Post Graduate Occupational Therapy Course Driver Assessment and Rehabilitation

Flexible Learning Proposal First draft Post Graduate Occupational Therapy Course Driver Assessment and Rehabilitation Hilary Blamires July 2009

Contents
Section 1: Background
Section 2: Course proposal
Section 3: Blended delivery. Why?
Section 4: Inspired by…

Contents
Section 5: Access and equity
Section 6: Sustainability
Section 7: Alignment with Otago Polytechnic strategic direction
Section 8: Conclusion

1: BACKGROUND

Background
No post graduate occupational therapy driver assessment and training course in New Zealand

Nearest course in Australia
This is a two week full time course
Background

Only three qualified assessors in New Zealand
Two in Hamilton (OTRS Ltd)
One in Christchurch
Team of assessors supported by the qualified assessors
Background

2: COURSE PROPOSAL

The course details
Otago Polytechnic/ OTRS Ltd course
Level 400 or Level 7 on NZQA framework
200 hours study
20 credits
Flexible learning plan

On line and off line activity
Online/recorded lectures
Reading
Audio
Video
PDF readings
Links to NZ Land Transport, legislation and other useful sites.

Flexible fieldwork
Canterbury Driving Assessment Tool (CANDAT) assessments with clients
Off road and On road assessments with clients

3: A BLENDED DELIVERY : WHY ?

Why?
Flexibility:
Course tailored to suit individual circumstances with work and family commitments and access to technology

Travel costs reduced
Why?

Reduced hours away from home
Why?

Supported face to face field work activities
Why?

4: INSPIRED BY...

The Otago Bachelors of Occupational Therapy programme based in Dunedin and, for the first time this year, in Hamilton.
Inspired by…

Inspired by…
OTRS Ltd expertise in driver assessor training and rehabilitation

Inspired by…
No New Zealand recognised training,
A workload requirement nationally (ACC and private)

5: ACCESS & EQUITY

Access & equity
Easier access by students if on line/off line and flexible around learner activities

Access and Equity
Serving a national rather than local population
Future potential of international training

Access & equity
access to knowledge easier by accommodating different learning styles:
Visual
Audio
Reading
Kinaesthetic (Hands on/practical sessions)

Access & equity
Overcoming physical, environmental and technological barriers by introducing course materials in different formats to suit different learning environments and facilities.

Access & equity
Pitch the material and complexity of material at the right level,
Examine the course content and delivery against measures such as:
Rule of Thumb
Universal Design recommendations
Flesch Reading Ease Score

5: SUSTAINABILITY

Social sustainability:
Less classroom time lecturing allowing a more self directed approach and support as required.
Appropriate face to face components for on and off road activity and feedback.

Economical sustainability:
Better use of lecturer and student times with tailored to suit programme around other workloads
More links to current and expert resources

Ecological sustainability
Less paper, less environmental waste

6: CULTURAL DIVERSITY

Cultural diversity
Changing the delivery style means reaching a more diverse range of culturally diverse population .
Open topics relevant to country, culture, beliefs, interests, lifestyles and learning styles.

7: ALIGNMENT WITH OTAGO POLYTECHNIC’S STRATEGIC DIRECTION

Otago Polytechnic’s strategic direction
To engage more learners
To develop self directed learning
Promote learners time, learners place, learners’ outcomes
Be more cost effective

8: CONCLUSION

Conclusion
We have the New Zealand expertise
We have the academic blended delivery structure
We have the services requiring this expertise
There is no current training course in New Zealand... Yet.

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