Delivering targeted learning to staff in St. James's Hospital, Dublin

1. SJH Learning Hub:
Delivering Targeted Learning at St. James’s Hospital
Fergus Thompson
Centre for Learning and Development

2. Context and Background
St. James’s Hospital
• Largest acute academic teaching hospital - TCD
• >1020 (inpatient / day care beds)
• Total workforce of over 3500 (57 nationalities)
• Recent developments
Centre for Learning and Development (CLD)
• Part of the HR Directorate
• Multidisciplinary – Integrating educational / training
needs of the CNE with the L&D function
• L&D that is accessible and responsive to the needs of
every staff member at SJH

3. The SJH Learning Hub Portal
• Collaboration with HSELanD 2009/2010
• Interactive online learning programmes,
learning resources, collaborate, discuss
and share knowledge
• Access to HSELanD and other Hubs
• SJH Hub community: 1450+ SJH staff
• Flexibility!

4. Flexibility in Learning
eLearning Courses
Online Libraries
Video Resources

5. Online Learning Programmes
• Safer Manual Handling
• Mechanical Ventilation
• Disability Awareness
• SJH Medication Administration Safety
• Dignity At Work
• Insulin Administration for Nursing Staff
• Insulin Prescribing for Medical Staff
• In the line of Fire
• Managing Violence & Aggression

6. Flexibility in Communication
• CLD Online
• eZines
• Discussion Forums
• Blogs
• Online Calendars
• Announcements
• FAQ’s
http://www.facebook.com/SJHCLD

7. Flexibility in Managing an online learning
environment
• CLD Hub administration on
site at SJH
• Create hub pages and
modules
• Create user groups
• Manage user accounts
• Monitor user activity via site
log reports

8. Collaborative Learning Areas
• Creation of online learning areas within the
portal for specific users at SJH
• Network of eGuides
• ICU/HDU Online Resources

9. Looking Ahead…
• St. James's Hospital eLearning Strategy 2012-2015
• Launched 23rd May 2012
• “Learning at your schedule, your place, your pace”

10. Benefits...
• Enhancing Learning  Enhancing Patient Care
• Targeted Learning – Specific role, subject,
content, project
• Learning Management System (LMS) – Portal
linked to a database for monitoring & reporting
• Social networking, peer learning, online
discussions, self-directed learning
• Constructivist Learning Theory: Learning via
active thinking and previous experiences (Social
learning)

11. “Learning is experience.
Everything else is just
information…”
Albert Einstein
Thank You!