94 | Chapter 4 T rainee 1: Well, by writing a learning plan at the start of the year and drafting learning objectives every month, you are forced to examine ‘what do I want to learn the coming months’ and to also write this down, and that compels you to check where you stand every month like ‘where am I, what have I learnt, and what do I still want to learn’. However, more often trainees described SRL that took place without the portfolio. SRL was often supported by the interaction with supervisors, and in some cases also via personal documentation. Multiple trainees kept a “shadow portfolio”, which provided them with the opportunity to organise (learning) material according to their own preferences. T rainee 5: So, I have my own Excel document with different worksheets. So, when I find something interesting I have a worksheet for that, but I also sort of have my learning objectives that I want to work on. But that is sort of my shadow portfolio. Yes, that is something that I can always access, as I don’t have to log in. Trainee 6: Yes, I recognise that, I do the same with OneNote. T rainee 4: Well, that is interesting. Now it becomes clear that everyone is keeping shadow portfolios. The two other themes can explain why trainees hardly engaged in SRL by use of the portfolio. Stakeholder dynamics The first clarifying theme concerns stakeholder dynamics in play during portfolio use. The portfolio was primarily used by trainees and faculty, whereas the supervisors who guide the trainees during WPL did not actively use the portfolio. Moderator: How do you use the portfolio in daily practice? Supervisor 9: I don’t. So, I can be brief about that. Supervisors and trainees, who work together regularly (at least three days a week), experienced limited added value of the portfolio during their collaboration. They explained that the exchange of feedback and other prompts for reflection emerged naturally during daily activities, such as shared consultations and supervision meetings. Documenting this information in the portfolio was experienced as a superfluous, administrative activity. T rainee 8: But that does lead to the feeling that it is an obligation. I have a number of sessions with my supervisor observing me and that is discussed. And then I feel: ‘I know it by now. So for whom do I need to document this?’
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