eLearning Initiatives

for Medical Training

Colleges –

Experience of HRH

Kenya Mechanism

Dr. Wasunna Owino –Chief of Party

Head of Institutions KENET Workshop

December 7, 2017

Presentation Outline

About HRH Kenya Mechanism

HRH Kenya Baseline Assessment findings

on eLearning

Key eLearning achievements under

previous and, current projects

HRH Kenya planned e-learning activities

Success Factors and, Challenges

Conclusion

1. Human Resources for Health (HRH) Kenya

Partners:

IntraHealth International

Amref Health Africa

Strathmore Business School

USAID funded: Sept 27, 2016 –Sept 26, 2021

Builds on the successes of previous Projects

Capacity Kenya Project (2009-2014)

HRH Capacity Bridge (2014-2016)

FUNZOKenya Projects (2012-2017)

HRH Kenya Goal

Strengthen health workforce

management to achieve improved

health outcomes in HIV, FP/RH

Sub Purpose 1

Improve quality

of Training and

increase the

number of

graduating

health workforce

Sub Purpose 2

Improve

Leadership,

Management and,

Governance of the

health workforce

at the county level

Sub Purpose 3

Optimize data

use for effective

HRH decision

making at

national and

county level

HRH Kenya SCOPE: County HRH Clusters

and Lead & Satellite Training Institutions

What’s the

Problem?

Shortage of market ready health workers

Faculty capacity Updating content on service delivery

2. HRH Kenya baseline assessment findings on

eLearning (June 2017)..1 Lead & satellite training institutions use innovative teaching e.g.

– Problem-based learning

– Work-based learning

– Skills laboratory methodologies in learning

– Self-directed learning

– Field study/community based learning

Training institutions are ready to adopt eLearning with availability of,

– ICT Labs and Computers,

– Internet connectivity and dedicated electrical power back up and its security

– Learning Management System (LMS) within the ICT labs to provide online courses

– ICT staff to support online learning

– Dedicated physical space for eLabs in Colleges/Schools of Health Sciences.

HRH Kenya baseline assessment findings on

eLearning (June 2017).. 2 Challenges of eLearning in Training institutions;

Limited eLearning technical capacity by the faculty:

– Design e_Courses for open and distance eLearning (ODEL)

– Use of learning management system (LMS), learning content management system (LCMS) and content management systems (CMS) in distance learning

– Adoption of eLearning as an option to increase access to training large number of students

– Management of electronic labs for providing responsive HIV/AIDS, RMNCAH, and priority health areas

Inadequate exploitation of existing ICT infrastructure to foster & sustain ODEL

Open, Distance and eLearning(ODeL)

Achievements under USAID funded FUNZOKenya (2)

Staffing of ODeL departments in medical

training institutions

Development of eLearning policies

Establishment/improvement of eLearning

infrastructure

Conversion of eLearning courses (n=25)

Contracting institutions (Increased Revenue) – MEDS

– Outspan Medical Training College

– KMTC

Achievements(3) Selected Examples of

ODeL Institution Courses Converted to eLearning

MMUST HIV/AIDS Common Course, Communication Skills

Fundamentals of Computing, Development Concepts

Research Methods

MEDS Reproductive Health Commodity Management

Laboratory Commodity Management

Pwani University HIV and AIDS, Communication Skills

Entrepreneurship Skills

KEMU HIV and AIDS

MOH E_Induction

NASCOP Overview of HIV and AIDS, Delivery of Care;

Prevention of HIV Transmission

KMTC Health records upgrading course; Orthopedics upgrading

course

Outspan Medical

Training College

Dermatology – Nursing; Dermatology – Clinical Medicine

ENT, Death and Dying, Health Records

MOH e-induction Course

Open, Distance & eLearning (ODeL) @ Masinde

Muliro University of Science and, Technology

MMUST LMS and

sample course

ODeL@Pwani University

Open, Distance & eLearning (ODeL) in

Reproductive Health Commodities Mgt

RHCM Course

Open, Distance & eLearning (ODeL) @

Kenya Medical Training College

KMTC Supplement in the Daily Nation 2016. They acknowledge development of

eLearning as one of their major achievements

Open, Distance & eLearning (ODeL) @

Outspan Medical Training College

OMC ODeL Launch

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

2012 2013 2014 2015

# of HWs in technology

assisted IST-(MOH e-

induction)

ODeL Benefits

0

50

100

150

200

250

Average Cost (USD) per Student

KENET Recognizes our work on ODeL

• Participated in KENET's 7th Annual Heads of Institutions Forum 2015

• IntraHealth International awarded “the top shared services user award 2015” for its work with member institutions in ODeL

ODeL Policy

Achievement (4)-HRH Kenya Mechanism Year One

eLearning support to training institutions

Converted NASCOP Harmonized & integrated

HIV in-service course

• Uploaded the HIV course & facilitated faculty

to navigate the MMUST and Maseno

University Learning Management

Systems(LMS)

Trained 30 Faculty of MMUST & Maseno

University on Elab management

• Use of ICT hardware & software and different

institutional actors to enhance online courses

• Management of ICT infrastructure and physical

environment to support ODEL

• Compliance with agreed standards and

policies in design, conversion, uploading and

delivery of online courses.

.

4. HRH Kenya Planned e-Learning Activities in Year 2

Establishment of Elabs: Provide

hardware/software to:

• Maseno University

• Masinde Muliro University

• Pwani University

• Kenya Methodist University

• Moi University

Design key messages for sensitization of

faculty in PST/IST in HIV & RMNCAH

• Convert into e and mLearning designed

message

Develop eLearning Guidelines

• Support training institutions to develop &

comply with standards for eLearning

• Institutionalize eLearning in training

institutions

5. Success factors

• Training of faculty on e-content conversion

• Supported training institutions to develop e-learning policies

• Support to hosting, Internet connectivity & training (KENET)

• E-learning based on training need – For example, e-induction and Reproductive

health commodity management course (RHCM)

Challenges of Implementing ODEL

Initial investment might be high- i.e. Learning management systems (LMS) & Training faculty

Resistance to change in technology-digitize “yellow notes”. Time investment to convert content

Faculty incentives & learners to adopt eLearning.

Some content may require face-to-face training- eg. skills demonstration & practicum

HELB 74%

USAID 17%

Standard Chartered Bank

4%

Counties (Kakamega)

5%

2017 Afya Elimu Fund Funding

Conclusions eLearning expands admissions training

capacity and, scale-up of health workforce numbers and skills due to cost effectiveness and time efficiency gains.

Sound eLearning programs require– modest initial investments in infrastructure, responsive policies and, partnerships with technology & private sector

Contact: Dr.Wasunna Owino wowino@intrahealth.org