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Student managed e-learning. Vivien Sieber Adam Briggs Jessica Mather-Hillon Naieya Madhvani Rasheed Zakaria. Medical Science Division University of Oxford. Tools. WebLearn (Bodington) MedLearn (Magnolia) Case Scenarios Question Mark Perception. MyWebLearn. All users. Case Studies.
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Student managed e-learning Vivien Sieber Adam Briggs Jessica Mather-Hillon Naieya Madhvani Rasheed Zakaria Medical Science DivisionUniversity of Oxford
Tools • WebLearn (Bodington) • MedLearn (Magnolia) • Case Scenarios • Question Mark Perception
MyWebLearn • All users
Case Studies Student initiated Specific problem/focus Self-managed Involves other students: • peer review • collaborative working • continuity
Critical Trauma Jessica Mather-Hillon
Aims Critical Trauma • Group teaching materials • Revision • OSCE preparation • Limited clinician involvement • Essentially half day in A & E
Critical Trauma Tools: Videos Photographs VLE • structured document • MCQ
Outcomes • Continuity: organized years 5 & 6 - • Structured training programme • Clinician involvement Anaesthetists • Influential – subject of “Educators Forum” • OxTalent Award 2006
Surgery e-learning Rasheed Zakaria
Aim Surgery e-learning • “Create case studies and revision materials that students can use whilst they are hanging around hospitals waiting for things to happen.” • Reuse clinical case presentations (paper) from previous students
Surgery e-learning Tools: VLE • Structured document • Questionnarie • www link MedLearn (cms)
Outcomes • Useful e-learning materials • Reuse clinical cases • Ca. 5 students requesting pages/week • Other students/staff following • OxTalent winner 2007
Careers site Adam Briggs
Aim Careers site • Provide information to other students about career opportunities in a single place • Share experience with previous students • Information about other medical schools • Maintain and keep current
Careers site Tools: VLE • Structured document • Questionnaire • Discussion • www links
Outcomes • Raised profile of need for careers information across division • Staff managed careers site established in main Clinical School site
Issues • Essentially set of links to external information plus RSS feeds • Handover maintenance from year to year successors less enthusiastic • Surprisingly controversial: one academic upset at students commenting on experiences at other institutions
IT Survey Naieya Madhvani
IT Survey Tools: VLE • Questionnaire (1 – 3 & 4 – 6) • 15 questions • Free text responses
Aims IT Survey • How/why do you use IT to support your studies? • What is the most useful area of Weblearn? • What would you like more/new/why? • Could the IT facilities be improved? • Student creation • Materials/Quizzes/Competitions • How can IT improve learning eg essays? • Have you heard of: • Endnote/Refworks/SecondLife
Key findings: • Lecture handouts on VLE • More quizzes across whole syllabus • Students are not aware of resources, facilities that are already provided • Students do not know what a particular programme e.g. Endnote offers
Outcomes Improve information RSS feed added Results presented at JCC Inform: • VLE development • Training programme
Issues • Quality control • Information incorrect or different from expectation • Informal peer review Outcome • Clearly identify as student work • Clear staff contact details
Benefits • Interpersonal/team building • Confidence (teaching) • Networking • Management experience • Problem solving • Internet, VLE skills • Medical knowledge • Time saving • Improved information for others • Recognition: OxTalent awards, CV for students
“I gained valuable IT skills and experience which I hope to share with my new clinical colleagues in my hospital”
To develop managerial skills, (chairing meetings, organising a team and liaising with members of staff) • Learnt that the Internet, and Weblearn, is a fantastic user-friendly tool for disseminating information and teaching. • The experience has shown that problems are identified, solutions can be easily found alongside help from helpful and enthusiastic peers and staff”
Faculty benefits • Exemplar projects • On-going management • Transformative – changing the way staff view e-learning and student-led teaching • Useful learning materials