The story of how the Virtual International Day of the Midwife Conference uses social media to facilitate learning and CPD to midwives. Talk give to OZELIVE 2014 conference: http://australianeducators.ning.com/accepted-presentations/frivolous-fun-or-innovative-learning-using-social-media-to-delive
Frivolous fun or innovative learning? Using social media to deliver professional development
1. Frivolous fun or innovative learning?
Using social media to deliver
professional development
Sarah Stewart
sarahstewart07@gmail.com
2. Aim of this session:
• Tell you about the VIDM
• Explain how we use social media to support
VIDM
• Reflect on some of the lessons we have
learned about using social media to deliver
professional development
4. 6 Annual Virtual International Day
of the Midwife 5th May 2014
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5. Aims of VIDM
Provide access to latest research & practice
innovations
Provide opportunities for networking
Break down traditional barriers to PD
Model informal, life-long learning practices
Model “open” communication & collaboration
practices eg OER
Increase digital literacy & capability
6.
7. 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Average
attendance at
each session
Attendance at
most popular
session
6
30
50
80
120
119
100*
163*
8. Our use of social media
*Wiki - advertising, informing, coordination,
collaboration, artefacts
http://internationaldayofthemidwife.wikispaces.com
*Facebook – advertising, marketing, networking,
discussion, answer questions
https://www.facebook.com/VirtualInternationalDayoftheMidwife
*Twitter – advertising, marketing, networking, discussion,
answer questions
https://twitter.com/#!/VIDofM
*Personal blogs
*Google Docs for private but collaborative work
13. Feedback
People liked:
Sense of belonging to an international
community
Opportunity to learn for free, in easily accessible
and flexible environment
Being able to access eminent speakers
Main reason people didn't attend was because
they were working
14. Majority people hear about VIDM from
Facebook, followed by email
People want:
News about VIDM via Facebook or email
Improved information about the event on the
wiki website
15. What we are seeing
Main stream midwifery
doesn't get it, but
midwives on the
ground & consumer
activists do
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18. Midwives (& others)
are utilising their
digital literacy
learnings in an
ongoing way in
their professional
lives
http://www.glorialemay.com/bl
og/?p=688
19. Where to from here?
How do we reach
resource-poor
countries and
midwives who
do not speak
English?
20. Research. What is the impact of this
approach to PD on learning, &
ultimately clinical outcomes?
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