Karen Dinneen and Pascaline Fresneau Dublin Dental University Hospital The processes and technologies involved with distance learning The benefit of a project management structure The challenges and successes of this project How Blackboard Collaborate is utilised for distance learning The Dental Hospital Clinical Skills Laboratory 16 month part- time programme Student dental nurses in dental surgeries Utilising online learning technologies The Dental Team Designed and developed as a blended/hybrid learning programme video- conferencing Rail infrastructure of Ireland Improve access for the external students User-friendly and simple No impact on the structure or delivery of existing course The technology required Blackboard Collaborate Informal Testing Creation of project documentation 1. Project Charter 2. Project Management Plan 3. Project Schedule Weekly project meetings Image fromten-most-ridiculous-comments-heard-at-an-iep-meeting/ Project Management Adapted from DoIT Project Management Advisor,by Pascaline Fresneau Work Breakdown Structure Phase 1 Phase 2 Main areas driving the project: Technical Equipment Lecture Theatre set-up Phase 3 Equipment Launched Distance Learning 13 students Image from https://www.studyblue.com/notes/note/n/an3-08-oral-cavity- oropharynx-swallowing/deck/ Lecture delivered in the Dublin centre and to distance learning students Lecture delivered via video-conferencing Lecture delivered via Blackboard Collaborate Blackboard Collaborate virtual room BB Collaborate for everyone Exam revision Coordinators: Lecturers: Feedback Received It was good to have someone managing the online students It had little or no impact to delivery of lecture The most stressful part is waiting for Collaborate to open Distance Learning Students: Students in class: Feedback Received The quality was brilliant, the sound was perfect I preferred viewing lecture through PowerPoint not Collaborate It was so easy to set up and log in Image from Project took over 200 hours Many steps/processes involved Prepared for potential challenges Structure was extremely beneficial Image from Challenges Successes Technical issues Integrating the right set up of equipment into the existing classroom Digital literacy Trinity College Dublins strategic plan Dedicated coordinator Software flexibility and ease of use Develop teaching and learning activities further - Formative assessments - Webinars and breakout rooms - Additional emphasis on discussion forums - Digital badges Module or full course online? Image fromUS/Default.aspx DDUH Nursing Education Dept DDUH Executive Team DDUH Directors of Undergraduate Teaching and Learning DDUH IS Department TCD eLearning TeamImage from Blackboard Collaborate training course Principles of Project Management online course (MOOC), Polytechnic West, Australia via Open2Study portal Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBoK) from the Project Management Institutes Edition 4 th guide as per MOOC above Image from Questions? Image from Dublin Dental University Hospital