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Appiagyei M, Trump A, Danso E, et al. Case Study: The Role of eLearning in Midwifery Pre-Service Education in Ghana. World Health Popul. 2015;16(2):54-61doi: 10.12927/whp.2016.24492.
Appiagyei, M., Trump, A., Danso, E., Yeboah, A., Searle, S., & Carr, C. (2015). Case Study: The Role of eLearning in Midwifery Pre-Service Education in Ghana. World health & population, 16(2), 54-61. https://doi.org/10.12927/whp.2016.24492
Appiagyei, Martha, et al. "Case Study: The Role of eLearning in Midwifery Pre-Service Education in Ghana." World health & population vol. 16,2 (2015): 54-61. doi: https://doi.org/10.12927/whp.2016.24492
Appiagyei M, Trump A, Danso E, Yeboah A, Searle S, Carr C. Case Study: The Role of eLearning in Midwifery Pre-Service Education in Ghana. World Health Popul. 2015;16(2):54-61. doi: 10.12927/whp.2016.24492. PMID: 26860764.
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World Health Popul. 2015;16(2):54-61. doi: 10.12927/whp.2016.24492.

Case Study: The Role of eLearning in Midwifery Pre-Service Education in Ghana.

World health & population

Martha Appiagyei, Alison Trump, Evans Danso, Alex Yeboah, Sarah Searle, Catherine Carr

Affiliations

  1. Technical Advisor, Jhpiego, Accra, Ghana.
  2. Technical Coordinator, Jhpiego, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  3. Deputy Director Human Resource, Ministry of Health, Accra, Ghana.
  4. IT Engineer, Ministry of Health, Accra, Ghana.
  5. Technical Officer, Jhpiego, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  6. Senior Technical Advisor, Jhpiego, Denver, CO, USA.

PMID: 26860764 DOI: 10.12927/whp.2016.24492

Abstract

The issues and challenges of implementing eLearning in pre-service health education were explored through a pilot study conducted in six nurse-midwifery education programs in Ghana. Case-based, interactive computer mediated eLearning modules, targeted to basic emergency and obstetrical signal functions, were delivered both online and offline using a free-for-use eLearning platform, skoool HE(®). Key success factors included broad stakeholder support, an established curriculum and student and tutor interest. Challenges included infrastructure limitations, large class sizes and added workloads for tutors and information technology staff. National scale up is planned.

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