Feedback from Repository Session Please use your keypads to vote on the following:

Workshop Outline A repository of learning objects was created from delegate’s contributions as part of the Sharing Learning Objects in Health Conference ( 24/3/09 University of Nottingham). During the afternoon of the conference delegates were divided into 5 groups asked to review the repository and address the following discussion task:

Discussion Focus Health care and health care education are; diverse, ever changing, idiosyncratic, highly pressurised, driven by a multitude of external influences, evidence-based, accountable The conference repository represents a putative attempt at sharing resources. With regards to the dynamic needs, characteristics and culture of the health care community, how can we make our attempts at sharing resources grow and have biggest impact for life-long learning in health care?

Recommendations Each group was asked to address specific questions and derive a series of three possible recommendations relating to each. During a plenary session that followed the workshops all delegates were given the opportunity to vote of the recommendation they thought was the most important to take forward.

1 ) How can we empower others to develop material? 1.Training 2.Technical support 3.Reassurance that won’t replace lecturers

2) How can we encourage them to share their resource? 1.One stop search 2.Stats on downloads etc 3.Comment facility for feedback

3) How can we enable others to find materials/use the resources? 1.Must be open 2.Use social media 3.Good design/presentation

4) How can we make sharing sustainable? 1.Creative commons 2.Practice guidelines for sensitive materials 3.Easily repurposed

5) How can we ensure our shared resources have the biggest impact? 1.Easily accessible 2.Open standards 3.Fit for purpose

6) How do we ensure quality and accountability in view of patient care and safety? 1.Quality assurance process 2.Review for currency 3.Standard criteria

7) How can we ensure that the resources remain relevant to health care policies and initiatives (eg essential skills clusters/accreditation)? 1.Keeping current 2.User feedback 3.Publisher date

8) How can we maximise and measure the educational effectiveness of sharing? 1.Tool to measure Reuse 2.Student evaluation 3.Cross institutional analysis

9) What would/should national sharing look like? 1.One stop shop 2.funding 3.Quality assurance is necessary