NeuroBlend Presentation, San Diego, April 22, 2006

LEONARDO DA VINCI

Community Vocational Training Action Programme, Second phase: 2000-2006

NeuroBlend

EDUCATION AND CULTURE

Goal:

Competence based blended learning framework for life-long vocational training of neuroscience nurses.

NeuroBlend Presentation, San Diego, April 22, 2006

Competence based learning in NeuroBlend

       Competences cannot be learned in one click, they grow in a process       Learning is aimed at actively constructing knowledge in a meaningful

context       A competence is connected to meaningful job/task-specific learning

contexts       Competence development requires the use of knowledge, skills and

attitudes in an integrated way within an authentic learning environment (e.g. patient video cases, virtual hospital)

        Integrative learning aimed at coherence rather than loose facts        Active reflection        Working together as on the workfloor where possible       Flexible learning paths adjusted to needs and Elswere Gained

Competences of individual learner       Individual learner is responsible for own learning process       Teacher is facilitator or coach for learning process

NeuroBlend Presentation, San Diego, April 22, 2006

Three identified domains specific for neuroscience nursing

• Acute neuro care

• Neuro rehabilitation

• Neuro palliative and long term care

NeuroBlend Presentation, San Diego, April 22, 2006

Strategy components NeuroBlend

• Integrated curriculum development

• competence profile, Blended Learning Plan

• Plan for educational organisation

• Material development

• Follow ups: Quality management, train the trainer

• E-tools ‘workspace’

• Shared workspace

• Community of practice

• Virtual Learning Environment

• Repository, metadata,

• content packaging, interoperability

• Change management

• Curriculum conferences

• Kick-off meeting & closing convention

• Continuous monitoring, surveys

• Core group – EU/national associations

NeuroBlend Presentation, San Diego, April 22, 2006

NeuroBlendpartnership

Full partners producers • NL, BE, UK, SE (2x), FI (2x), IS, MT• universities, (university) hospitals, schools

Silent partners advisory board • EANN• EANN members• EFN (European Federation of Nurses associations)• FINE (European Association of Nurse Educators)

Feedback group on individual bases • Nurses, managers, educators and researchers

NeuroBlend Presentation, San Diego, April 22, 2006

NeuroBlend 5 work packages

Work package 1 Curriculum development

Work package 2 Board meetings and congress

Work package 3 Survey’s, feedback +new EU member states

Work package 4 Collecting + developing learning materials

Work package 5 E-tools

NeuroBlend Presentation, San Diego, April 22, 2006

Overview

2. Virtual Learning Environment

3. Virtual Patient Case/Virtual Hospital

4. Community of Practice

1. Learning Objects/Digital Repository

NeuroBlend Presentation, San Diego, April 22, 2006

The HEAL database/repository (univ.of Utah)

• http://www.healcentral.org

• Peer reviewed

• Rating possible

• Multimedia

• Metadata

•Mesh

•IEEE-Lom

• Shared collections

• Open Source, free !!!

• Creative Commons

NeuroBlend Presentation, San Diego, April 22, 2006

NeuroBlend Presentation, San Diego, April 22, 2006

Overview

2. Virtual Learning Environment

3. Virtual Patient Case/Virtual Hospital

4. Community of Practice

1. Learning Objects/Digital Repository

NeuroBlend Presentation, San Diego, April 22, 2006

VLE and Virtual Patient Cases as a part of Competence Based Blended Learning

• Virtual Learning Environment: time and place independent learning, updated materials from repository, mix of computer and F2F

• Virtual Patient Case: authentic learning materials, different levels, systematic approach to nursing

• Virtual Hospital Simulation: e-coach, real events and interventions, practicing without danger, groupwork possible

• MIX !!! F2F, groupwork, home-study, assignments, in-service, classroom, books, protocolls, resources…..

NeuroBlend Presentation, San Diego, April 22, 2006

Virtual Learning Environment

NeuroBlend Presentation, San Diego, April 22, 2006

Overview

2. Virtual Learning Environment

3. Virtual Patient Case/Virtual Hospital

4. Community of Practice

1. Learning Objects/Digital Repository

nEUroBlend Presentation

NeuroBlend Presentation, San Diego, April 22, 2006

Virtual Patient Case short demo

NeuroBlend Presentation, San Diego, April 22, 2006

Electronic Patient File as part of Virtual Patient Case

NeuroBlend Presentation, San Diego, April 22, 2006

Overview

2. Virtual Learning Environment

3. Virtual Patient Case/Virtual Hospital

4. Community of Practice

1. Learning Objects/Digital Repository

nEUroBlend Presentation

NeuroBlend Presentation, San Diego, April 22, 2006

Community of practice for teachers and educators: a virtual workspace

• News

• Documents

• Knowledge base

• Working together

• Discussion

• Focus Groups

• Design & Development

• Surveys

• Sub-projects

• Calendar

• …

• Open source!

NeuroBlend Presentation, San Diego, April 22, 2006

NeuroBlendproject goals

• A competence based curriculum

• A digital virtual learning environment

• Lessons and modules (no courses!)

• On 11 topics

• Blueprints for lessons and modules

• A project plan for ‘train de trainers’

NeuroBlend Presentation, San Diego, April 22, 2006

NeuroBlendImportant project limitations

• We have ‘only’ two years

• All texts are in English, other languages are

possible

• Not all neuro diseases are covered

• Limited amount of materials (blueprints)

• Follow up projects are needed

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11 major content areas for the development of learning materials in nEUroBlend

· the profession of the neuroscience nurse

·  anatomy and fysiology of the central and peripheral nervous system

·  neuro acute care

. neuro rehabilitation

·  neuro palliative and log term care

·  Parkinsons disease

·  stroke

·  epilepsy

·  MS

·  neuro-oncology

·  neurotrauma

NeuroBlend Presentation, San Diego, April 22, 2006

Designing the curriculum

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Contact

Drs. Paul van Keeken p.vankeeken@neuro.umcn.nl

Drs. Nicolai van der Woert n.vanderwoert@czzo.umcn.nl

phone +31 243614914 or

01131 243614914 (USA)