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A new open access online
course called Designing E-Learning for
Health has been launched by The University of Nottingham’s School of Health
Sciences.
The Massive Open Online
Course (MOOC) is the first of its kind on the UK’s multi-institutional
FutureLearn platform and has been developed by the University’s Health
E-Learning and Media Team (HELM). It is also the first MOOC to be launched by
the School of Health Sciences which educates the nurses, midwives, physiotherapists
and sports rehabilitators of tomorrow.
Designing
E-Learning for Health is a 5 week course for healthcare teachers
to create their own tailor-made e-learning resource for their particular field
of study. The course is aimed at anyone who has an interest in designing
e-learning and introduces a methodology which can also be adapted to other
areas of teaching, not just in healthcare education. It has been created using
the pioneering teaching skills and expertise within the School of Health
Sciences.
Lead
educator on the course, Professor Heather Wharrad, said: “The course is based
on an accessible approach to creating high quality eLearning resources that we
have been using and developing over the last 10 years. We have used it to
develop over 200 resources that are now being used worldwide.”
The
course starts on 15th February 2016 and requires a time commitment
of 3 hours per week from participants. Designing
eLearning for Health is open for sign up now via the FutureLearn platform here. The
course is free to access and anyone is welcome to sign up regardless of educational
background or level of knowledge in the area.
HELM
eLearning resources (Resuable Learning Objects or RLOs) are used by educators,
students, service users, clinicians and many more across 50+ countries and are
available from their HELMOpen
platform.
Follow
HELM on Twitter @UoN_Helm
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