Developing Reusable E-learning Content Using SCORM for Healthcare
Faculty and Institution:
Valerie Smothers, MedBiquitous
Intended Audience:
Healthcare educators, educational technology specialists, and content developers.
Specific Objectives:
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Define SCORM and describe its relevance to healthcare education
- Identify the learning contexts for which SCORM is appropriate
- Describe the technical requirements for implementing SCORM and the broader implications of those requirements
- Describe healthcare customizations relevant to SCORM developed by MedBiquitous and the benefits of those customizations
- Apply knowledge of SCORM tracking and delivery to determine appropriate granularity for SCOs based on instructional and assessment needs
- Identify and use tools to facilitate the development of SCORM conformant content
Rationale:
Many healthcare educators are interested in developing e-learning content for their organization in a cost-effective and efficient manner. This workshop introduces participants to SCORM and e-learning standards, explaining where these technologies are best applied and the benefits of their use. For those considering the creation of an organization-wide e-learning strategy, it provides key information on how standards can be used to facilitate content creation and reuse across the organization and how they can be used to work with and leverage shared collections of learning content, including MedEdPortal, HEAL, and IVIMEDS. The workshop will include lecture, demonstration, and interactive exercises to introduce participants to the use of the SCORM model for online learning within healthcare education. Topics include what SCORM for Healthcare is, why it's important, when to use it, customizations for healthcare developed by MedBiquitous (a standards development organization for healthcare education technologies), and tools and processes for using SCORM for Healthcare. Participants will take a detailed look at SCORM for Healthcare content, apply strategies for breaking content in learning objects, or SCOs, and use tools for developing SCORM for Healthcare content.
Format/Methods/Products/Materials from Workshop:
Take home tools include guidelines for creating SCORM conformant content, guidelines for selecting a learning management system, and a Word template to facilitate SCO creation. Sample SCORM content will be made available through the Web to serve as an exemplar and template for future content development.
Instructor Qualifications:
Ms. Smothers will serve as the workshop instructor. Ms. Smothers is Senior Staff at The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and is the Director of Communications for the MedBiquitous Consortium, an ANSI-accredited standards development organization for healthcare education and competence assessment. Ms. Smothers has provided staff support to MedBiquitous working groups, facilitating the development of the Healthcare Learning Object Metadata and the Medical Education Metrics draft standards. Prior to working with MedBiquitous, Ms. Smothers worked as an instructional designer specializing in Distance Learning and Web-based training design, teaching Technical Writing for University of Maryland University College at a distance and creating courses for MCI and the IRS among others.
