Participation and Partnerships in Transnational Open Content Development

Brown, Mary C.; McSharry, Edel; Konstantinidis, Stathis; Hall, Carol; Taylor, Michael A.P.

doi:10.21125/inted.2018.2019

Cited by 4 publications

(7 citation statements)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Students in health sciences respond well to e-learning resources that are interactive, visual, small in size and highly aligned with their learning needs [3]. These findings are in line with cohesion and decoupling model of RLOs proposed by Boyle and Cook [4] and being adopted by the TransCoCon project [5]. TransCoCon RLOs are small, granular, and highly focused on a single learning goal which generally utilize multimedia elements to engage the learner in a visual and interactive learning experience [6].…”

Section: Reusable Learning Object (Rlo)supporting

confidence: 81%

See 1 more Smart Citation

INTED2021 Proceedings

Silvestre¹,

Meireles²

2021

INTED Proceedings

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

As the population is becoming increasingly culturally diverse, there is a growing need for nurses to provide culturally competent care. It has been suggested that health disparities exist within in ethnic minorities and by providing culturally competent care could reduce disparities. The aim of the "TransCoCon: Developing Multimedia Learning for Transcultural Collaboration and Competence in Nursing (GA No 2017-1-UK01-KA203-036612) ERASMUS+ project has been to create innovative accessible multi-media learning resources that will enable undergraduate nursing students and registered nurse in five countries to develop knowledge and skills that enable self-efficacy to influence direct patient care.A participatory approach based on the ASPIRE framework followed, in order to develop the multimedia learning resources, namely Reusable Learning Objects (RLOs). The ASPIRE framework stands for Aims, Storyboarding, Population, Implementation, Release and Evaluation and it includes the following steps: i) Participatory Workshop, ii) Specification writing, iii) Peer Review of Specification -followed by amendments, iv) Development of the RLO, v) Review of the RLO-followed by amendments, vi) Evaluation with stakeholders-followed by amendments, vii) Publish the RLO online.The creation of an RLO is a time-consuming process, but in order to ensure its quality, peer review of the content (Specifications) before development, content and technical review once developed and evaluation from the stakeholders after amendments, are consider vital steps in the development process. This paper will present the evaluation of RLOs with stakeholders at 2 different stages of its development process aiming to discuss the value of the evaluation of the stakeholders at different stages of the process and not only once complete.Four RLOs developed by four partners of the TransCoCon project are evaluated; two after the initial Specification developed using a University of Nottingham HELM team bespoke Specification tool that allows preview of the specification as an RLOs without the interactivity element, and two at the stage of development. Each RLO was evaluated by 23 nursing students or registered nurses. The result of the evaluation was generally consistent across the 4 RLOs. Most participants agreed that the RLOs were clear about its objectives, easy to navigate and have introduced new concepts. On top of that, majority of the participants agreed that the content was appropriate for the topic and have enjoyed learning on their own. In terms of attributes that have contributed or might contribute once developed to their learning, interactivity, self-test exercises, working at own pace, ability to access the RLO anytime and from anywhere were found important by most participants.Since RLOs were on a prototype stage or on a specification preview, technical problems identified by the participants in all 4 RLOs. Technical problems seem to influence the perception of the participants around the reuse of other RLOs. Over 60% of the participants would like...

show abstract

Section: Reusable Learning Object (Rlo)supporting

confidence: 81%

“…Within the project, partners worked collaboratively to identify similarities and differences within each other's health care systems. This process enabled the free flow of knowledge, ideas, lingual differences and health care expectations of individual countries and patient needs and nuances [1], [5].…”

Section: The Transcocon Erasmus+ Projectmentioning

confidence: 99%

INTED2021 Proceedings

Silvestre¹,

Meireles²

2021

INTED Proceedings

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…The project aims to develop innovative accessible multi-media learning resources to enable undergraduate nursing students and registered nurses to develop their cultural self-efficacy and cultural competence in transcultural nursing. [2] The project will contribute to the domain of transcultural nursing which is a specific body of knowledge that helps nurses to deliver culturally congruent care. Transcultural nursing and the cultural competencies therein aim to ensure that holistic, beneficial, and appropriate nursing care is provided to people from diverse cultures.…”

Section: Background Of the Projectmentioning

confidence: 99%

The development of a European elearning cultural competence education project and the creation of it’s underpinning literature based theoretical and organising framework

McSharry

Hall²,

Glacken³

et al. 2020

JNEP

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The EU have set standards in relation to cultural competence, and findings from previously funded EU commission projects have illuminated an extensively developed body of knowledge in this area in relation to healthcare. Evidence from contemporary literature shows that education interventions have a positive impact on the cultural competence of health care professionals. Nonetheless, short accessible resources that can be used flexibly to support teaching and learning around cultural competence are not available across many European countries. The aim of the TransCoCon (2017-2020) project has been to develop innovative accessible multi-media learning resources to enable undergraduate nursing students and registered nurses in five countries to develop their cultural self-efficacy and cultural competence for nursing. The purpose of this paper is to describe and discuss this European ERASMUS + funded strategic partnership project (TransCoCon 2017-2020) and the creation of its underpinning theoretical and organising framework. The rationale for this guiding framework will be discussed within the context of supporting literature.

show abstract

“…Developing multimedia learning for trans-cultural collaboration and competence in nursing (TransCoCon ), an Erasmus+ co-funded strategic partnership of five European higher education institutions, focuses upon enhancing cultural awareness and promotion of transcultural competence in the professional context of nursing and healthcare [5]. The project is working towards implementation of 5 interactive multimedia reusable learning objects (RLO's) providing an innovative method of teaching for lifelong learning, which can be used for initial nurse education and continuing professional development through an on the spot agile reliable assessment through reflection on and within practice.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…After much intense discussion with our partnership meetings, discussion about terms and language differences, it has been agreed that content of the RLO's will follow the patient journey highlighting individual patient care within the context of culture and diversity. In order to achieve this, information needs to be useful, realistic, empowering for the learner to reflect on practice enabling individuals to make a difference to patient care [5]. Development of the resource has been challenging for all partners.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats for Using Reusable Learning Objects in European Healthcare Curricula to Enhance Cultural Sensitivity

Brown¹,

Taylor²,

Hall³

et al. 2019

INTED2019 Proceedings

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Health care is becoming increasingly culturally diverse and there is a growing need for nurses to deliver culturally competent care patient centred care. Therefore, it is imperative that nurses are equipped with an awareness of what it means to possess cultural sensitivity. Internationally competent nurses need an awareness of cultural issues that challenge their attitudes and beliefs to reflect multicultural professionalism. Culturally competent professionals play a critical role in reducing health disparities and improving patient outcomes. Because of the expanded emphasis of globalised healthcare and international health concerns, there is a need to develop undergraduate opportunities to develop cultural awareness through reflection and self-directed learning.TransCoCon, an ERASMUS+ co-funded strategic partnership of five European higher education institutions, focuses upon enhancing cultural awareness and promotion of transcultural competence in the professional context of nursing and healthcare. The project is working towards implementation of 5 interactive multimedia Reusable Learning Objects (RLOs) providing an innovative method of teaching for lifelong learning, which can be used for initial nurse education and continuing professional development through an on the spot agile reliable assessment through reflection on and within practice. However, there is little evidence on identifying the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats for using reusable learning objects in European healthcare curricula and continuous professional development in order to enhance transcultural sensitivity.In this paper, we conducted a qualitative SWOT analysis, based on expert's opinions from 5 different countries, revealing promising expectations for the use of the reusable learning objects in their healthcare curricula, but also identifying possible areas of attention.The SWOT analysis conducted as a workshop within a TransCoCon training event. Participants were academics from five different institutions from Germany, Portugal, Ireland, Belgium and UK. Participants were asked to collaborative decide for the most important items in each category. They produced a list of prioritised items for each SWOT category, when consensus in each category was reached.The SWOT analysis revealed that the use of reusable learning objects considered as an innovative way of teaching, which can include interactive elements to depict real life scenarios. They can accommodate different learning styles, while motivation of the students to be engaged could be higher by their use. Each reusable learning object aims for the learners to achieve one learning objective through it. This might be identified as a weakness, if it is not used within the appropriate context, and might lead to superficial learning. Opportunities arises for a modern healthcare curriculum encompassing new teaching methods using the reusable learning objects and inclusion in courses preparing healthcare students for international mobility pointed out. On the other side, part...

show abstract

Participation and Partnerships in Transnational Open Content Development

Cited by 4 publications

References 0 publications

INTED2021 Proceedings

INTED2021 Proceedings

The development of a European elearning cultural competence education project and the creation of it’s underpinning literature based theoretical and organising framework

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats for Using Reusable Learning Objects in European Healthcare Curricula to Enhance Cultural Sensitivity

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About