I have (eventually!) decided on an e-learning project which follows on from a previous project launched at the beginning of 2010 for the MBChB III programme. I've mentioned this before, but if you missed it...during this project a learning resource was developed consisting of clinical skill video clips combined with appropriate theoretical components of the clinical skills taught in the Clinical Skills Centre (CSC). This learning resource was made available to students on Web CT and is accessible from the university network. The second stage of the project entails the development of a similar resource for 4th year medical students. I will focus my attention on completing one learning package, e.g. the insertion of an intercostal drainage device. The New England Journal of Medicine has an example of this, but it is not completely appropriate to our setting with regard to equipment used.
I would also like to add a discussion (collaborative learning) component ? via web CT, but not sure yet what format this will take. Possibly during their clinical rotation - when they spend time in the clinical setting?
What I like about the project is that you can build on experience gained in the third year project. Also the focussing on the collaborative learning should provide interesting design and development questions. Maybe in the light of Social media being the "flavour of the decade" one could devise other plans to get the students activiely involved with the videos.
ReplyDeleteOtherwise showcasing the making of the resource, the delimiting it from NEJM as part of contextual analysis, and the integrated and creative use of communication processes to foster collaboration will be a very good mix indeed.
If one holds the learning outcomes clearly in mind then the project should flow nicely. Just remember to keep everything short and "doable".
Best of luck!