School of Medicine eLearning Development Joshua Dimbylow B.Sc Hons CeCOM.

School of Medicine

eLearning DevelopmentJoshua Dimbylow B.Sc Hons CeCOM

Background

• Small, central e-learning team• Undergraduate level study• Bridge educational and technical fields– Technical infrastructure– Media-rich content authoring and design– Consultancy for teaching staff

• Material housed in Blackboard

Current eLearning Modules

• Department of Psychology– Capacity– Schizophrenia

• Department of Microbiology– HIV– Genito-urinary Medicine– Tropical Medicine– Pneumonia

Current eLearning Modules

Current eLearning Modules

• Clinical Procedures– Rectal Examination

• Staff development– Providing effective feedback for students

Student Feedback

• Feedback system implemented at end of each e-module, within Blackboard

• Early signs of very positive feedback concerning range of aspects

• Respond to feedback and evolve content accordingly

Student Feedback

Future Strategy

• Increase team size• Empower and enthuse staff to implement

degree of e-learning within their own fields• Facilitate by increasing training provision for

staff– Face-to-face– Online resources (e.g. Tutorials) via centrally

administered website• Some postgraduate support