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D. Dewhurst

, J. A. H

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n, A. H

. Forgie, a

nd M. B

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  NHS Educatio

n for S

cotla

nd (NES),

Edinburgh, UK

AMEE August 2011

Background

Posit ives Negatives1. Small well-defined dental community 1. Little engagement with mainstream e-learning

2. Willingness to collaborate 2. Few existing online/digital resources

3. Little competition between Schools for students 3. Low level of e-learning experience or readiness

In 2007 NES commissioned external scoping study to explore Scottish dental education

In 2009 NES identified funding for a 3 year project which would:

• use existing academic staff expertise• provide additional clinical/academic & learning technology resources • provide pedagogical and technological support • initiate collaborative development of new digital resources

Scottish Dental Communities

What has made this differentStrong management structure established • Executive Group – decision-making, progress-monitoring, budgetary control• Steering Group – strategic advice, budgetary oversight• Operational Group - academics and technologists

Contracts between NES and University partners before funding released• NES is content/IPR owner• Patient Identifiable Information and use of third-party content – policy established

Regular meetings and reporting• Quarterly meetings of SG and OG• Executive group regularly visit School teams• Progress templates agreed - submitted at 3 monthly intervals

Community-based Quality Assurance Process for learning resources agreed & implemented

Working Groups established as necessary e.g. repository WG

Community support - collaborative website

Steering Group (8)Exec Group + School Deans

Operational GroupCLEO - funded academic/clinical staff based in SchoolsCLEO - funded Learning Technologists based in Schools

Other School staff contributing to CLEO

Executive Group (4)Project SponsorNES Dental Dean

Quality Assurance

Group

Repository/Technical Group

Governance

Quality Assurance Process

Progress – start date April 2009

Appointments made

Focus on content creation - now gathering pace Dundee – physiology; embryology & developmental biology; pharmacology; histopathology

Glasgow – microbiology/immunology; histology; dental anatomy

Aberdeen – oral histology; geriatric dentistry; social & communication skills; general anatomy

Edinburgh PGDI – clinical procedures; materials

Infrastructure Virtual Microscope purchased (ACT): located Glasgow IT and AV equipment

Associated Projects Digital Design Studio/Glasgow project – 3D Virtual Head and Neck and Virtual Patient

creation Dental Decontamination for dental practices

CLEO – the future

• Project funding ends 2012• Edinburgh PGDI – different (sustainable) funding stream identified • Glasgow posts embedded in different (long-term) NHS funding

stream with defined priorities• Dundee and Aberdeen – discussions ongoing to continue funding• Project co-ordination and technical support resources identified in

NES• CLEO rebranding under discussion• Marketing and commercialisation options for resources discussed

Thank you for l istening

d.dewhurst@ed.ac.uk