E-moderating for health care educators

Date: 09 Oct 2006 > 10 Nov 2006

Introduction

A customised Gilly Salmon five week online course from All Things in Moderation hosted and subsidised by the Subject Centre. Cost of ?320+VAT per delegate.

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 at least once before and a write up is available in 01.11 edition of our newsletter.

Activities

The online course 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. At least 5 hours a week for 5 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!

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.

Facilitators & Speakers

David Shepherd - Facilitator

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Facilitator background

The moderator will be appointed by Gilly Salmon to set e-tivities, guide and support participants throughout the course.

Target audience

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

Book a place

Please book on-line for this course and you will be invoiced in advance for ?320+VAT by the Subject Centre office. Note that the fee has been subsidised by the Subject Centre. If insufficient numbers sign-up then the start of the course will be delayed until sufficient numbers are available.

Venue & Location

Fully on-line course (web based)

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