Experiential Supervisors are referred to by different terms depending on the discipline.
For example:
- In PT, they are called Clinical Instructors.
- In PA, they are called Preceptors.
Overview
The Add Experiential Supervisor feature lets you assign a Experiential Supervisor to your placement record. Your school may allow you to select an existing supervisor from your school’s database, or add a new supervisor manually, or both.
This feature reduces duplicate entries and saves administrative work. When you select an existing supervisor, the system maps the CI to your placement automatically.
Use this feature when you need to add or update the Experiential Supervisor for your active placement. You can add multiple supervisors in a single session.
Adding a Experiential Supervisor
If your school has enabled this option, you can select a Experiential Supervisor who is already in your school’s database or add a new supervisor.
Only active supervisor associated with your placement site or its parent site appear in the list.
- Sign in to Exxat Prism using your university credentials.
- From the Exxat Prism Dashboard, do one of the following:
- In the My Coursework section, click View All Coursework.
or - Go to the hamburger menu (≡) and select Coursework.
- In the My Coursework section, click View All Coursework.
- In the Coursework page, go to the Require Placement tab, and click on the course name.
Navigate to the Placement Details tab.
The Experiential Supervisor panel is located on the right side of the page.
If your school has already assigned supervisor to your placement, they appear at the top of the Experiential Supervisor list with an Added by School tag.On the top-right corner on the experiential supervisor card details, click the + icon to add an supervisor to the placement.
You can search for the existing supervisor to add to the placement, or add a new supervisor.Selecting an Existing Experiential Supervisor
- In the Search Experiential Supervisor field, enter the supervisor's name.
- Select the supervisor from the results, then click Add Experiential Supervisor
After adding the supervisor, click the clipboard icon to add a note for your administrator.
Adding a New Experiential Supervisor
- Click Add New Experiential Supervisor.
- The Add Experiential Supervisor drawer opens. Enter your clinician’s first name, last name, email, and phone number.
After entering all the information, click Add Experiential Supervisor.
Note:
- You cannot edit or delete school-added clinical supervisor. To suggest a change, click the edit icon next to the supervisor's name and enter your comment. Comments are visible to administrators only.
- If you try to add a supervisor who is already on your placement, the system displays: “This supervisor is already added.” The system checks for duplicates by email address.
- To delete a Experiential Supervisor added by you, click the delete icon next to the supervisor's name.
Updating an Experiential Supervisor When the Original Experiential Supervisor is No Longer Available
If your original Experiential Supervisor is no longer available during your clinical placement, you can add a new Experiential Supervisor directly from the Coursework page.
- Go to Coursework and open the relevant course.
- Select Placement Details for your clinical placement.
- In the Experiential Supervisor section, select the + icon.
- Search for the new educator in the existing supervisor list. If the educator is not listed, select Add New.
- Enter the required information and select Save.
How does this affect Learning Activities?
Once you add the new Experiential Supervisor, their information is automatically synced with the associated evaluations, Patient Logs, and Timesheets.
The new Experiential Supervisor also becomes available for evaluation distribution.
If an evaluation was already distributed to the original educator, you do not need to manually update or redistribute it. The educator information is automatically synced, and no additional action is required from your program administrator.
A newly added educator may also appear in the available supervisor list for other students enrolled in the same course.
Troubleshooting
| S. No. | Issue | Resolution |
| 1 | The Add Experiential Supervisor option is not visible. | Your school administrator may not have enabled experiential supervisor addition for your program. Contact your program administrator. |
| 2 | I cannot edit a manually added Experiential Supervisor's details. | The administrator has already mapped this Experiential Supervisor. Once a Experiential Supervisor is mapped, the details become read-only. Use the Comment field to request any changes. |
| 3 | I cannot edit or delete a school-added supervisor. | School-added Experiential Supervisors are read-only for students. If you need a change, use the Comment field to notify your administrator. |
| 4 | I cannot see any supervisor in the existing list. | Only active supervisor associated with your placement site or its parent site appear. If the list is empty, contact your program administrator to verify that preceptors have been added. |
| 5 | I cannot find my educator/preceptor in the existing supervisor list. | Check that you are viewing the correct placement. If the educator is not available in the list, select Add New Experiential Supervisor and enter their required information. |
| 6 | My original educator/preceptor is no longer available. How can I replace them? | Open Coursework, select the relevant course, and go to Placement Details. Under Experiential Supervisor, select the + icon to add the replacement educator. The updated information automatically syncs with the associated Learning Activities. |
| 7 | I added a new educator/preceptor, but they are not showing in my placement details. | Return to the relevant placement and review the Experiential Supervisor section. Confirm that you selected Add Experiential Supervisor when adding the educator. If the educator is still missing, contact your program administrator. |
| 8 | I cannot edit or remove my previous educator/preceptor. | If the educator was added by your school, you cannot edit or delete their record. Use the comment option to inform your program administrator that the educator is no longer available. You can add the replacement educator through the Experiential Supervisor section. |
| 9 | My new educator/preceptor is not appearing during evaluation distribution. | Confirm that the educator was successfully added to the correct placement through Coursework. The educator should automatically become available for evaluation distribution. If the issue continues, contact your program administrator to review the placement association and educator record. |
| 10 | An evaluation was already distributed to my previous educator. Do I need to send it again? | No. When a replacement educator is added through Coursework, the educator information automatically syncs with the associated evaluations. Your program administrator does not need to manually redistribute the evaluation. |
| 11 | My newly added educator/preceptor is not reflected in Patient Logs or Timesheets. | Confirm that the educator is associated with the correct placement. The updated educator information automatically syncs with the associated Patient Logs and Timesheets. If the information is still incorrect, contact your program administrator. |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
When you add a new preceptor manually, the entry is saved as unmapped and must be reviewed and mapped by your program administrator.
If supervisor information needs to be updated, use the clipboard icon next to the supervisor's name to add a note for the program administrator. You can use this note to suggest changes to the supervisor's details.
Yes. You can add a new Experiential Supervisor directly from the Coursework page for the relevant placement.
Open Placement Details and select the + icon under Experiential Supervisor to search for an existing Experiential Supervisor or add a new one.
If you cannot find the Experiential Supervisor in the existing list, select Add New Experiential Supervisor and enter their required information.
Once added, the Experiential Supervisor becomes available for the associated placement and Learning Activities.
Yes. When you add a new Experiential Supervisor through Coursework, their information automatically syncs with the associated evaluations.
The new Experiential Supervisor becomes available for evaluation distribution without requiring additional action from your program administrator.
The updated Experiential Supervisor information automatically syncs with the associated evaluations, Patient Logs, and Timesheets.
You do not need to update the Experiential Supervisor separately in each Learning Activity.
No. The Experiential Supervisor information is automatically synced when you add the replacement Experiential Supervisor.
Your program administrator does not need to manually update or redistribute the evaluation.
A newly added Experiential Supervisor may also appear in the existing supervisor list for other students.
For example, an Experiential Supervisor added by one student was available to another student enrolled in the same course. Availability may depend on the placement or site association.
No additional administrator action is required for the Experiential Supervisor information to sync with the associated Learning Activities.
However, if you manually create a new Experiential Supervisor record, your program administrator may need to review and map that record as part of the personnel management process.
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Would it be possible to create one with specific language and terminology for the various disciplines? For example, OT programs use the term Fieldwork Educator (FWE) instead of supervisor/preceptor/clinical instructor.
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