Dr. Jane Fitzpatrick, Senior Lecturer, University of the West of England, Bristol. Dr. George Bailey, Visiting Lecturer, University of the West of England, Bristol. A Learning and Sharing Event on E-Learning Weetwood Hall 22-23 March 2005

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Dr. Jane Fitzpatrick, Senior Lecturer,
University of the West of England, Bristol.Dr.
George Bailey, Visiting Lecturer, University of
the West of England, Bristol.A Learning and
Sharing Event on E-LearningWeetwood Hall22-23
March 2005
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Blended learning a recipe for empowerment!

• Presentation
• Interactive discussion
• Generating new ideas

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What is the context and purpose?
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Blended Learning
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Context

• Leadership in Community Practice module
• 50 to 60 community health and social care
  students from
• Public Health Nursing
• District Nursing
• Community Childrens Nursing
• Community Mental Health Nursing
• Practice Nursing

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Some examples of the student context in practice

• If full time 2 days uni 2 days practice
• Public Health/ Health visiting/District nursing,
  GP attachment, Clinics or Health Centres
• CCN, CMHN,
• Charities
• Hospital or locality Outreach teams
• GP surgeries

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Purpose

• Encourage students to use electronic sources to
  inform both academic development and evidence
  based practice.
• Access
• Retrieve
• Select
• Critically evaluate
• Incorporate these skills into practice

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IT issues

• Limited skills with IT
• Limited access
• IT should be core skill
• Huge range of material could be available if
  student has the confidence to use IT

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UWE On line log in
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UWE On line menue
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SWOT analysis
Strengths Easy to access Easy to manage Enables lecturer to tailor access to resource links relevant to module Can act as a medium for sharing amongst students and lecturers Weaknesses Assumes level of confidence with IT Assumptions that the designer is familiar with this territory Student can get lost with links
Opportunities Matches mission of faculty Supports IT developments in practice Enhances innovative education design Threats Lack of role modelling in practice Colleagues and students unfamiliar with the territory are reluctant to engage The teaching team are more accessible to students
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Blended Learning
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Your SWOT Analysis
Strengths Weaknesses
Opportunities Threats