The Ibadan-Swansea Partnership The value of academic links

Dr Ike Lagunju

Lecturer/Consultant Paediatrician

College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

How it all started

• The ISP started with an opportune meeting between Prof Olugbemiro Sodeinde and Dr Steve Allen at the RCPCH annual meeting in York, 2003.

• It has since grown into a solid partnership between the UI, Ibadan and Swansea University.

• MoU signed by both institutions.

Prof Sodeinde and Dr. Lagunju on visit to Swansea in 2005

The main aims of the ISP

• Capacity building for lecturers in – teaching skills– computer-based learning

• Provision of open access, copyright-free educational materials that will improve healthcare delivery & contribute to achieving the MDGs

• Opportunities for medical students in the partner institutions to have exposure to international health through– Learning materials directly relevant to their

own setting– Exchange programme / Electives

• Collaboration in other areas

Ibadan students studying ISP

modules

eLearning modules aim to fill several gaps:

Provide learners especially in low resource settings with learning resources that will be effective and appropriate /relevant in improving knowledge/training to ultimately improve health outcomes

Take advantage of digital technology and copyright-free content to:

• develop short learning modules that actively engage the learner

• include formative assessment so that the learner can track their progress

• use simple, widely available software so that others can adapt the materials for teaching other target groups

The modules are usually designed to be studied mainly by a single learner sitting at a computer screen. However, they can be used to generate discussion topics or exercises that can be suitable for groups of learners.

Promote self directed learning

The main aims of the ISP

Gains from the ISP: Staff Development

• 2 Lecturers & 1 Learning Technologist supported by Fulton Fellowships

• 1 Lecturer supported by funds from the Welsh Assembly

Gains from the ISP: Staff Development

• Training workshops organized by the Faculty of Clinical Sciences on “ How to make effective e-learning modules”

• More than 50 lecturers trained by the group trained on the ISP programme

• Moodle introduced to Lecturers in FCS

• Improved teaching skills, better evaluation methods, better defined LOs

• Students motivated to engage in SDL

Gains from the ISP: SDL modules

• Computer-based learning materials made on priority diseases:

Tuberculosis Malaria Global Burden of Disease Care of the newborn Diabetes Obesity Trauma care

• Open access, copyright-free.• Available on the intranet of both

Universities & on the internet for global use.

• GES courses ; Large classes• Distance learning Programme SDL Modules

The broader impact of Partnerships for academic institutions

Joint authorship of the OHTM

The broader impact of Partnerships for academic institutions

Evaluation of Medicalteaching.org

Medical Teaching is an electronic resource funded by the Wellcome Trust, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene

In response to difficulties in finding useful resources to assist in the preparation of lectures, seminars etc for students

Aims of the medicalteaching.org evaluation

Evaluate its effectiveness in improving teaching activities

To provide feedback for its improvement and further development

Resource evaluated by Lecturers & students

Opportunity for student elective

The broader impact of Partnerships for academic institutions

Guest lectures for staff and students

Involvement in other programmes

Ibadan staff and students

The broader impact of Partnerships for academic institutions – The EDULINK Project

An EU-funded project

UI & 5 other Universities in West Africa

M Sc Biomedical Teaching Methods - Distance learning programme

Based in the Faculty of Clinical Sciences

Facilitated by an existing link between UI & an Europe –based Institution – Steve Allen & John MacDermot

Future Plans

More modules from other universities in West Africa

Capacity building & expertise in production of modules

Sharing of resources by institutions

Thank you

Burden of neonatal mortality

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Variation between countries in NMRs

Source: http://www.who.int/child-adolescent-health/New_Publications/NEONATAL/The_Lancet/Neonatal_paper_1.pdf -

Take a look at this map and suggest where you think the greatest global

burden of neonatal mortality is, then click here for answer

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Answers

Maternal Factors

• Prolonged, obstructed labour

• Multiple pregnancy

• Grandmultiparity

• Anaemia

• Fever during labour

Foetal Factors

• Prematurity

• LGA

• Perinatal asphyxia

• LBW

• Congenital malformations

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