eLearning in medical education Michael Begg eLearning 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

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

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

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

Activities

Community

Reflection

Process capture

Logging

Linking

Aggregating

Sharing