GOLD – GOSH Online Learning & Development Cat Dunn, Lead for Blended Learning London Deanery Presentation 24 January 2008.

GOLD – GOSH Online Learning & Development

Cat Dunn, Lead for Blended LearningLondon Deanery Presentation

24 January 2008

Background

• GOSH – approx 3,000 staff

• Traditional learning delivery

• Majority of learning delivered in-house

• Increased activity impacting on time to access and deliver learning

• Need to evaluate impact of learning

• Induction/Update issues

Issues

• Funding to develop project

• IT complications

• Staff access to workable PCs

• Staff groups without basic IT skills

• Need to quality assess e-Learning packages

Project Implementation

• Appointed the right project lead

• Clarify specification

• Invite to tender

• Board approval to move forward

• Project Board with all key stakeholders (incl. staffside)

Demo examples…

Benefits & Challenges

• Immediate evaluation of learning• Blended delivery• Flexibility of access• Reduction in length of Induction & Update• Blank canvas• Up-skill of lower banded staff• Completion rates

Induction Figures: Major Incident Plan Sep-Nov 2007

75%

25%

Total number completed

Total number not completed

Future

• Transformation Programme – GOSH 2010• GOLD to house innovative models of

learning (Lean, Productive Leader, Trust’s Decision Making Toolkit)

• Desktop Lectures & Induction

• Family access