[mazwaite]

Hi Roger

Good to meet you in OCTEL. It sounds as though we have a lot in common. I am Marion Waite from Oxford Brookes University and I run an online MSc In Nursing Studies, which is for qualified nurses who want to top-ip to a masters. Like your MPH students the students are international, diverse and bring a great flavour to the programme and each other. One of the modules is evidence-based practice and like you I have many questions about the differences and similarities in what is construed as evidence within healthcare practice and educational practice both disciplines have a lot to gain from one another.

I also have an interest in public health, my undergraduate degree is in public health nursing and I have worked in primary care both as a health visitor and nurse practitioner.

I would be very interested to hear about your MPH MOOC.

I helped to run a MOOC last year #FSLT12, which will be run again this May #FSLT13, which is an introduction to teaching and learning in higher education http://openbrookes.net/firststeps13/

I am very interested in MOOC participation, which on the surface does seem to appear tricky. I have joined a few over the last year. Although it is early days, this is my most positive experience so far.

The content is great, it has been really well thought out and there is a community feel. I don’t know how the volunteers have been organised but clearly things are working well so far.

Marion

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