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School of Nursing & Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin: 8 th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference
Transforming Healthcare Through Research, Education & Technology: 7 th – 9 th November 2007
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Title: A systematic review of Inter-Professional e-Learning
and reusable learning objects within a Virtual Learning
Environment to enhance the physical examination of the
newborn course.
Presented by
Mrs Collette Clay RGN, RM Mrs Julia Ramsay RGN,
BSc (Hons), PG Cert Ed, MA RM, BA (Hons), PG Cert Ed, MSc
Senior Lecturer Midwifery Senior Lecturer Midwifery
Coventry University,
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences,
Department of Nursing and Midwifery,
Priory Street,
Coventry,
Email: c.clay@coventry.ac.uk
Email: j.ramsay@coventry.ac.uk
Tel: (00) 4424 76795867
AIM OF REVIEW
This review aims to explore the definitions of Inter-Professional e-
Learning (IPeL) and examine the meaning of the term Reusable
Learning Object (RLO). With a major shift into web based
technologies and an increasing focus on learning being interactive,
accessible via the Internet and flexible in both time and space.
Consideration is given to how both concepts can be achieved within
an interactive media-rich Virtual Learning Environment [VLE].
SEARCH AND REVIEW METHODOLOGY
An initial part of the search strategy has been to consult with
experts in this field at Coventry University within the Centre for
Inter-Professional e-Learning. Further to this an electronic literature
search of the major electronic databases is in progress. A
comprehensive list of key terms was developed for use in searching
the databases such as;
Key Words: Inter-Professional Learning (IPL); Inter-Professional e-
Learning (IPeL); Learning Object (LO); Reusable Learning Object
(RLO); Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)
ANALYSIS
Inter professional learning is not a new initiative. Numerous
government policy documents such as A Health Service for all the
Talents: Developing the NHS Workforce (DoH, 2000), The NHS Plan
(DoH, 2001) and The Expert Patient (DoH, 2002) advocate inter
professional learning and the need for education and training which
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