RLO’s are good for Health! Heather Wharrad Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences
Nov 01, 2014
RLO’s are good for Health!
Heather WharradFaculty of Medicine & Health Sciences
What is an RLO?
What is an RLO?
+ activity
+assessment
+ links
media assets instructional design
+ interactivity
Characteristics of an RLO?
Based on a single learning objective
Defined educational need
No external dependencies
Context is minimised
Labelled with metadata
Can be packaged and delivered over a range of platforms
Examples Glove Use
Advanced referencing with modified Harvard
Plasma Proteins
Meta-analysis
Design principles
EASA Finalist 2004 - Design of learning objects
Engage students with familiar everyday analogies
Active student learning…..
Visual Learning
Scaffold student learning
Learner preferences
Rationale for Use
The University of Nottingham School of Nursing
Student Profile
Life Before:
R L s
CAL Packages:
Students’ evaluations (CAL) ‘Can do it at own pace and in your own time- can go
back if unclear about anything, good for revision.’(cohort 1997)
‘CAL good presentation as lectures took a long time and concentration is lost.’(cohort 1995)
‘It’s hard staring at a screen for so long’(cohort 1997)
‘CAL packages in moderation are good because you have to find the answers yourself.’(cohort 1997)
(Student quotes from Wharrad et al 2000)
Early lessons (lecturers)
Developing large packages – time, cost, updating
Wanted to use some sections but not all
Based on areas of student difficulty
Offer ‘added value’
Nurse Prescribing Course -
A Case Study
Nurse Prescribing Course -
- developed RLOs incorporating high quality graphics and audio to help students understand core pharmacology concepts
“We needed more time on each aspect [of Pharmacology] until factors were absorbed and understood!!”
“I have always struggled with ‘biology’ etc so its not the lecturers’ fault that I do not understand the sessions. I will revise at my own pace.”
Pharmacology RLOsExploring the synapseFirst pass metabolismUnderstanding half lifeUnderstanding bioavailabilityThe lock & key hypothesisExcretion of drugs in the kidneyDrug metabolism in the liverAgonists and antagonistsDrugs acting at the synapsePlasma proteins in drug binding
Understanding First pass metabolism
Very w ell
w ell
Neither w ell nor bad
Badly
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COHORT
Cohort1(no RLO)
Cohort 2 (RLO)
Cohort 3 (RLO)
Students perceived understanding of pharmacology concepts on a nurse prescribing course.
Strengths
PedagogicallyLed
DevelopmentProcess
Use and Reuse
LOeconomies
Evaluation
Centre of Excellence in Teaching and Learning
For:Reusable Learning Objects
http:www.rlo-cetl.ac.uk
The RLO-CETL is concerned with:
AAdvancing the pedagogical design of RLOs. BBuilding an RLO community for reuse. CConstructing staff development & rewards
DDisseminating the impact of RLOs EEvaluating RLOs as learning resources
Through an ambitious programme of development, research and collaboration.
EB PracticePharmacologyClinical skillsStudy skills
GeneticsApplied MathsEngineeringStudy skills
Sports scienceStudy skillsBusiness studies
Languages
Community of Use
MiniprojectsTeam-orientatedSupportedWorkshopsCommunication
Team work!
RLO Development
The development process
Development Stages -1
Production of a specification
Framing a proposal
Identified Educational needs
RLO specification
RLO specification
Student-review at specificationand production stages
Quality Assurance
Peer-review at specificationand production stages
Technical review byMedia developers
Pedagogical review
Storage,use & reuse of RLOs
Packaged Labelled Classified Stored
Intralibrary:
Summary – reuse and sustainability
RLO
Time
Number of RLOs
Community
Subject areasResearch methodsBiology
Sciences
Mental healthPaediatrics
Evidence-based practice
Social sciences
Health promotionEthics