eLearning in medical education

Michael BeggeLearning Manager

Learning Technology Section

College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine

University of Edinburgh

Orientation

• eLearning is now embedded within Higher Education

• eLearning plays an increasingly important role in postgraduate training and professional development

• Its value is broadly recognized and encouraged

• Its efficacy is supported by a growing body of evidence

Impact

• Learners are proactive, selective, self-directed

• Learning is flexible, personalized, distributed• Activity is captured • Workspaces are mobile• Learning spaces are evolving• Information is no longer static

Virtual Learning Environments

• Activities– Self assessment, discussion, case walkthroughs,

conferencing

• Reflection– Portfolios, Personal Professional Development,

Logs, Blogs

• Resources– Documentation & Guidelines, multimedia content,

RSS feeds, timetabling and notices, wikis

Examples - EEMeC

Examples - eSSQ

Examples - eScript

Virtual Patients

virtual patients 2.0

Resource Development

new approaches

Real Time at a Distance

Changing times

Changing times

So, think…

• Activities• Community• Reflection• Process capture• Logging• Linking• Aggregating• Sharing