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Supporting tra
nsform
ational change
of Clin
ical E
ducation in M
alawi
D. Dewhurst
, Ross
Ward, Jo Spille
r
College of M
edicine, U
niversi
ty of Edinburgh, U
K
Long-term vision – staged process
PedagogicDidactic student-centred (supported by digital resources)
Training / Capacity BuildingSensitization training implementation
sustainability
Capacity-building workshops local training
Long-term vision – staged process
Student Support
Edinburgh resources local development
InfrastructureICT infrastructure Curriculum management
system, PCs, server
Disciplines
Medicine Nursing Clinical Officers
Edinburgh-Malawi collaborationThree Scottish Government IDF-funded projects 2006 – present - circa £1mMulti-professional – medicine, nursing, clinical officers Multi-level - UG, PG and CPD
5 major work streams:• Capacity Building mainly in digital content creation• Provision of existing Edinburgh electronic resources • Support for curriculum development and staff development• Infrastructure improvement• Online CPD recording system for Medicine initially
Linked Projects: St Andrews (Guild); West of Scotland (McLachlan)
CURRENT PROJECT
e-Learning in Clinical Education – 3 years April 2010 – March 2013 - £399,024
Project Director DD; Manager Prof Eric Borgstein
Main focus is nursing, but continued support for medicine and clinical officers
ACHIEVEMENTS - UG MEDICINE
Circa 400 Edinburgh and third-party resources available to CoM to support Y1 and Y2 – basic sciences and some clinical subjects
Good access for students and ‘local ownership’ essential
Work to date: Catalogue of Edinburgh resources developed (May 2009) Online Learning Resources Repository developed (May-Oct 09) CMS with resources linked to teaching events (Nov 2009) Academic Liaison Officers appointed Oct 2009 - ‘key staff’ Learning Technologist (Ross) working in Blantyre (Oct-Dec 09) Several Content Creation workshops (Articulate) – April 2009- May 2011 Local staff development activities run by ALOs during 2010 Parallel Curriculum and staff development activities
ACHIEVEMENTS - UG NURSING
Same set of 400 Edinburgh & 3rd party resources available to KCN
Already ~100 additional resources have been developed locally
Curriculum Management System designed, built and implemented for Y1 (2011)
Resources for basic sciences and some clinical subjects being linked
New server and 80 PCs now implemented
~70 staff attended content creation workshops & locally-run training workshops
KCN ALO has been in post since 2009
Parallel work with module leaders to create CMS and link appropriate resources
ACHIEVEMENTS - CLINICAL OFFICERS
Same set of 400 Edinburgh & 3rd party resources and resource catalogue will be made available to MCHS
Already some locally developed Articulate resources, quizzes, videos and virtual patients
New server and 20 refurbished PCs now implemented at MCHS
~30 MCHS staff attended content creation workshops since 2009
CMS – PURPOSE
Provide course information that is relevant to staff / students
TimetableModule informationNews / Notice boardDiscussions
Encourage student-centred learning by delivering learning resources in a context that is relevant to their curriculum
Easily editable by staff who are responsible for their teaching materials
Initially system will be intranet only – fast, reliable
Kamuzu College of Nursing
Year 1 Courses
Medicine
Trauma Care
Hygiene & SafetyHygiene & Safety
Links
• Email• KCN Homepage• ICT Support
Welcome
Some text that introduces the CMS, and gives any important details that the students should be aware of.
News/Messages
Please note that next Monday will be a holiday. This means that KCN will be closed to students.Posted by: Administrator on: 01/02/2010
The library is requesting that all overdue books be returned by this Friday as the college will be issuing fines to any students that still have outstanding books.Posted by: Librarian on: 01/01/2010
CalendarEvents
10/01/2010 All Day
Visit to Kamuzu HospitalHospital Visit
CMS – Course Page
Hygiene & Safety
The Hygeine and Safety topic is designed to teach you best practices in...
•Outcome 1•Outcome 2•Outcome 3
Lecture 1 IntroductionThis topic will guide you through some of the materials that you will be expected to learn in the
coming weeks.
PowerPoint File 1
Lecture 2 Hand WashingThis topic will teach you the principles of good hand hygiene, and why it is important in good
patient carePowerPoint File 2
Video of hand-washing
Lecture 3 Manual LiftingThis topic will teach you how to best take care of your body when moving large and heavy objects.
PowerPoint File 3
Video of hand-washing
Interactive Presentation (Articulate)
Discussions
Resources•Course Handbook•Assessment Overview
Digital resources
DIGITAL RESOURCES
Simple level – PowerPoint; lecture notes, handouts – local provision
External provision/collaborative developmentPowerPoint presentations with voice-overComputer-based tutorials – aggregations of text, images, animations, video, audio, quizzes
Scenario-based learning e.g. virtual patientsAudio-lecturesVideos e.g. techniques, clinical examination
HIGH QUALITY IMAGES AND INTERACTION
VIDEO
