So here we are, all on this wonderful journey to becoming e-teachers. Now as for the ADDIE thingy...it reminded me of the Tupperware rivals in the kitchen cupboard. I am looking forward to this module and have had a few ideas about developing something for use in obstetrics/midwifery training. My initial thought was putting together an electronic Partogram training thingy as the use of the partogram is shocking within the health service. Then upon looking around seeing what there is already, the WHO has already developed such an e-learning tool which was released in March this year...damn them.Now WHO would have thought they would beat me to it? No point in reinventing the wheel. So after considering other training issues, I think that I would look at an e-learning programme to teach the correct way of plotting uterine-fundus growth on a gravidogram (the antenatal card graph)to detect growth fall-off or derangement.
Now I am so hoping that WHO does not beat me to it. TIme to get to grips with the ADDIE thing and see how we proceed.
Another great idea!!! Looks like ppl are on the ball with this one! It'd be interesting to see how you'd incorporate this idea into an e-learning environment. Are you planning on using a program such as excel to insert figures and then link that to a graph? It may be the easiest since most ppl know how to use MSOffice.
ReplyDeleteGood luck on the 'delivery' of your project :)
I have begun looking looking at the current Perinatal Education Programme as a 'model' for developing a modular based course for critical care nurses. It is an amazing course because of its simplicity. I did this course in 2000 as a 3rd year nursing student and then went straight into critical care nursing, with a resultant severe decay in knowledge. When you started speaking about gravidograms and partograms it felt like you were speaking another language! I have just looked at the section in the programme on assessing fetal growth and it is beautifully simplistic. It quickly made sense again, but I would probably remember it more if I was given a case study and then had to plot the symphysis-fundus height myself and analyse the result thereof.
ReplyDeleteI really think you're on to something really worthwhile here and I wish you the best of luck.
Nice post Midstetrics! Also like the way the community is now starting to respond.
ReplyDeleteI think your idea of choosing a project as quickly as possible is the best thing one can do. Apart from wanting to beat the WHO (hehe), it will help tremendously if you already have a context in your own mind when reading the theory, and then applying the instructional design model (i.e. ADDIE = tupperware?? Maybe Addis??).
Although I really do not know anything about a "gravidogram" (unlike Worst Case Scenari-Yo who only forgot about it), your idea sounds like something very specific and useful, and that is the perfect e-intervention project for this module. Rather go small and specific, than large and unmanageable.
Best of luck to you, looking forward to how your thoughts develop.
JP
Dear Midstetrics
ReplyDeleteMr. Delivery has become Mr. Blogger! I know a bit more about partograms and gravidograms that JP Bosman. I think you have a good idea for your project. There are so many things to do in Microbiology, but I cannot think of something small and practical..yet.
Rena
Hey everyone, thanks for the comments. Yolanda the Perinatal Education Programme is now available in electronic format go to http://ebwhealthcare.com/content/view/1726/34/ and all the books in the series are freely accessable. Lianne I was thinking about doing a Powerpoint presentation with simple animations then using ISpring as a medium where people could play, stop, go back ,etc the presentation on any internet browser. So looking at not necessitating a need for fancy programmes to play the learning tool. My concern is also that in my experience the "techno-savvyness" and MS Office abilities of midwives and nurses in the services are virtually (no pun intended) non-existent. What they do know is how to play Spider Solitaire, so mouse-clicking is a skill that can be used in the ISpring version without too much need for a PhD (Place hand on Desktop).
ReplyDeleteHey Midstetrics - thanks for the heads up, or should I say head's out!
ReplyDeleteI am sitting with a friend's hard copy of the PEP course and I think it's time to get it back to her!