Work package 4
DEVELOPMENT
Course production and integration in Curricula
Related assumptions and risks
A: The availability of teaching staff
A: Involvement of dental professionals and students R: The language competence of staff is too low
R: Limited ‘ownership’ of staff and students
Description
For the complete intercultural courses on evidence-based treatment planning in comprehensive dentistry, a course description will be developed. Three interlinked course modules will be designed on 1. Cultural Aspects of Clinical decision making (3 ECTS, (BSc level); 2. Evidence Based Treatment planning and critical appraisal of evidence (5 ECTS, BSc and MSc level); 3. Evidence Informed Clinical Decision Making (10 ECTS, MSc and postdoc level).
In addition, two more courses will be produced which deal with online learning and online teaching. Where possible, for the content production open educational resources will be used which are described by metadata and disclosed through a repository used in the eCampus. Main language of the eCampus and the courses will be English because of the collaborative nature of the educational approach; however, the patient cases will be presented in Chinese and English. Course design will enable easy production of adapted courses (only theoretical parts) to be used for for LLL purposes and on public websites.
Activities
4.1 Course descriptions, design and production of 7 courses
4.2 Pilot testing, evaluation and revision of the courses
4.3. Embedding of the courses into curricula
Estimated Start and End Date (dd-mm-yyyy)
15-08-2020 – 15-11-2021
Lead Organisation
Participating Organisation
representatives of national dental associations
Work package outcome 4.1
Production of EDEMTET courses
Three interlinked course modules will be produced on 1. Cultural aspects of Clinical decision making (3 ECTS, (BSc level); 2. Evidence Based Treatment planning and critical appraisal of evidence (5 ECTS, BSc and MSc level); 3. Evidence Informed Clinical Decision Making (10 ECTS, BSc and MSc level). All modules will be using well-documented patient cases that relate to a large variety of integrated dental and medical disciplines (e.g. oral medicine, orthodontics, prosthodontics, biomaterials, endodontology, periodontology, maxillo-facial surgery, gerodontology, paediatrics, public (oral) health). In the modules relating to topics 2 and 3, the team-based learning approach will be applied: Chinese students (WHU, GXMU, NJU) will collaborate in writing treatment plans with QUB or RU students. They will document the process of treatment planning and decision- making and reflect on own and other students’ treatment plans by means of a formal Critical Appraised Topic (CAT), with special attention to identification and interpretation of cultural and contextual (e.g. political, economical, healthcare system-related) differences in treatment planning and decision-making.
In general, preparation of the theoretical parts will be guided by QUB and RU, while patient cases (linking theory to practice) will be prepared and documented by the Chinese HEIs.
Course templates, including patient case templates, treatment plan templates, assessment templates and feedback templates are used to describe the module content in coherence with didactics. Course content is generated and made available through use of these course templates.
Courses at MSc level will use more complex patient cases, higher level of complexity, higher level of competencies required and achieved, higher level of difficulty in presentation of theoretical concepts
An additional ‘Train the trainer course’ and ‘Train the user’ course will be developed: covering the topic of online learning and online teaching within the eCampus. A detailed division of tasks will be laid down in the consortium agreement.
Based on the EDEMTET courses, adapted course versions (only theoretical parts) to be used for LLL purposes and on public websites will be prepared.
Due date
15-03-2021
Languages
EN, Cn
Dissemination
Department, Institutional, Local, International
Work package outcome 4.2
Pilot testing, evaluation and revision of the courses
After designing and prototyping the courses a peer review round will be conducted. Members of the production taskforce will review the e-courses produced by other teams. On basis of the outcomes the courses are revised and made ready for pilot testing. On basis of the results of the pilot testing a second revision round is conducted, after which the materials are ready for use. Both for peer review and pilot test evaluation the questionnaire tool will be used. Teachers of the production taskforce will peer review the courses that they did not make themselves. Students of the WP4 production team will pilot test the materials produced by other teams. Teachers will be teaching their own courses in the pilot test. Each eCourse will be pilot-tested with the coordinating teachers and students from the production team. Evaluation data will be gathered, analysed and reported on. Revision will take place on basis of the outcomes. The course will be piloted in full length, both for face2face and online elements on a scheduled basis.
The Advisory Board will be asked to give consent about the
guidelines for embedding the curricula and guidelines for designing courses. Twice a review of produced educational materials will take place where the review board (comprising of members of the advisory board, Quality control board and Partner board) will be asked to evaluate outputs. Firstly after the prototype construction by teachers and students. Secondly during the pilot testing of the educational materials through questionnaires. The review board will analyse the review results and give recommendations for revision of the materials. Finally, the review board will advise on accreditation (Activity 7.5).
Due date
15-07-2020
Languages
EN, Cn
Dissemination
Department, Institutional, Local, International
Work package outcome 4.3
Embedding of the courses into curricula
Using the shared format guideline for embedding the courses in the local curricula, the actual embedding and use of the Courses and educational materials is monitored and accreditation procedures facilitated. Recommendations from the review board (4.2) will guide the embedding process. Purpose is alignment amongst partners and to facilitate local accreditation by the partners (see 7.5).
Due date
15-11-2021
Languages
EN, Cn
Dissemination
Department, Institutional, Local, International
