eLearning What we have today eLearning and Dr Sunhea Choi 24 th March 2011

What do we have Diverse students Choice of technologies Different types of activities and materials But … The aim is to facilitate learning; therefore, The Key Elements to consider are the same …

KE1: Learning design What activities would you like your students to be engaged? –External –Internal How would you like to engage students? VP Year 1 –experiential and integrated learning with animated scenario with embedded activities and resources 3

KE2: Affordances of technologies What does each technology offer? Is your choice of technology appropriate and affordable? ClinVP – Virtual World (immersive learning), semantic web technologies (diagnostic feedback) and AI (natural dialogue and interaction) 4

KE3: Nature of subject How does a student learn the subject? How do you want a student to learn? Psychiatry portal – Important to have understanding of core concepts and patients 5

KE4: Target audience Do you understand your target audience’s needs? Have you identified their needs? MEDUSA – clinicians in hospitals or/and home 6

KE5: Delivery How will your students use it? What is eLearning for? Allergy eLearning – blended and flexible learning 7

KE6: Solution design What problem do you try to solve? Can the solution solve your problem? Nutrition – customisable and standardised contents for different health professionals to provide wider access to nutrition education 8

KE7: Requirements What requirements do you have? Have you identified them all? Malnutrition – standardised and tailored contents for different professionals in both developing and developed countries 9

KE8: Integration design within a subject What are the roles of eLearning within the subject curriculum? How is eLearning associated to the curriculum activities and materials? PiPs – each PiP mapped to a curriculum activity (lecture or tutorial), supporting the whole curriculum in the pre-clinical years 10

KE9: Curriculum integration design What are the roles of eLearning in the curriculum? How will eLearning support other teaching and learning activities? VP Year 2 – integrated teaching and learning of basic and clinical sciences 11

How our students learn today… Here is Matt, first year student. 12

How our students learn today… Here is Matt, first year student. 13

14 Our students are flexible. Are you?