Clinical Management of Pain course features

If you are not familiar with online learning

environments, this short presentation will

take you through some of the main features

of an online course in the Cert/Dip/MSc in

the Clinical Management of Pain

programme.

Introduction

All students will have access to the

University of Edinburgh portal called ‘MyEd’.

This is how you access your programme,

courses, email and many of the learning

materials that you will need throughout your

years as a student at the University of

Edinburgh.

Secure Login

Accessing the University of Edinburgh Portal -

‘MyEd’

All students are

given a

username and

password to

access the

University’s

portal

All students are

given a

username and

password to

access the

University’s

portal

Accessing the University of Edinburgh’s

Services

Your courses

can be found

here…

Your courses

can be found

here…

You can

access the

library

electronically

from here…

You can

access the

library

electronically

from here…

Other

aspects of

student life

can be

accessed

from here

too…

Other

aspects of

student life

can be

accessed

from here

too…

What does an online course area

look like?

• The next slide shows some of the features of a

typical online course on this programme.

• Some of the key elements are:

– Course content areas

– Assessment areas

– Articles, journals and e-books

– Discussion areas

– Group work areas

Course

Outline with

Assessment

Information

Course

Outline with

Assessment

Information

Course

Content

Course

Content

Areas for student-student,

student-tutor, and group

work interactions

Areas for student-student,

student-tutor, and group

work interactions

How is course content delivered?

• There are a variety of ways in which course

content is delivered to you and not all are used

in every course. Some examples are:

– Written text

– Podcasts

– Pre-recorded videos

– Articles, journals and e-books

– Online discussion with tutors

– Selected websites

Direct Links to Websites and Articles

Videos, Podcasts and PowerPoint slides

Opportunities to Discuss with Other Students

and Tutors

Online Learning in the

Clinical Management of Pain

Join us…and open a world of

opportunities.