Session 8: Lightning talk: Co-designing a multi professional learning environment for advanced clinical practice programmes

Abstract

LJMU MSc Advanced Clinical Practice (ACP) programmes currently feature two models of programme delivery, apprenticeship, and non-apprenticeship routes. Recent curriculum development and the introduction of an identical core curricular emphasise the requirement to streamline programme design to ensure equity, inclusivity, and parity in student experience. Programmes are mapped to the NHS England (2017) multi professional framework for advancing practice to safeguard competence on completion and both routes are proven to enhance graduate opportunities for employment.

The virtual learning environment (VLE) is a key point of contact for students and thought to act as a social interaction platform to scaffold learner engagement and provide group cohesiveness (Lazareva, 2018). Existing modular and VLE provision for programmes has been variable with the exception of shared modules. Therefore, core modules were independently audited against the LJMU digital learning policy (2019). Recommendations identified areas of strength, such as breadth of resources, methods of communicating information, accessibility, and regulatory requirements. Areas for development centred around the enhanced use of technology to support live capture of synchronous teaching and interactions, electronic reading lists and student usability. Student engagement strategies were instigated to capture individual and group feedback to respond to student challenges and identify opportunities for improvement. Student viewpoints aim to inform co-design of the VLE to integrate and diversify multi professional apprenticeship and non-apprenticeship ACP routes to create a shared community of learning.

References
Lazareva, A., 2018. Factors affecting student engagement in online collaborative learning courses. In Teaching and Learning in a Digital World: Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning–Volume 2 (pp. 349-359). Springer International Publishing. N.H.S England, (2017) Multi-professional framework for advanced clinical practice in England. London: HEE

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