can oer help bridge the public health training gap in global eye care?
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CAN OER HELP BRIDGE THE PUBLIC HEALTH TRAINING GAP IN
GLOBAL EYE [email protected]
@sallyeparsley
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D Subramanyam CC BY-NC flic.kr/p/mRHPCn
Need more eye care workers
Adriane Ohanesian/Sightsavers CC BY-NC flic.kr/p/yFQKTr
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Access to public health training
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Adapted from: Nadia Mireles CC BY 3.0 sharingoer.com
Open online course made up of OERs
Face to face course
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Adapted from: Nadia Mireles CC BY 3.0 sharingoer.com
Open online course made up of OERs
Face to face course
OERs shared, adapted, re-used
Course development partners
Peter Ackland (IAPB)LSHTM elearning ICEH staff
Michael Gichangi (MoH)
Chatwana Molao (Molepolole Institute of Health Sciences)
Michael NtodieThulasiraj Ravilla (Aravind)
Ann Ebri (BHVI)& Caleb Mpyet (Jos University)
Edson Eliah (KCCO)
Eduardo Mayorga (ICO)
Van Lansingh (IAPB) GV Murthy (PHVI)
Colin Cook (UCT)
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Pilot
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Pilot
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ParticipantsOct 2014 - Jan 2015
• Botswana: 23 ophthalmic nurses
• Ghana: 22 optometrists
• Kenya: 38 cataract surgeons
Chatawana Molao CC BY-NC flic.kr/p/orvERK
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First online course for most
49% women
Pilot open 10 of 20
64% completed the course73% completed more than half
Post course survey:
All except one respondent felt that
participating in the
course was a good
learning experience
(83% strongly agreed)
Marc Wathieu CC BY-NC https://flic.kr/p/5xi8KT
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Pilot feedback
Pilot: feedbackChanged attitude
towards empowering
patients
Developing a school
screening programme
Now monitoring
CSR
Materials are
useful
Materials could beadapted
MOOC
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2,149 MOOC learners
Distribution of learners by country. n= 1,043 (pre-course survey)
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53% women
68% from low- and
middle- income countries
611 self defined as
working in eye care in
some capacity
First online course for most
33% (719) self marked as completing more than half the steps
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Are we bridging the gap?
Steve Jurvetson CC BY flic.kr/p/5u989W
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ChallengesClaire Walker CC BY-NC
flic.kr/p/9qUnCQ
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Reach and contextMeasure translation into actionEngaging with educators
What next?Short term• Continue to support the
global open course • Add course material to
OER repositories
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Starts Nov 9th
www.futurelearn.com/courses/global-
blindness
Longer term
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Local adaptation
Accreditation
“… for OER to be truly valuable to educators and learners, they need to be adapted to suit the contexts in which they are to be used, and adapted by those with a nuanced understanding of
these contexts.” Buckler et al (2014)
Scaling up• Applying for funding for key partners in Africa to develop
and deliver 3 localised versions • Looking for further localising opportunities
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Cobi CC BY-SA 3.0 bit.ly/1iJttvQ
Scaling up• Engaging more widely
with eye care educators