School of Medicine eLearning Development Joshua 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
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