1. Blended Learning Introducing eLearning to the Undergraduate Medical Programme at Cardiff University

2. Introduction About me eLearning Technologist for Undergraduate Studies MSc eLearning Technologies Primarily Commercial Background This presentation An overview of the Schools Blended Learning Programme Why, what, and how this might affect you and our students

3. Why? Numbers of students (~350 per year) Physical and staffing resources Students on placement eLearning IS effective

4. What are we doing? Blended learning Mixture of digital resources with face-to-face and practical tuition Experimenting with technology to facilitate communication and collaboration Improving the quality of learning Feedback Quality face-to-face time with tutors 24/7 Access to materials from anywhere

5. Examples

6. The impact on students and support staff Increased demand for computer and Internet access Student independence in learning Access materials to support ongoing personal learning and experiences Need to search for materials and information Digital resources need to be tagged and catalogued to facilitate searching

7. Feedback Rolling process of gathering feedback from students Surveys and focus groups Feedback from other sources