E-Learning Showcase - Afternoon Session

Afternoon Session

e-portfolios and Personal Development Plans (PDP)

· Unable to connect to preferred wireless network room 1.7 during this session

· Example of an action plan for clinical placement monitoring and progress – used as a review tool mid way through placements – personalised and updated feedback

· Need accessibility on and off campus – presumably need extended hours access too (not normal office hours)

· Preparing the student for mandatory CPD upon registration – Nursing is ahead of Pharmacyin this respect and it provides a smooth transition – also benefit of replacing a paper-based system with electronic capability

· Using the tool for IT NVQ process has provided a structure and process (competence based approach) has helped to speed up the process noticed that this year

· Also used as a collaborative tool between groups – better than sharing different versions of documents via email etc

· Sometimes tools can be exploited and used in a range of expected and also unexpected ways ie there may be different ways to do the same things, we could use the tool for staff performance review (not just students)

· Probably get a richer and more individualised (personalised) approach and it also identifies where there might have been collaboration or sharing of activity.

Virtual Environments

· Bradton at the School of Health – a virtual community – differentiating between visitors to the community (real people and stories) and members of the community (actors representing real people and stories). A platform for sharing patient experience in a safe environment. Looking to develop further – significant potential for further development.

· Opportunity for students to understand case studies and also explore many issues around communication with patients – a collaborative project

· Second Life – Multi-User Virtual Environment (MUVE – new acronym to me). A research project established to create a University of Bradford space (island) with various buildings, activities and links to virtual resources etc. Still very much under development.

· Now looking at whether these two things could potentially be pulled together in a virtual clinical setting.