T.E.L. & Staff Developmentat Peninsula College ofMedicine and Dentistry

Zac Gribble – eLearning Developer

Overview of 6 minute presentation• About PCMD

• Staff Development and the eLSG

• Examples of developments

In-Vivo Benchmarking

Clinical Education Distance Learning

Dementia Learning Zone

• Questions

About PCMD• Peninsula Medical School started in 2002

• Partnership: Universities of Plymouth and Exeter and the NHS

• Distributed across a wide area: Truro, Plymouth, Exeter, Torbay and

Barnstaple

• Investment in eLearning infrastructure, staffing and online support which

delivers:

Learning resources, Information, communications, content

• PCMD now delivers medical, dental, clinical science and post graduate

• Innovative, integrated curriculum in all programmes

• High expectation of development of IT literacy in both staff and students

Staff Development & eLSG• The eLSG works with staff across PCMD in all programmes and disciplines.

• Help staff develop their

own skills in the use of

T.E.L. within their

educational role

• Work with academic

authors to create online

resources that support

student learning

Staff Development & eLSG• Guidance in using Content Management Systems (CMS) built by the eLSG allow

staff to author online resources and interactive elements.

In-Vivo Benchmarking

• An online resource to help

ensure medical students’

clinical examinations (in-

vivo) are assessed

consistently across PCMD

• Supports face to face

training

Clinical Education: Distance Learning

• Online tutorials using MS LiveMeeting. Staff are trained to use the system

and present and collaborate with students across the web.

• eLSG support ‘clinical education’ staff in both practical and pedagogical

techniques when using tools for distance learning.

• Staff undergo training to

become better online

tutors/mentors

GP staff development• Dementia eLearning Zone

• Developed with a GP

• Aiming to improve early

diagnosis and treatment of

dementia.

• eLearning method most

successful in changing

practice

Other examples include• GP Resource pack

• Life Sciences Tutors’ Guide

• PBL Development Feed (twitter style)

Any Questions?

Zac Gribble – eLearning Developer