Baycrest

Baycrest is building on its history of teaching excellence with the launch of a new online learning management system (LMS) to deliver, administer and track eLearning courses and training for staff, students, volunteers, clients, families and caregivers. The goal is to enhance professional development and continuing education as well as strengthen and grow client and consumer education. Designed for the needs of the Canadian healthcare sector, the LMS – a custom distribution of Moodle, the world's most popular LMS – went live on January 1, 2017 and permits easy access to online courses and registration for traditional face-to-face instruction available onsite. It is accessible from any device with an Internet connection and available 24 hours a day, from home or work or anywhere in the world. Everything is tracked automatically in real time as courses are completed. Staff and managers receive friendly reminders when courses are due and managers can access the LMS dashboard for real-time updates. To date, 580 staff members, 209 students and 297 volunteers have used the LMS to complete the 2017 Core Curriculum required by Baycrest, and 290 training modules required by Nursing have been completed online. "Implementation of a key educational technology such as the LMS enables Baycrest to engage all our learners – from students to consumers – and expand our reach globally," says Faith Boutcher, Director of Academic Education & Interprofessional Education. Plans are now underway for a multi-module course in partnership with the National Ballet School of Canada to bring dance and movement to clients with dementia. Modules being planned with funding from the Centre for Aging and Brain Health Innovation (CABHI) include oral hygiene for seniors in long-term care and an online eating assistance course. Launch of new online system makes learning accessible 24/7 7

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