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Supporting a community of practice for nursing, midwifery and allied health professions practice education facilitators using the NHS e-library’s ‘Shared Space’ : Evaluation and lessons learned from the first year.

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  1. Supporting a community of practice for nursing, midwifery and allied health professions practice education facilitators using the NHS e-library’s ‘Shared Space’ : Evaluation and lessons learned from the first year. • Prepared by Paul Lambert and Simon Sikora, Practice Education Coordinators, NHS Education for Scotland • Presented by Paul Lambert, 25 January 2008, PEPE Conference Edinburgh, UK

  2. Overview • Practice Education Facilitators as a Community of Practice • NHS E-library and Shared Spaces • Evaluation of the Practice Education Shared Space • Implications and Developments

  3. Practice Education • Practice education infrastructure and NHS Education for Scotland • >130 Practice education facilitators across all NHS Health Boards • Practice education coordinators introduced by NES in 2006

  4. Practice Education • Practice education infrastructure and NHS Education for Scotland • >130 Practice education facilitators across all NHS Health Boards • Practice education coordinators introduced by NES in 2006

  5. Emergent Community of Practice • ‘…the wide range of education which takes place in the practice setting; along with the supporting infrastructure for learning which ultimately enhances (client) care’ • (NES Report of 3 Regional Practice Education Events, 2006

  6. The NHS Scotland e-library and Shared Spaces

  7. Practice Education Shared Space

  8. Evaluation of the PE Shared SpaceThe First Year • Methodology • Usage statistics from NHS e-library • On-line survey of Shared Space members • Descriptive statistics and content analysis

  9. Survey Results • 40 respondents (31% return rate) • 60% (n=24) rated their IT skills as good or very good • 98% (n=39) had access to a computer at work or at home • 39 respondents used the e-library for literature searching • Near universal use of email (n=39) with much smaller numbers using social networking sites (n=3) or instant messaging services (n=7)

  10. Survey Results • 30 respondents had accessed the shared space in the last 6 months • Usually once per week (n=14) and most often for 5-15 minutes (n=19) • Most popular features were shared documents • Least popular features were discussions • Strong professional preference • Improvement required to some technical/structural aspects

  11. Survey Results • Key perceived barriers to use: • Not enough time in my day • Long up and download time • Confusion about the structure Suggested Improvements • “Quicker Uploads” • “Improved Alerts” • “Simplified Structure”

  12. Survey Results • 10 respondents had not used the shared space in the previous 6 months • most common reasons: “I don’t like electronic discussion forums” n=4 “I lack confidence with IT” n=3

  13. Discussion • Membership and page views • Nurturing communities of practice • New technologies: Geoffrey Moore’s Technology Adoption Life Cycle • Integrated vs Separate e-Tools • Other factors

  14. Discussion • Membership and page views • Nurturing communities of practice • New technologies: Geoffrey Moore’s Technology Adoption Life Cycle • Integrated vs Separate e-Tools • Other factors

  15. Discussion • Membership and page views • Nurturing communities of practice • New technologies: Geoffrey Moore’s Technology Adoption Life Cycle • Integrated vs Separate e-Tools • Other factors

  16. Implications for the Practice Education Shared Space • Control expectations, work with early adopters before mainstream rollout • Generate internal leadership • Nurture and support from outside, including content support • Link into wider e-health agenda for NMAHPs

  17. Implications for the Practice Education Shared Space • Control expectations, work with early adopters before mainstream rollout • Generate internal leadership • Nurture and support from outside, including content support • Link into wider e-health agenda for NMAHPs

  18. Acknowledgements • Annette Thain and Lynn Caldwell, NHS e-library • NMAHP Practice education facilitators from across Scotland • Neil Ballantyne for a nudge in the right direction References Dalsgaard, C (2006) Social Software: E-Learning beyond Learning Management Systems, EURODL available from http://www.eurold.org/materials/contrib/christian_dalsgaard Wenger, E (1998) Communities of Practice: Learning meaning and identity. Available fromhttp://www.ewenger.com/pub/index.htm Ross W and Stewart (2007) NHS E-library Shared Space Evaluation Project, Unpublished, Available from author.

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