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Delivering Knowledge for Health
Enabling Learning for Healthcare Delivery
Virtual Learning CentreVirtual Learning Centrewww.learningcentre.scot.nhs.uk
Ann Lees, Information Services Manager, KSG
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What is the Virtual Learning Centre?
•Selected learning resources
•Aimed at non-clinical as well as clinical staff
•Sections on– How to study and learn– Core skills– IT and information skills– Management skills– Life skills– Support for all Knowledge and Skills Framework dimensions– Libraries and Learning Centres
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What it isn’t
• Not a virtual/managed learning environment (V/MLE)– doesn’t track user or keep record of learning
• Not intended to replace (physical) Learning Centres– we can’t provide one-to-one support on using resources
• Not a list of prescribed resources– these are suggestions, individual must decide how
useful/appropriate
• Not a finished, unalterable product!– Feedback, suggestions, even complaints welcome
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Using the sections
Each section offers:
•index to subsections
•text on the whole topic
•search across whole of VLC
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Using sections (2)
Each subsection has its own background/explanatory text
And a list of external resources for further reading, activities, etc.
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Support for KSF
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Support for KSF (2)
Each set of dimensions offers a link to the full text of the Knowledge and Skills Framework on Department of Health web site.
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Support for KSF (3)
Each dimension has a summary of the area covered by the dimension, and a list (arranged alphabetically) of resources associated with the dimension at any level.
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Support for KSF (4)
When the mouse moves over the KSF logo, the dimensions a resource is associated with are displayed
- e.g. Core dimension 2, Personal and people development
General dimension 1, Learning and development
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Support for KSF (5)
- some resources can be linked with a particular level of a dimension
- but not every level has unique resources
What about dimension levels?
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Resource description in the VLC
The short record gives an indication of the subject of the resource, and whether it is a text, online course, or website – also what registration formalities there may be.
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LearnDirect and the VLC
The Virtual Learning Centre includes details of courses offered by LearnDirect Scotland, and users can apply to [email protected]
for an access code
There is a downloadable guide to registration, giving advice and including the security keyword needed for registration
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LearnDirect Scotland courses
After registering, users can search for courses they are interested in on the LearnDirect Scotland site.
find out more about each one
choose a course by clicking on the “add to shopping cart” link
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LearnDirect Scotland courses (2)
for an authorisation code for each course they wish to follow
despite the ‘£’ signs, there is no charge to the user!
confirm their selection
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LearnDirect Scotland Courses (3)
Users can check the courses they have selected, and resume any that has not been completed.
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Libraries and Learning Centres
This section offers contact details for both libraries and learning centres in Health Board regions.
- some offer both types of service, some only one
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Please get in touch!
Ann Lees [email protected]
KSG LearnDirect support [email protected]
Learn Direct Scotland 0808 100 9000 www.learndirectscotland.com