Developing e-learning solutions Katherine Stalham E-learning project manager NHSU

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Developing e-learning solutionsKatherine
StalhamE-learning project managerNHSU
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Flow

• Background
• The e-learning development process
• The challenges
• The opportunities
• Discussion
• Summary

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Background

• Cambridge University Press Primary Maths for
  interactive whiteboards
• NHSU Managing in Health and Social Care
  e-learning elements
• Derbyshire multi-agency Child and Adult
  Protection e-learning project
• Facilitated scoping and project initiation
  workshops for new health related projects.

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The e-learning development process

• Define the project
• Author the content
• Develop the learning
• Go live!

Assumption youve decided its e-learning
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The process define the project

• Outline the learning
• Agree the topic
• Get buy in and sign off at an early stage

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The process define the project

• Define the learners
• Who is it aimed at?
• What is their motivation for doing this learning?
  
• Where will they be learning?
• What level of disability will you cater for?

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The process define the project

• Agree the delivery method
• CD, intranet or internet?
• Free to all, login or security needed?
• Blended or stand-alone? If blended
• Will additional material need to be sent to
  learners?
• Will you have e-tutors?
• Accredited or assessed?

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The process define the project

• Assign resources to the project
• Agree the project plan
• Get stakeholder sign up and support

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The process author the content

• Assign the authors
• Do this before assigning IT developers
• Content book vs e-learning
• Getting it right now will save time in IT
  development

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The process author the content

• Editors Assign editors who also understand
  e-learning.
• Structure of learning should enable short periods
  of learning, dip in and dip out. You may want to
  offer tracking to remind learners where they last
  were.
• Once you have clearly defined and written content
  select your IT developers.

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The process develop the learning

• Select the suppliers
• External
• National or International?
• Internal

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The process develop the learning

• Write the storyboards
• Developers?
• Authors?
• Editors?
• You?

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The process develop the learning

• Alpha
• Beta
• Pilot / evaluate with potential learners
• Gold

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The challenges

• Badly designed e-learning with little interaction
  e-reading.
• Authors inexperienced to writing for e-learning
  can lead to many redrafts and over/under use of
  technology for e-learning.
• Making the e-learning accessible to all
  disability discrimination act.
• IT Developers/suppliers.
• Itll always take longer than you think

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The opportunities

• Good interactivity involves the learner in the
  learning experience.
• Enables learners to learn at their own pace and
  at the appropriate time.
• Allows flexibility of learning.
• Addresses individual learning styles.
• Potentially gives learners access to local,
  national and international learning networks.

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Discussion

• Challenges
• Opportunities

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Summary

• Good e-learning can provide a wealth of learning
  opportunities.
• The best way to ensure e-learning is successful
  is to include it as blended learning, i.e. with
  tutor support or as part of other learning.
• Thank you for your time and input.