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Andy Pellow and Robert Campbell discuss the ALPS (http://www.alps-cetl.ac.uk/Corework/MobileTechnologies.html) experiences of leading, developing and implementing a mobile learning and assessment programme for work-based learning. They explain what ALPS aimed to achieve and how this developed in practice. They consider the challenges of developing and implementing a mobile technology programme involving 1000 students across 5 HEIs spanning 16 different professions.
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ALPS Assessment and Learning in
Practice SettingsCentre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
CETIS Bolton
15th June 2010
Andy Pellow - Leeds UniversityRobert Campbell - Ecommnet Ltd.
to ensure that students graduating from courses in health and social care are fully equipped to perform confidently and competently at the start of their professional careers
The ALPS Mission
University of Bradford
University of Huddersfield
University of Leeds
Leeds Metropolitan University
York St John University
NHS partners
Service users & carers
Commercial partners – MyKnowledgeMap, ecommnet
The ALPS Partners
Audiology Clinical physiology Dentistry Dietetics Diagnostic radiography Medicine Midwifery Nursing Occupational therapy
The ALPS Professions
Operating department practice
Optometry Pharmacy Physiotherapy Podiatry Social work Speech and
language therapy
• By promoting inter-professional assessment of core competences – ethical practice, communications skills and team-working
• By encouraging service user and carer involvement in student feedback
• Using mobile devices to deliver assessment and learning in the practice setting
Improving Confidence and Competence
Students in wide variety of practice locations
lightweight, portable & fit in pockets. Secure connection to HE networks Two way – deliver and collect information Off-line/On-line capability
Why Mobile Technology?
Nothing about mobile technology… No standards Significant capital funding (£1m+) but with
challenging expenditure deadlines Partner L&T systems (e.g. VLEs) important
but not mobile friendly Data security important
◦ Personal information in healthcare.
Things We Knew…
Risks of innovation and early adoption Speed of change in the market Need for early support and structure Tutors need support – and tailored one-to-
one support Students want to know what the purpose
and benefits will be of using the technology Role of champions Speed of decision-making/consultation
process…
Things we thought we knew…
users/students aren’t digital natives significance of the ethical approval process lack of understanding of the HE
environment by mobile operators
Things we didn’t know…
The Round Trip
An occupational therapy student is on placement at Calderdale Royal Hospital.
One of his objectives whilst on placement is the development of his ability to gain consent from service users using his communication skills.
His tutor creates an assessment that will encourage him to provide evidence of his ability to gain consent
The Scenario
The assessment can be completed by:◦ Student◦ Practice assessor◦ Peers◦ Possibly service users
Responses can include:◦ Free text response◦ Audio◦ Multiple choice and other structured question
types
A Sample Assessment
The Assessment Author
The Assessment Set
The Assessment Completed
The Assessment Review
Student Guidelines Following your experience of gaining consent from a service user please ask a
practice assessor from your own or another profession to answer the following questions.
Practice Assessor Assessment Taking into account the level of your service user’s
understanding, how did you ensure that the service user understood the course of action?
Completely / Mostly / Adequately / Hardly at all / Not at all Taking into account your service user’s preferred method of
communication, how did you ensure they gave or withheld consent?
Completely / Mostly / Adequately / Hardly at all / Not at all Did the student ensure that the service user had sufficient
information to give or withhold consent for the course to action?
Completely / Mostly / Adequately / Hardly at all / Not at all Would you like to make any further comments on the
student's overall performance?
A Sample Assessment
The Mobile Assessment Client
Student’s View Portfolio
Student’s View Assessment
Tutor View
Tutor View Cohort
Tutor View
Tutor View Assessment
Reporting on progress
Reporting on progress
The Infrastructure
Assessment Management Suite◦ Webserver◦ User and cohort management◦ Assessment authoring◦ Helpdesk
Mobile Services Platform◦ Device management◦ Device client software◦ Assessment distribution and communications◦ Security, encryption, authentication
Bradford Shared Services
The Shared Sevices
Assessment authoring◦ Build assessments
Questionbuilder, Compendle, RLO, competency maps SCORM/QTI Standards based packages Publishes as a web service to Mobile Services Platform
Assessment receipt◦ Storing of assessment responses◦ Review and comment on responses◦ Assessment against competency Frameworks◦ Export to e-Portfolio
VLE, etc LEAP-2A User and cohort management
◦ Cohorts linked to AD / LDAP◦ Imported from University Management Systems◦ Roles
Tutors Students Admin
Assessment Management Suite
Content Distribution Assessment packages
◦ Assessment, learning objects, docs, links etc.◦ Repackage for the device
Device management◦ Software distribution◦ Device configuration
Device and data security Communications
Mobile Services Platform
Embedding at Leeds University
Faculty of Medicine and Health – just under 3,500 undergraduate students in 8 professions.
Highly devolved learning and teaching environment
Strong corporate support for Blackboard VLE Significant external professional body
involvement (GMC, NMC, GDC) in curriculum validation
Common uni-professional assessments in some disciplines
Embedding at Leeds University…
Evidence for change critical Use research to help drive L&T change Champions required but need good
communications skills Introduce technology change alongside
curriculum change Secure bottom-up engagement before top-
down endorsement
Introducing change….
Assessment and Learning driven Process improvement difficult to quantify
and prove Business case for significant IT investments
that save staff time but cost money difficult to secure
Typical Mobile provider business model (e.g. Capital + Contract over two years) challenging
Building the case….
Recognise different speeds of adoption Prepare for long term Context important Support for students own devices still not
feasible; Web delivery doesn’t deliver functionality
Implementing….
Contacts◦ Andy Pellow◦ Leeds University◦ [email protected]
◦ Robert Campbell◦ Ecommnet Limited◦ [email protected]
Thanks & Questions Please?