Developing e-learning solutions Katherine Stalham E-learning project manager NHSU

1. Developing e-learning solutionsKatherine StalhamE-learning project managerNHSU

2. Flow • Background • The e-learning development process • The challenges • The opportunities • Discussion • Summary

3. Background • Cambridge University Press: Primary Maths for interactive whiteboards • NHSU: Managing in Health and Social Care e-learning elements • Derbyshire multi-agency Child and Adult Protection e-learning project • Facilitated scoping and project initiation workshops for new health related projects.

4. The e-learning development process • Define the project • Author the content • Develop the learning • Go live! Assumption: you’ve decided it’s e-learning

5. The process – define the project • Outline the learning • Agree the topic • Get buy in and sign off at an early stage

6. The process – define the project Define the learners: • Who is it aimed at? • What is their motivation for doing this learning? • Where will they be learning? • What level of disability will you cater for?

7. The process – define the project Agree the delivery method: • CD, intranet or internet? • Free to all, login or security needed? • Blended or stand-alone? If blended; • Will additional material need to be sent to learners? • Will you have e-tutors? • Accredited or assessed?

8. The process – define the project • Assign resources to the project • Agree the project plan • Get stakeholder sign up and support

9. The process – author the content Assign the authors • Do this before assigning IT developers • Content: book vs e-learning • Getting it right now will save time in IT development

10. The process – author the content • Editors: Assign editors who also understand e-learning. • Structure of learning should enable short periods of learning, dip in and dip out. You may want to offer tracking to remind learners where they last were. • Once you have clearly defined and written content – select your IT developers.

11. The process – develop the learning Select the suppliers: • External • National or International? • Internal

12. The process – develop the learning Write the storyboards • Developers? • Authors? • Editors? • You?

13. The process – develop the learning • Alpha • Beta • Pilot / evaluate with potential learners • Gold

14. The challenges • Badly designed e-learning with little interaction = e-reading. • Authors inexperienced to writing for e-learning can lead to many redrafts and over/under use of technology for e-learning. • Making the e-learning accessible to all – disability discrimination act. • IT Developers/suppliers. • It’ll always take longer than you think

15. The opportunities • Good interactivity involves the learner in the learning experience. • Enables learners to learn at their own pace and at the appropriate time. • Allows flexibility of learning. • Addresses individual learning styles. • Potentially gives learners access to local, national and international learning networks.

16. Discussion Challenges Opportunities

17. Summary Good e-learning can provide a wealth of learning opportunities. The best way to ensure e-learning is successful is to include it as blended learning, i.e. with tutor support or as part of other learning. Thank you for your time and input.