The Quiet Revolution the experience of introducing electronic marking at the University of HuddersfieldH. Spilsbury Senior lecturerS.Batt Senior Lecturer

Aims of workshopTo share the experience of introducing electronic marking on a nurse education programme.

Reflect on the potential impact of these developments in health and social care practice/ service delivery.

People and resource implications

Student experience

Student experienceNon benefitsVaried experience and ability.Anxiety regarding IT use and plagiarismAvailability of academic/IT support

BenefitsAccessibility to marks and feedback.Reduced travelEnvironmentally friendly/ cost reduction.

Academic workloadNon- benefitsAnxietyTime to learnTime to manageIT problemsHealth and Safety issues

BenefitsWorking flexibilityModule administration Team workQuality monitoringChanges to assessment

IT supportInstitutional purchase of software.Availability of trained IT staff for support and trouble shooting Upgrading and checking of software for home use.

Interactive exercise on originality reportsDetecting plagiarism?;Only matches with what is in its database.Detect paraphrasing?;Lecturer vigilance;Differentiate between poor scholarship and plagiarism?

Transferable Practice, Knowledge and SkillsStudents have to interface with IT equipment and software.IT skills are transferable to: practice settings (NHS KSF, 2004).RiO, electronic records, System 1, EMISknowledge attainment such as searching electronic resources for developing evidence based practice.

Referenceswww.connectingforhealth.nhs.ukwww.emis-online.com(RiO) www.southwestyorkshire.nhs.ukAgenda for Change Project Team(2004)The NHS Knowledge and Skills framework (NHS KSF) and the Development Review Process.. London: Department of Health

Give out the two pieces of work that are 12% matched. 2 minutes to read the sections.Discussion:What they would do. ? Depend on level of student, first offense etc.Discuss plagiarism especially on professional courses , NMC state be open and honest, act with integrity and uphold the reputation of your profession Students do have a PIN with the NMC and are reported to the NMC if found guilty of serious plagiarism.

*We assume that younger students already start on university courses with IT skills. Our experience shows that this is not the case in up to 20 % of some nursing cohorts, as with other literacy issues, students manage to slip through the net, and have avoided interacting with IT. Some more mature students also struggle with IT, experience in practice shows that many healthcare workers have very negative feelings about their ability to interact with IT. Therefore the sooner that future health professionals are exposed to IT and need to interact the better.It is the invisible strand that runs alongside theory and practice modules.*