Health Sciences and Practice &
Medicine Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine
Higher Education Academy Subject Centres
eLearning in Health 2011 conference
collaboration, sharing and sustainability in the current
environment
iPhones for all Year 4 medical students? – the
experience so far
Dr Jonathan Darling
Senior Lecturer in Paediatrics and Child Health
University of Leeds
iPhones for all Year 4
medical students? – the
experience so far
Jonathan Darling, Jessica Bradley, Gareth Frith,
Christopher Murray
School of Medicine
Outline
Why mobile learning?
Uses of the platform
Evaluation
What next?
Leeds MBChB
Five or six year course
260 students per year
New curriculum launched in 2010
Work-place based practice key
Mobile Learning supports learning and
assessment
Access to learning in
placement settings
Why mobile learning?
Support of MBChB Students in
practice
‘Near patient’ learning
Access to medical information
Assessments in practice locations
Reflection and assessment
outcomes linked to e-portfolio
Uses of the platform
Educational content
e-Portfolio tools
Organisational
Reference/Educational Content
Dr Companion
•BNF
•Oxford Handbook titles
•Delivered by Medhand
Other apps
•Instant ECG
•Medscape
•3D Brain
E-Portfolio tools
Progress File
Work-place based assessment (WPBA)
Delivered by
MyKnowledge
Map
Organisational
Email/SMS
Mapping
Calendar
Internet
Notes
Evaluation
Work place based assessments
Student opinion
Assessments Within Rotation Dates
WPBA Spread by Date Completed-Rotation 1: Sept-Oct 2010
Assessments Within Rotation Dates
WPBA Spread by Date Completed - Rotation 3: Feb - March 2011
Opinions
Focus groups/ workshops
•Students
•Tutors
Student questionnaire
• 74
responses (30.6%)
When do you use your iPhone?
Weekends
After placements
Breaks
Often
Sometimes
Never
Clinical (no patients)
Clinical (with patients)
Travelling
Before placement
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Apps used more than
twice/week
Email
Social
Travel
Games
Medical encyclopedias
Medical tools
Other
0
20
40
60
80
100
What are you using your
apps for?
Email
Personal
Quick reference
Fill time
Admin
Maps
Tools
Synchronise
New topic
Revision/review
Notes
>2x/day
Daily
2-3x/week
<2/week
Never
0%
20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Assessments
Assessors too busy
Connectivity
Single WBPA uploads
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Not sure
App easy to use
Easier over time
Not like on placements
Forget phone
0%
10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
What next?
-Learning Suite application
(lecturers can build their
own assessment
questions)
What next?
-Learning Suite application
(lecturers can build their
own assessment
questions)
-iTunes U (internal site)
What next?
-Learning Suite application
(lecturers can build their
own assessment
questions)
-iTunes U (internal site)
-Mobile Portal
What next?
-Learning Suite application
(lecturers can build their
own assessment
questions)
-iTunes U (internal site)
-Mobile Portal
-VLE interface (Blackboard
Mobile Learn)
Summary
iPhones for senior medical students
•Reference/ educational content
•Assessment
•Reflection
Transition issues
•Near-patient use
•Tutors
•Technical
Summary
MBChB underpinned by innovative
technology enhanced learning
Acceptance of the device - wide impact
Innovation in teaching medicine
Students - assessment in work based
practice
First steps to expanding mobile
learning
Questions?