Delivering Knowledge for Health Enabling Learning for Healthcare Delivery Virtual Learning Centre Ann Lees, Information

Delivering Knowledge for Health

Enabling Learning for Healthcare Delivery

Virtual Learning CentreVirtual Learning Centrewww.learningcentre.scot.nhs.uk

Ann Lees, Information Services Manager, KSG


What is the Virtual Learning Centre?

•Selected learning resources

•Aimed at non-clinical as well as clinical staff

•Sections on– How to study and learn– Core skills– IT and information skills– Management skills– Life skills– Support for all Knowledge and Skills Framework dimensions– Libraries and Learning Centres


What it isn’t

• Not a virtual/managed learning environment (V/MLE)– doesn’t track user or keep record of learning

• Not intended to replace (physical) Learning Centres– we can’t provide one-to-one support on using resources

• Not a list of prescribed resources– these are suggestions, individual must decide how

useful/appropriate

• Not a finished, unalterable product!– Feedback, suggestions, even complaints welcome


Using the sections

Each section offers:

•index to subsections

•text on the whole topic

•search across whole of VLC


Using sections (2)

Each subsection has its own background/explanatory text

And a list of external resources for further reading, activities, etc.


Support for KSF


Support for KSF (2)

Each set of dimensions offers a link to the full text of the Knowledge and Skills Framework on Department of Health web site.


Support for KSF (3)

Each dimension has a summary of the area covered by the dimension, and a list (arranged alphabetically) of resources associated with the dimension at any level.


Support for KSF (4)

When the mouse moves over the KSF logo, the dimensions a resource is associated with are displayed

- e.g. Core dimension 2, Personal and people development

General dimension 1, Learning and development


Support for KSF (5)

- some resources can be linked with a particular level of a dimension

- but not every level has unique resources

What about dimension levels?


Resource description in the VLC

The short record gives an indication of the subject of the resource, and whether it is a text, online course, or website – also what registration formalities there may be.


LearnDirect and the VLC

The Virtual Learning Centre includes details of courses offered by LearnDirect Scotland, and users can apply to [email protected]

for an access code

There is a downloadable guide to registration, giving advice and including the security keyword needed for registration


LearnDirect Scotland courses

After registering, users can search for courses they are interested in on the LearnDirect Scotland site.

find out more about each one

choose a course by clicking on the “add to shopping cart” link


LearnDirect Scotland courses (2)

ask [email protected]

for an authorisation code for each course they wish to follow

despite the ‘£’ signs, there is no charge to the user!

confirm their selection


LearnDirect Scotland Courses (3)

Users can check the courses they have selected, and resume any that has not been completed.


Libraries and Learning Centres

This section offers contact details for both libraries and learning centres in Health Board regions.

- some offer both types of service, some only one


Please get in touch!

Ann Lees [email protected]

KSG LearnDirect support [email protected]

Learn Direct Scotland 0808 100 9000 www.learndirectscotland.com

Documents

Delivering Knowledge for Health Enabling Learning for Healthcare Delivery Virtual Learning Centre Ann Lees, Information