This document discusses the online learning activities of the Nursing & Midwifery department, including online Masters courses in Midwifery and Advanced Nursing. It describes updating course content and materials, transitioning to a new learning management system, and using technologies like Echo360, Articulate Presenter and Smart Sympodium. It also mentions study days on topics like injections and prescribing, workbooks on dementia and palliative care, and developing more blended learning routes and sharing best practices across the university.
2. Main areas of activity
Online Masters courses:
Master of Midwifery
Advanced Nursing Masters
Study days
Intra-muscular injections
Non-medical prescribing updates
Workbooks
Dementia Resource
Palliative Care
Blended
Echo360
Articulate Presenter
Smart Sympodium
3. Masters – Distance Learning
Master of Midwifery programme launched in 2004
3 existing cohorts
Re-designed in 2008 and 2 more masters courses
launched.
4. Masters – Distance Learning
Updating of graphics to contemporary style:
5. Masters – Distance Learning
Simplification of course structure
Flattening of inconsistent and deep structure to 3 max.
levels
Programme Programme
Unit Unit
Session Session
Assets
…
6. Learning Activities & Resources
Existing activities updated where appropriate
Addition of new activities and resources:
Guided PowerPoints using Articulate Presenter
Videoclips
Interactive games
Podcasts by lecturers
More links to third party services and resources
9. Developments
School
Further blended learning and bespoke work
Distance-learning routes to accompany existing f2f
programmes
Faculty/UoS Stratergy
Sharing good practice
Strategy should be proactive in setting out pedagogical
aims, rather than just reacting to continuous short-term
events.
Shift in LeTS/CiCS strategies to promote 2 way flow of
information, requirements, ideas between Schools/Depts
and central resources.
Notes de l'éditeur
SCHOOL OF NURSING & MIDWIFERY.Instigated feedback from students and academics analysed this. Discussed with e-team.
Original… confusing.
Type of content rather than delivery type.
Articulate presenter. Ehanced voice-over powerrpoints via web delivery. Trial by Graham McElearneyFilming and editing of video resourcesFlash interactive gamesPodcasting and trial of iPodsAcknowledging growth of universal and open resources – iTunes U.