Massive Open Online Courses forEvidence-Based Health Care?

Could Massive Open Online Courses be the way forward for EBHC in general and the International Society for Evidence-Based Health Care (ISEHC) in particular?

Two MOOC theme meetings:

1. Day 1– What MOOCs are and how they work– Explore how a MOOC could be used for EBHC skills dissemination– Models of organisation– Is there an interest/will to take this forward

2. Day 2– Stakeholders/collaborators meeting– Other stakeholders? (Cochrane, UK NHS, WHO, NGOs)– Identification of current resources– Initial strategy document– Division of roles– Timelines

What are the current challenges in teaching/learning EBP?

Need for training in EBHC skills

What’ this fissure?

- Geographical divide- Gap in skills

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“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known” Carl Sagan

Coursera Growth

Where is EBHC?

How many students are

finishing MOOCs?(does this matter for

EBHC)

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What are the issues we need to think about if we establish an EBHC MOOC?

“Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel” Socrates

Know Topic and your Audience

Be Prepared and Keep it Simple

Conflicting Sensory Channels Divert Attention

Communication is contagious Stay positive

Use 7 minute learning bytes

20 minute cycles

Learning Requires Specific

Call to Action

Does it need to be a course?

Assessment

1. What is needed?2. What are the

possible methods?3. What are the

challenges?4. What potential

solutions are there?

Certification

EBHC Course Assessments

Interactive Evaluation Quizlet

Socratize

Peers Mark x 4

FigshareWikipedia

Group Search

Multimedia

Task based (2x2 table)

Question Based

Amy Price & Amanda Burls

No need to “fail”

With MOOCs everyone cando it over until they get it!

Certification

Start Up MOOC Costs

$50,000-400,000 per university per course For 1st Run Course

*Not included

Approximately 200 hours lecture preparation Teaching Assistants Reassigned Senior Teaching Staff

Institutional base/support?

Methods

Multiple interface

Blended Learning

Local communities of practice

Interactive

Spontaneous Social Contact Increased Learning

Elements of a Sicily EBHC skills trainingstrategy

• Collaborators (interested individuals)• Umbrella (ISEHC, CASP International Network, Own identity?)• Contributing organizations (e.g. Cochrane, EQUATOR, CASP, Universities)• Administrative centre (GIMBE, a University, independent, commissioned from a MOOC

provider)• Modular approach• Methods• Curriculum• Materials• Assessment• Generation of evidence through student activities? (e.g. Quality assured CAT bank)• Certification (Open badges?)• Stimulating local Communities of Learning/Practice• Financial models• Sustainability• Evaluation of the MOOC