Dr. Jose Pereira wanted to develop a course on end-of-life care that would: (1) reach and connect healthcare providers (including nurses, palliative care specialists, spiritual care workers, and pharmacists, etc.) across Alberta (2) model a holistic approach to patient care. The result -‘Palliative Care’; An online course for healthcare professionals. The course reflects an authentic, interdisciplinary, case-based approach to patient care and embraces active learning strategies.
- Structure overall course
- Design and develop individual learning modules
- Organize learning resources
- Liaise with content experts
- Design and develop corresponding online learning environment
- Design and develop learner manual
- Write technical guides
- Provide learner, faculty and technical support
- Draft and develop needs assessment and evaluative surveys online
- Evaluate program delivery (surveys, focus groups)
- Interview course facilitators to ensure “best fit” with respect to teaching style
- Redesign course integrating changes based on feedback
- Redevelop course online using a new learning management system
