Our Digital Learning Solutions (DLS) platform has recently seen enhancements for Centre Managers and Administrators. This new release brings the introduction of new functionality and improvements in the bulk upload process. The existing 200 delegate limit has been removed and improved templates have been created to make the process easier, with better column names and…
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The Pathology Portal receives high commendation at the HSJ Digital Awards
The Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) team and the Royal College of Pathologists were delighted that the Pathology Portal was highly commended for the Digital Literacy, Education and Upskilling award at the recent HSJ Digital Awards held in Manchester on Thursday 6 June 2024. The Pathology Portal, hosted on the Learning Hub, brings together over 5,300…
“Did you know”… you can access some courses on FutureLearn for free?
You may or may not be familiar with FutureLearn or realise that the TEL team now manage the courses offered under the NHS England umbrella. In this blog, Rachel Gowland, Platforms Implementation Manager for TEL, explains how to identify these courses on the FutureLearn website. Some of the NHS partnership courses on FutureLearn can be…
Content on the NHS Learning Hub available to even more users
General access is now live on the NHS Learning Hub, offering a range of free education and training resources to users across health, care, education charities and the general public. Once they register with any email address from a UK location, general users will be able to access applicable learning resources on the platform. This…
Did you know? …. You can join our DLS user research panel
Katherine Marland, Stakeholder Manager for TEL (Technology Enhanced Learning), encourages users of the Digital Learning Solutions (DLS) platform to sign up for user research. We aim to ensure that all our Digital Learning Platforms are accessible and useful. One of the ways we do this is by understanding how learners interact with the Learning Hub,…
Did you know… we are looking for your feedback about sharing elearning from the Learning Hub
In this article, Rebecca Williams-Lock, Stakeholder Manager for TEL, shares news of a discovery project that you could be part of. The team are looking into ways of enabling elearning content to be shared from the Learning Hub* to local learning management systems (LMS). While we use AICC** technology to share many of the programmes…
Certification added to the Learning Hub
Content providers on the NHS Learning Hub can now select whether or not they want to provide learners with a certificate when they have completed a learning resource. The option to provide a certificate for a learning resource has been added to the learning contribution process and can also be done retrospectively for content that…
Virtual and Hybrid Learning Faculty (VHLF)
Celebrating our 2nd Anniversary More than 2,100 educators are now part of the thriving community of practice who share knowledge, insights and ideas through the Virtual and Hybrid Learning Faculty (VHLF) which reaches its second anniversary this month. When VHLF launched on the TEL Learning Hub in October 2021, there were just 800 members and…
“Did you know…” SCRIPT elearning supports safer prescribing practices.
Rachel Gowland, Stakeholder Manager for TEL (Technology Enhanced Learning), explains how SCRIPT elearning supports safer prescribing practices. Designed for training and qualified doctors, dentists, nurses and midwives, general practitioners, pharmacists, ambulance services and non-medical prescribers, the SCRIPT elearning programme strengthens knowledge in prescribing, therapeutics, and medicines management. What can I expect from the SCRIPT elearning…
“Did you know…” email verifications for DLS
Katherine Marland, Stakeholder Manager for TEL (Technology Enhanced Learning) explains the introduction of email verification on the Digital Learning Solutions platform. In spring 2023, the DLS registration process changed. These changes included the introduction of email verification, as a safe and secure way of confirming account details in the DLS platform. Self-registering and pre-registered users…
Learning Hub launches new design and layout
Users and contributors of the Learning Hub will notice some changes to the design and layout of the platform which have launched this month making it more responsive, intuitive and improving the compatibility to work with a range of tools for users with accessibility needs. The core Learning Hub functionality has not changed but the…
Did you know… assessments on the Learning Hub.
Rebecca Williams-Lock, Stakeholder Manager for TEL, explains how catalogue editors are enjoying the assessment functionality in the Learning Hub. Assessment questions can be used to assess learners’ knowledge and there are several options available: Whether you are interested in formulating informal quizzes with feedback for your learners, or more structured assessment pathways with a set…