The East of Scotland Haematology Nurse Group use of Virtual Classroom

in the Provision of Continuous Professional Development Through an

Online Lecture Series.

Karen Campbell Macmillan Lecturer in Cancer Nursing Edinburgh Napier University

Where did the idea start?

The Student Interface

Speakers & TopicsMaureen Devaney ( student presentation) Edinburgh

•To Blog or not to Blog

Janyne Asfeth Edinburgh Clinical Trials

Natalie Singer Glasgow Phase 3 Clinical Trials

Laura Meehan Glasgow •Cord Blood•Psychosocial Issues of Transplantation

Monica Morris London Osteonecrosis

Miriam Atkinson Cardiff •Unrelated Donor Issues•Emotional Impact of Breaking Bad News to Unrelated Donors

Brenda Sabo Canada •Wounded healers•Spouses as Care Givers

Marvelle Brown London •Sexuality•GVHD

Furthest Speaker 20:00 GMT

16:00 Halifax Time

England

Scotland

http://nursing.dal.ca/Faculty/brenda.sabo.php

Experience

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Technophobia

http://edtechmay.wikidot.com/staying-current http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/electronic-publications/stay-free/archives/14/ewen1.html

Virtual Classroom Activity

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Access to Technology

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What did they want ?

• Continuous professional development – Model of the module – Not to replace face-to-face conferences – Enhance learning

• Expert Lectures

• Journal clubs

• Case reviews

Keeping The Community Together in Supporting Life Long Learning

• Social Networking Sites

• Discussion Forums

• Continuous Professional Development in virtual classrooms

The Future for Virtual Classrooms

http://www.jefferybahr.com/Publications/default.htm

http://horizon.unc.edu/conferences/index.html

Community of Learning @ A Distance

http://www.networkingwave.com/

http://hdelearning.blogspot.com/2010/03/theory-of-cooperative-freedom-for.html

http://vimeo.com/channels/234780

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Challenges • Confidentiality

– Not within the university system – locked away!

– Participants – Expert speakers

• Time– Advertise– Encourage speakers – Edit recordings– Distribution

• Maintaining a more personalised approach

– European Oncology Society – CancerNursing.org

• Continuation of life long learning after attending university course. – Academic Continuity

• NHS colleagues trialling the use of the online classroom – Macmillan Nutritional Care for Cancer Patients

Opportunities

Lessons Learned• Do communities of practice work?

– Sink or swim – Ownership

• To frightening– Speakers – Learners

• Legalities – JISC- Legal

• Skills & knowledge required– Better picture – Evidence based practice?

• Technology moving faster – Twitter – presence – Vimeo – mobile apps

Contact

If you are interested in exploring e-learning virtual classrooms to support your

personal and professional development either as

presenter or a student , please contact me. k.campbell@napier.ac.uk