From Strategy to Practice a presentation by Dr Karen Strickland and Dr Fiona Work, Robert Gordon University on their journey from paper based to mobile assessment

1. From strategy to practice
Dr Karen Strickland
Associate Head,
Dr Fiona Work, Senior Lecturer,
School of Nursing & Midwifery

3. Issues
from
practice
1. Document
can get lost
2.Issues of
confidentiality
3. Open to
tampering
4.Lack of
contact
when out in
practice
5. Ability to
connect with
and motivate
students
6. Ease of
monitoring
student
progress
7.
Cumbersome
processing of
documents

4. All about scale!
Robert Gordon University provide pre-registration nursing and midwifery education in
collaboration with the following NHS Board Partners:
• NHS Grampian,
• NHS Orkney,
• NHS Shetland,
Midwifery only:
• NHS Highland
• NHS Tayside
Aberdeen

5. Reviewing the evidence: review of literature on
mobile learning in clinical practice:
Themes:
• information for clinical practice;
• knowledge and skill acquisition;
• reflection on learning in practice.

6. University strategy
School strategy
Practice

7. University strategy
• Teaching and learning: inspire all individuals to
achieve their maximum potential and excel in the
world of tomorrow.
• Extending access to learning: enable individuals to
achieve their ambitions throughout life whatever
their circumstances.
• Student experience: support students and
mentors

8. School strategy
• To prepare, and further develop high quality nurses,
midwives and health professionals who are caring and
compassionate.
• To place students at the centre of vibrant learning
communities, which are underpinned by evidence-
based application of educational theories and
principles.
• To actively engage and empower our students to
achieve their maximum potential in learning, research,
and excellence in clinical practice.

9. eLearning Strategy: 2015 – 2020
Our Vision
• To foster innovative learning afforded by technology in the provision of dynamic and transformational learning,
teaching, assessment and research in the School of Nursing and Midwifery.
Our Aims
• To lead the development of our eLearning community within Robert Gordon University and influence international
eLearning communities.
• To foster the introduction and acquisition of new technology into the School portfolios.
• To support our educational colleagues by developing high quality staff development in the use of technology.
• To enhance the student learning journey through exposure to high quality and technology enhanced experiences.
• To support our educational portfolios to meet the changing needs of the School of Nursing and Midwifery staff and
students.
• To engage in consultancy and new business developments and, in doing so, diversify our income streams.
• To increase the scholarship output of the School and, in doing so, enhance the profile and reputation of our
provision.
• To enhance our partnership working and facilitate our academic staff to engage with clinical practice.

10. System requirements
Must haves:
• Must be customisable to the
assessment document,
• Must have password controlled
access with varying levels of
authorisation,
• Must work in extreme remote
locations (without wifi),
• Must be compatible with IOS
and android devices.
Good to have
• Links to placement database
• Links to student record
system
• Voice recognition (reasonable
adjustments)
• Can be used after registration
for CPD

11. Lessons from the literature for practice
Barriers:
• Infrastructure
• Lack of systematic policy support
• Lecturer competency
• Huge amount of work for lectures
• Student competency with technology
• Lecturer dissatisfaction
• Teaching philosophy
• Lack of Leadership
• Curricular integration
• Lecturer fear about loss of control
(Brazdeikis and Valineviciene 2014)
Benefits:
• Improvement in knowledge and
understanding
• Increased self-awareness and
engagement in reflection
• Improved student-tutor relationships
( Buckley et al 2009)

12. Getting “buy in”
• Led by practice and eLearning hand in hand
• Driven with a clear implementation plan
• Linking with practice education teams
• “Big Bang” v’s change management plans
• Liaison with IT colleagues and L&T departments (infrastructure)
• Governance issues
• Student engagement
• Curriculum engagement
• Accessibility (reasonable adjustments)
• IT literacy and technophobia
• Making the case financially