Table of Contents

1. Why Online Learning in Health and Social Care? 2. Skills for Successful Online learning 3. The Role of the Student in Online Learning 4. The Role of the Tutor in Online Learning 5. Using Online Study Resources 6. The Virtual Learning Environment 7. Learning Objects 8. Working in Online Communities 9. Professional Issues in Online Learning 10. Clinical and Communication Skills and Online Learning 11. Assessment and Evaluation

About the Author

Julie Santy is a Nurse Lecturer for Flexible Learning at the University of Hull, UK. Liz Smith is Programme Leader for the Health Professional Studies (BSc) and Research Associate of the Institute of Applied Ethics at the University of Hull, UK.

Reviews

'The promise of online learning and networking for personal and professional development in health and social care is strong. But the practicality, experience and scalability is so far patchy. Julie Santy and Liz Smith offer us real and direct hype-reduction. We can climb out of our shakiness, fear even, of the cost-benefit drivers and arrive slap bang in the knowledge age. We can engage in e-learning and look to the outcomes in terms of our patients and our clients. Read and go internet-forth - here you have a great contribution to e-partaking. Pitch in!' -- "Gilly Salmon, Professor of E-learning and Learning Technologies, University of Leicester"