User-centered Design of App-assisted Feedback Portfolio Technology for Individual Deliberate Practice in Health Professional Education

This research presents a novel app-based approach to record skills training ses- sions in medical training, with the goal to facilitate feedback collection, feedback sharing and learning. Simulation-based training is a cornerstone of Healthcare Professional Education (HPE), where timely and systematic feedback is essential for developing students’ skills, our, and reflective practice.<br/>We present work from the Erasmus Plus ACTIVATE project, which develops software tools to support deliberate practice through structured feedback collec- tion and e-portfolio integration. In the first project phase, a visionary scenario of future simulation training was designed with stakeholders, followed by the de- velopment of a mobile feedback app and an e-portfolio prototype. To assess these innovations, early-stage usability testing was conducted with students, teachers, and staff, enabling evaluation of the scenario, systematic feedback mechanisms, and technical feasibility.<br/>The results highlight the dual benefits of such workshops: they not only provide actionable insights for improving software design and implementation but also validate the conceptual underpinnings of enhanced feedback practices in medical education.<br/>Findings indicate that structured user involvement at an early stage enriches both the usability and relevance of feedback tools, while simultaneously confirm- ing the value of scenario-driven development. These outcomes will guide subse- quent pilot testing and further refinement of feedback technologies in HPE.