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Purpose
To create a professional development MOOC to promote excellence in palliative care.
- Audience: Health care professionals and home health care providers
- Provide access to palliative care experts from around the country to help assist with the quality of care offered to patients
- c-MOOC: the MOOC partners will connect with each other and with organizations and global experts to provide a high quality experience for learners in locations around the country.
Planning Timeline
Early Fall 2013 - IHA & IHHC met with UIS
November 2013 - Approved for Grant Funding
June 2014 - Partner Contract Agreement Finalized
July-October 2014 - Syllabus Refined / Guest Speakers' Recordings
November 2014 - Soft Launch
December 2014 - Continuing Ed Agreement
January 2015 - Open Launch https://illinoispalliativecaremooc.coursesites.com/
- New session starts every 8 weeks.
Course Design
6 Modules
Content Delivered as Videos
- Multiple videos per module
- 5-10 minutes per video, 1 hour total per module
- Multiple guest presenters
- Segments from prior presentation recordings, recorded on site, or recorded via Microsoft Lync
Additional Resources
- Links to journal articles
- Links to news articles
- Links to associations
Activities
- Pre-Test & Post-Test
- Discussion (asynchronous)
Continuing Ed Credit
MOOC is free for non-credit seekers, $60 for those seeking credit
SIU School of Medicine is administering credit
- Physicians: Maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
- Nurses: Maximum of 6.0 contact hours.
- Other (nursing home administrators, social workers, professional counselors/clinical counselors, and clinical psychologists): 6 CE hours.
Challenges
Timeline
Course Content / Syllabus
Guest Speakers
Textbook: Copyright vs. Technology Limitations
Marketing Plan
Remaining Task Uncertainty
- Who will facilitate discussions?
- Who will compile CE reports?
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