Developing ELearning resources for Health Professionals

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Developing E-Learning resources for Health
Professionals

• Jacky Price
• Kings College London

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Session Plan

• Brief introduction
• Activity (small groups) What is e-learning?
• Developing e-learning a case study
• Activity(small groups)Experiences of using
  e-learning?
• Examine e-learning resources
• Activity(discussion) opportunities and quality
  issues in e-learning
• Conclusion review scribes jottings

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Ground Rules

• Listening to each other
• Constructive feedback
• Confidentiality

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New ways of learning?

• The New NHS
• IT skills
• Student centred
• Widening access
• Evolving technology
• Just in time learning

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Activity 1

• What is e-learning?
• What is not e-learning?
• Feedback to main group

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Developing e-learning
New technology
New opportunities
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Funding

• NHS Regional Office Project
• Complex costing calculations

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Managing the project

• From lecture notes OHPs to multi-media
  presentation!
• Issues of ownership
• Capturing the real experience

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Managing the Project Team

• Agreeing the
• Content
• Design
• Presentation
• Timescales
• Resources
• Specialist skills

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Managing TIME

• Identifying accessing resources
• Manipulating different forms of content
• Developing multi-media skills
• Communications

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Clinical focus

• Learning outcomes
• Clinical practice
• Patient/client focus
• Pastoral care

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Reviewing progress

• On going evaluation
• Content
• Design
• Userability
• Overall package

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Activity 2

• Discuss your experiences of utilising e-learning
  or how you could use it.
• Identify materials and resources that are or
  could be accessed on-line
• Feedback to the main group

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The learning experience

• Engaging students
• Interface design
• Controversial topics
• Using prompts
• Asynchronous / synchronous discussion
• Confidentiality
• Photos
• Preparation / articulation
• Chat rooms
• Hypertext / hyperlinks
• Human memory

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On-line learning resources

• www.nursingleadership.co.uk
• www.achesandpainsonline.com
• www.emergency-nurse.com
• www.trauma.org/resus/moulage
• www.nmap.ac.uk
• www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/

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Activity 3

• Group discussion
• What opportunities does e-learning offer health
  professionals?
• How can we ensure a quality e-learning experience
  for students?

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The End

• Any questions????