System and method for quantifying professional development

A system for quantifying the professional development of a subject comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium with instructions stored thereon, that when executed by a processor perform steps comprising:

• storing, on the non-transitory computer-readable medium, a base professional development score for the subject;
• receiving a submission pertaining to a professional development activity of the subject;
• approving the submission based on at least one professional development criterion;
• assigning a value to the approved submission;
• adjusting the base professional development score according to the approved submission value;
• comparing the adjusted professional development score to a threshold value;
• and
• determining that the subject has achieved a professional development goal when the adjusted professional development score is greater than the threshold value.

A system for network-assisted learning, comprising:

• at least one synchronous learnathon session wherein a subject interacts in real time with at least one other subject;
• at least one synchronous meetup session wherein the subject interacts in real time with at least one other subject, the meetup comprising a review session, and informal group discussions;
• at least one participant-generated course element accessible to other subject;
• a professional development module for quantifying the professional development of at least one subject;
• and
• an ePortfolio module configured to register and share subject achievements with corresponding point values.