Skill training in first aid had changed little since the Knights of St. John formalized the process in the 11th century. The focus had been on in-class demonstrations, in-class practice, and paper-based exams, and students updated their skills only every three years. Fast forward to 2016; people aren’t learning that way anymore. So how do you transform hundreds of years of subject matter expertise into a 21st-century learning solution? Follow St. John Ambulance’s journey from inspiration at mLearnCon 2014 to leaping forward to embrace evolution through mobile learning.
In this session, see how the St. John team navigated internal and external resistance to bring about significant change in how the company designs, develops, presents, and evaluates first aid training. Learn how today it is creating learning experiences that would not be possible without mobile technologies; the organization has enhanced in-class and mobile learning sessions with video and had life-saving video go viral. Finally, see how, through mobile technologies, St. John has extended performance support far beyond the classroom.
In this session, you will learn:
- How to overcome internal and external resistance
- How to craft mobile learning experiences
- Strategies to get started with mobile learning and performance support
Audience:
Novice and intermediate designers, developers, project managers,
managers, and directors.
Technology
discussed in this session:
Moodle LMS, low-cost tablets, polling applications, and portable
video.