Using Free Open Access Medical Education #FOAMed

Natalie Lafferty & Annalisa Manca – University of DundeeRakesh Patel – University of Leicester

ASME ASM 2013, Edinburgh – 10 July 2013

http://www.flickr.com/photos/59939034@N02/5476290876/

Natalie Lafferty - @nlaffertyLecturer eLearning

Annalisa Manca - @annalisamancaEducational Technologist & PhD student

Dr Rakesh Patel - @rakeshpatelNIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer in Medical Education/Specialist Registrar in Renal Medicine

Welcome

WORKSHOP OVERVIEW

Raise awareness and demonstrate how tools such as blogs and twitter can support free open access medical education (#FOAMed) an internationally emerging trend in medical education.

AIMS & OBJECTIVES• Understand how free social media tools such as

blogs and twitter can be used to develop FOAMed resources to support learning.

• Apply the use of social media to design learning content tailored to specific learning needs.

• Highlight the versatility of the FOAMed approach across the continuum of medical education and in different learning contexts.

• Understanding and evaluating the benefits of participating in FOAMed learning activities.

Setting the scene

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sookie/31219031/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stanfordedtech/4925162784/

Stanford give all medical students an iPad

Virtual learning environments (VLE)

The VLE - a walled garden

Outside the garden wall is a ‘virtual’ medical school

No longer restricted to libraries & formal learning

You Tube

Vimeo

iTunes U

Repositories

• HEAL• Meded Portal

• Xpert

MOOCs

Massive Open Online Courseshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/fantasticalmonkey/231718162/

http://scoop.intel.com/what-happens-in-an-internet-minute/

Beyond the VLE is alsoa global learning network

http://www.flickr.com/photos/webwizzard/3931165612/

ACTIVITY

Open learning and you

How do you use open learning to support– your own learning– your teaching

What did you last learn online– where did you find the information– were you signposted ?

Open learning and you

Think about where you learn and who with.

– Are there physical & online spaces and connections.

– What’s the constellation of your learning environment, locations, people, objects, tools, artefacts ?

Social learning networks

http://www.flickr.com/photos/oceanflynn/6638184545/

Free Open Access Meducation #FOAMed

“Using Web 2.0 technologies leads to a new sense of communities of interest and networks and also a clear notion of boundaries in web space - for example personal space, group space and publishing space.” JISC 2009

http://lifeinthefastlane.com/foam/

gmep.org

Global Medical Education Project

Blogs

Reflection/Portfolio

Reviews of research

News & views

Formative assessment

Just-in-time learning

Teaching – guide on the

side

Patient experiences

Supporting communities

Audience Engagement - Comments

Blogs play a central role in delivering #FOAMEd

http://lifeinthefastlane.com/

http://casesblog.blogspot.com/

“I simply blog as a way to keep track of the new developments in medicine that are relevant to my practice and patients. The blog is a digital notebook and an archive accessible from any place and device with an internet connection.”

Dr Ves - Cases bloghttp://casesblog.blogspot.com

http://www.pediatriceducation.org/

Supporting #FOAMed

Curating Twitter conversations

Follow conversations via #hashtags

#fluscenario#twitfrg#gasclass#FOAMed#heamclass#ukmeded#meded

http://gasclass.wordpress.com/

http://twitfrg.blogspot.co.uk/

http://hcwetherell.blogspot.co.uk/

#BlueJC

http://www.symplur.com/healthcare-hashtags/bluejc/

#FOAMed Community

Statistics from symplur.com

Conversations curated on symplur.com

Search for #hashtags on symplur.com

#FAOMed content curation – Scoop.it

Social learning

Does this #FOAMed approach raise any concerns?

What problems might there be?

What issues should you be aware of?

Ethics, governance, confidentiality & professionalism

Potential risks

Be aware of local NHS/Hospital social media guidelines

NHS social media policies highlight the potential risks of social media including:- breach of patient confidentiality- breach of copyright- cyberbullying- lapses in professionalism

University guidelines

Guidelines from professional bodies

creativecommons.orghttp://www.flickr.com/photos/libraryman/2799490154

http://www.wenurses.com/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/toolstop/4546017269/

Don’t lose focus … Don’t be dazzled by the technology

Community of learning

participation

learning

practice

Community of learning

Start with how you want to teach …Not with technology

One size doesn’t fit all

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8007281@N08/3259845278/

Develop a teaching & learning toolkit

ACTIVITY

http://lifeinthefastlane.com/2011/11/essentials-of-em-talk-2/

Outlining role of Web 2.0 in learning & research

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cascadianfarm/5277978788/

Dip your toe in the water ...

Explore and learn together

Join the conversation

Questions

Natalie Lafferty Twitter - @nlaffertyemail – n.t.lafferty@dundee.ac.uk

Annalisa Manca Twitter - @annalisamancaemail – a.manca@dundee.ac.uk

Dr Rakesh Patel Twitter - @rakeshpatelEmail – rp299@leicester.ac.uk

Thank you Be in touch