E-moderating for health care educators (Open - For Attendance)

Summary

A customised Gilly Salmon four week online course from All Things in Moderation hosted and subsidised by the Subject Centre. Cost of £325 per delegate (the event is not VAT rated).

Aims

Gilly Salmon's popular e-moderating course is offered to health care educators in order to facilitate a better understanding of the potential for e-Moderating in a clinical teaching environment.

Participants will be able to take part in the e-tivities designed to promote understanding of the role of e-moderating, offering a chance to engage with peers who also work with clinical students. This course has run before and a write up is available in 01.11 edition of our newsletter.

Activities

This online course is fully web-based (browser) with a maximum of 18 people per course.

It is divided up into 5 sessions, each session relating to one stage in the 5-stage model. As a student in the course you will be expected to read the weekly assigned reading (from the book E-moderating) and take part in a number of online activities ? All Things in Moderation call them e-tivities. You will need some commitment. Approximately 25 hours overall spread over the 4 weeks.

The course is based on a group of lecturers working online together, so it?s very important to start on time and continue to contribute throughout the 4 weeks.

The course encourages you to reflect on your ideas about e-moderating and those of others as you go about your usual every day work or in downtime- travelling or in the bath!

You will need good access to the Internet, preferably from both office and home, and a flexible and open approach to exploring e-learning.

You will not need a high level of technical skill to get started. If you can log on to Web sites you can access the course!

Proposed outcomes

Those completing the course will receive a Certificate of Participation and Completion. The course includes skiils and knowledge in the following:

• E-moderating.
• Becoming a competent online learner.
• Participating in an online learning community.
• Use of computer mediated conferencing as a key teaching and learning resource.
• Developing pedagogical knowledge using computer mediated conferencing.
• Developing a personal plan to continue to increase e-moderating skills.
• Engaging in online reflection with others.

Facilitator background

Dr David Shepherd - facilitator - All Things in Moderation Ltd David Shepherd who has already been extensively involved in development and e-convening a number of online e-moderating courses and has trained over 100 e-moderators. He is a management development consultant, helping teams to improve their performance. Since 1995 has been increasingly involved with online groups, and is a part owner of a dot.com! He has helped to train e-moderators in the Open University and is Director of All Things in Moderation Ltd. Nigel Purcell - Senior Education Advisor at the MEDEV Subject Centre Nigel has very extensive experience of education and staff development issues especially in the context of medical, dental and veterinary education. He has a strong interest and practical involvement in the use of technology to enhance learning. For example he initiated and leads MEDEV's Resource Archive for Teacher Training (RAFTT) blog/community of practice. His key concern in this area is the need to ensure that 'technology' enhances but does not 'drive' the learning.

Target audience

Health care educators including those teaching in medicine, dentistry and veterinary medicine; nursing, midwifery, allied health professions; complementary therapies, etc.

Venue & Location

Fully on-line course (web based)

Max attendees

* This workshop is co-hosted, co-hosted events are facilitated and delivered jointly by MEDEV and another institution(s).