1. USING E-LEARNING TO ENHANCE & TRANSFORM UNDERGRADUATE NURSE EDUCATION IN MALAWI Gladys Msiska PhD; David Dewhurst Pro

2.   Geographic position of Malawi  Background  Collaborative partnerships  Enhancement of teaching & learning  Statistics on utilisation of CMS  Constraints in the utilisation of CMS  Conclusion The presentation

3.  Malawi: The warm heart of Africa  Situated in the southern eastern part of Africa  Sub-Saharan Region  Population 14 million people

4.   Acute shortage of nurses, doctors and clinical officers  Increase students enrolment.  Kamuzu College of Nursing (KCN) - BSc programme for registered nurses  Presently 200 students are enrolled per year.  Radical changes in course delivery - introduction of learning technologies  The elearning project - collaborative partnership. Background

5.   The collaboration began in 2010  Sharing of existing digital resources  creation of useful partnerships to enable local resource creation.  Capacity building and collaborative activities Collaborative partnerships

6.   In-country development of the skills and knowledge to create and integration digital resources to curriculum.  Trained > 90% of KCN academic staff to create high- quality digital resources.  1000 online resources, many developed locally  Driven the modernisation of the Nursing Degree – blended learning promoting self-directed learning Achievements of the partnership

7.   Enhanced IT infrastructure – PCs for students and a new server  Staff development in modern pedagogies, assessment and use of e-learning  Sustainability – local content creation & staff development workshops  IT staff able to maintain and further develop the CMS  facilitation of learning through a collaboratively developed CMS Achievements of the partnership

8.   Moodle platform for a curriculum management system (CMS)  An electronic environment that supports teaching and learning.  Contains various modules and other resources - implementation of the curriculum. Enhancement of teaching & learning

9.  CMS home page

10.  BSc Programme modules in CMS

11.   Manage and plan teaching  Blended learning - face to face contact with students combined with self directed learning through existing digital resources Digital resources on clinical skills  Online interactive sessions through forum discussions  Student assignment can be uploaded and submitted  Grades on SARIS Enhancement of teaching through CMS

12.   Students can access module packs, resources and the module activities.  Find up-to-date information  Engage in self-directed learning through digital resources eg articulate quiz which provide feedback  Students can learn psychomotor skills through locally developed digital resources Enhancement of learning through CMS

13.  Discussion forum in CMS

14.  Shared Resources through CMS

15.  Gradual growth during the first full year of implementation & a sharp increase at the start of the second academic session. CMS usage

16.   Usage of CMS is highest during working hours and Peak times are 3 & 4pm. Usage extends to 9pm CMS usage

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18.   Intranet in use but connectivity is a problem sometimes  Time to develop the resources  Sustaining the motivation Constraints

19.   http://saris.kcn.unima.mw/ http://saris.kcn.unima.mw/ CMS

20.   We are grateful to the Scottish Government International Development Fund for the financial support. Acknowledgements

21.  Thank you !!!!!!! Conclusion Using elearning to ensure the fruitfulness of teaching-learning interactions?'