Collaborative partnerships to improve E-Learning design: Enhancing information skills training for the healthcare workforce.

Day, A.; Potter, A.; Gilroy, D.; Lewis, S.; Young, G.

Collaborative partnerships to improve E-Learning design: Enhancing information skills training for the healthcare workforce.

All Authors

Day, A.

Potter, A.

Gilroy, D.

Lewis, S.

Young, G.

LTHT Author

Gilroy, Dominic

LTHT Department

Corporate Services
Medical Education
Library & Knowledge Service

Non Medic

Librarian

Publication Date

2025

Item Type

Journal Article

Abstract

Adopting a collaborative partnership approach to designing and delivering E-Learning programmes is an effective way to enhance the delivery of information skills training for end users. The experiences of the national NHS England Knowledge and Library Services Team working collaboratively in partnership to develop three E-Learning programmes are described. These cover skills development for the health care workforce in the areas of literature searching, critical appraisal and knowledge mobilisation. Working with subject matter experts, partners based in knowledge and library service teams, learning technologists and specialist media training design teams has led to improvements in E-Learning planning, design and delivery. As an enhancement to more traditional face-to-face information training sessions, the E-Learning modules have been launched a total of 24,029 times between April 2023 and July 2024.