1. Perspectives on the use of wikis: “Communication for Professional Health Care” module Helen Orton School of Health Sciences Institute of Learning and Teaching 1 Learning and Teaching Conference 29th June 2011

2. Communication

3. External agencies Health Professions Council Knowledge and Skills Framework

4. Semester One Inter-professional sessions: Diagnostic Radiography and Radiotherapy (n=81) Nursing (n=48) Occupational Therapy (n=55) Orthoptics (n=44) Physiotherapy (n=43) (Total 211) Uni-professional sessions Delivery of module

5. In response to: Facilitators’ concerns of the lack of student engagement in the module Learner-centred demand Constructivist-learning paradigm Why introduce WIKIS?

6. Wikis set up for multi-professional groups (n=22) Tasks added on a weekly basis to address specific learning outcomes Podcasts of patient interviews Digital stories Video clips Other web-based resources How were WIKIS utilised?

7. Student evaluation of the module on last session Facilitator evaluation in February Evaluation based on a Likert Scale (1 to 6) Evaluations

8. Evaluations STUDENT FACILITATORS Four main areas: Training and preparation on the use of WIKIS Management of WIKIS Student involvement Value in learning Two main areas Access to WIKIS Value of WIKIS in preparation and learning process

9. Evaluations – free text STUDENTS FACILITATORS Questions regarding positive and negative aspects of the module Areas for improvement Questions regarding: Purpose of wikis from a teaching and learning perspective Improving the use of wikis to make them more efficient/ effective

10. Evaluations STUDENTS FACILITATORS 72.48% response rate (n=153) Nursing 45.8% Radiography 64.7% Occupational Therapy and Orthoptics 81.3% Physiotherapy 88.3% 63.6% response rate (n=14)

11. Results

19. Negative aspects of WIKIS STUDENTS FACILITATORS Difficult to use/ access Repetitive and a waste of time Set up arrangements affected the ease of making comments Preparation pointless Comments repetitive Created an additional task Difficult to link contributions made by students Difficult in accessing

20. Positive aspects of WIKI STUDENTS FACILITATORS Well run Assisted in incorporating preparation work Facilitator kept up with the wiki Facilitator encouraged students to complete the wiki Provided a mechanism for the students to prepare well and work for the module Increased student engagement and reflection Enabled a monitoring system Added depth to theory and knowledge prior to sessions

21. The future?

22. What the facilitators say Back up with hard copies Make contributions anonymous Sort out the technology

23. What the facilitators say More time for the facilitators to practice and clearer guidance for students to comment on the postings

24. What the facilitators say