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Learning Layers

Scaling up Technologies for Informal Learning in SME Clusters

Tamsin Treasure-Jones

Leeds Institute of Medical Education

t.treasure-jones@leeds.ac.uk

Presentation at ALT Online Winter Conference, 9th-10th December 2015

Confer3 steps to consensus for working groups

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Aims for today

Give you:• An introduction to the Learning Layers project• A quick introduction to one of the Learning Layers

tools (Confer)• A chance to send ideas/info into Confer and see

how it can then be used by a working group

Discuss with you:• Ideas for how Confer could be used to support

students or staff

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Learning Layers

Project

Consortium

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Project Coordination

Technology Research

Regional Application Clusters

Scaling Partners

Technology Partners

Healthcare – Leeds

Construction & Building – Bremen

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Consultant

GP Practice

Consultant

Patient Voice Group

GP PracticeGP

Practice

GP Practice

GP Practice

GP Practice

GP Practice

Informal Learning

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Four year research project

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Design Based Research Approach

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Empirical studies

Co-design

Field-testing

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The resulting three tools in healthcare

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Bits and Pieces:Record/collect,

organise, share and collaborate on

informal learning & resources

Living Documents:Developing knowledge,

collaborative editing, discussions around documents,

sharing knowledge

Confer:Supports working groups, maintains focus and flow of work, structuring task, supporting

discussion, reaching consensus

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Confer

• Original idea– Practice-demand (bridging between face to face meetings, keep

tasks on focus and moving forward, offer easy, early engagement in collaborative work)

– Research interest (hybrid social networks, scaffolding for networked learning, progressive inquiry model)

• Tool Supports– Easy collection of ideas from F2F discussion– Structuring (scaffolding) of collaborative task for working groups– Discussion throughout– Support for early development of ideas prior to formal writing

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Support working groups - focus, flow, discussion, consensus

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Confer : 3 Steps to Consensus

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Confer Screencast

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Learning Layers @ AMEE

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University Medical Centre, The

Netherlands. Confer could be used with

undergraduate students to support problem-

based learning.

VTS GP Trainee Leads, Ireland & Australia.

Learning Layers toolset can also be used to

help GP Trainees share and work more

effectively in groups online.

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Possible scenarios for use

with students

• Problem-based learning by student groups

• Supporting group work for trainees working in different locations

Your ideas…

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For further information

Learning Layers Websitehttp://learning-layers.eu/

Conferhttp://confer.zone

Met.treasure-jones@leeds.ac.uktwitter: tamsinttj

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