Health Sciences and Practice & Medicine Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine Higher Education Academy Subject Centres Dr Jonathan Darling Senior Lecturer in Paediatrics and Child Health University of Leeds eLearning in Health 2011 conference collaboration, sharing and sustainability in the current environment iPhones for all Year 4 medical students? – the experience so far
Jonathan Darling, Jessica Bradley, Gareth Frith, Christopher Murray School of Medicine
Outline Why mobile learning? Uses of the platform Evaluation What next?
Leeds MBChB Five or six year course 260 students per year New curriculum launched in 2010 Work-place based practice key Mobile Learning supports learning and assessment
Access to learning in placement settings
Why mobile learning? Support of MBChB Students in practice ‘Near patient’ learning Access to medical information Assessments in practice locations Reflection and assessment outcomes linked to e-portfolio
Uses of the platform Educational content e-Portfolio tools Organisational
Dr Companion BNF Oxford Handbook titles Delivered by Medhand Other apps Instant ECG Medscape 3D Brain Reference/Educational Content
E-Portfolio tools Progress File Work-place based assessment (WPBA) Delivered by MyKnowledge Map
Organisational /SMS Mapping Calendar Internet Notes
Evaluation Work place based assessments Student opinion
Assessments Within Rotation Dates WPBA Spread by Date Completed-Rotation 1: Sept-Oct 2010
Assessments Within Rotation Dates WPBA Spread by Date Completed - Rotation 3: Feb - March 2011
Opinions Focus groups/ workshops Students Tutors Student questionnaire 74 responses (30.6%)
When do you use your iPhone?
Apps used more than twice/week
What are you using your apps for?
Assessments
What next? -Learning Suite application (lecturers can build their own assessment questions)
-iTunes U (internal site) What next?
-Learning Suite application (lecturers can build their own assessment questions) -iTunes U (internal site) -Mobile Portal What next?
-Learning Suite application (lecturers can build their own assessment questions) -iTunes U (internal site) -Mobile Portal -VLE interface (Blackboard Mobile Learn) What next?
Summary iPhones for senior medical students Reference/ educational content Assessment Reflection Transition issues Near-patient use Tutors Technical
Summary MBChB underpinned by innovative technology enhanced learning Acceptance of the device - wide impact Innovation in teaching medicine Students - assessment in work based practice First steps to expanding mobile learning
Questions?