-rata for part-time teachers or trainers). this mahara plugin allows a simple log of cpd activity to be maintained. it includes fields for the start date, end date (if appropriate) title, location and description of the cpd acitivity together with the time spent (hours). also, a rolling total of time spent on cpd is calculated. one rationale for this plugin is that if teachers/lecturers find mahara useful to record and reflect upon their own cpd, they will be more likely to use mahara with their students. the cpd can be added to a mahara view which can also include related resources and artefacts e.g. a blog reflecting in more detail on particular aspects of the cpd. the plugin allows a user to have multiple instances of cpd. so, a user can start a new cpd for each academic year or have a dedicated cpd for