MOOC Primer for Evidence Based Health Care
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Massive Open Online Courses for Evidence-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
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Health care decision makers need the skills to find, appraise and implement research evidence to make informed decisions. This is true whether the decisions are being made by the public, patients, health practitioners, health service managers and policy makers or collaboratively. Most health professionals and members of the public do not currently have the skills to do this. EBM, EBHC and EBP courses are available but they are few and far between and usually too expensive or geographically distant for most people to attend. To address the skills deficit in this area the EBHC MOOC group was started in November 2013 by members of ISEHC and participants at the 2013 EBHC Teachers & Developers Conference in Sicily. Our intention is to develop a cross-institutional, international, collaborative MOOC to teach EBHC skills and foster Communities of Evidence-Based Practice worldwide. We will share existing materials and apply for funding to work together to produce and evaluate high quality materials and develop and run open-access distant learning courses.
Transcript of MOOC Primer for Evidence Based Health Care
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
Massive Casual Free Learn
“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)
Massive Casual Free Learn
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
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