MY EXPECTATIONS OF THE E-LEARNING MODULE
There are so many stakeholders in digital technology in Higher Education that have high and advanced expectations of e-learning courses, that I am hesitant to verbalise my own.
First of all I would like to become skilled in the on-line use of educational material, whether it is of my own design or any one of the existent programs available on You Tube and e-Health. I do not like asking other people to do my work for me (I am a bad manager and delegator regarding that - I know what I want and sometimes feel other people do not do it “my way”).
Well with e-learning there is NO MY WAY – I feel I do not know what I am doing. If I look at the wonderful videos on line, I realize I have a very long way still to go. But like Lianne said – the module inspired her, and look where she is now! Good for you, Lianne!
I would like to use an existing video that is on You Tube regarding History Taking that I found very interesting and educational. It is not a boring presentation and recaps basic principles. I used it with the 4th year MBChB students as preparation for the catch-up sessions of the students strikes for the Service Learning block, and the results were much better than the previous sessions. Feedback was good as well!
Together with it the students will write an on-line test on blackboard on the day that they go out to the community for the first time in their second year to assess if they have met the objectives regarding the theory.
The skill will be tested in the community while they are doing screening under the supervision and assessment of facilitator, from SMU.
I would have liked to have more time to embark on this journey that is talked about and see where it will lead me. Service Learning is a course that has integration from many disciplines in the MBChB curriculum that has to be taken into account as academic rivalry can be a barrier to successful teaching.
I am definitely going to implement digital media in the 4th year SL curriculum, as it seems to have met with great satisfaction from the majority of students.