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e-Learning in Medical Education: Explore the Virtual Patient

Project Full Name	e-Learning in Medical Education: Explore the Virtual Patient
Acronym	Labyrinth
Website	http://www.labyrinth.medcol.mw
Geographical footprint	Malawi
Domain of application	e-Learning
Geographical area of application	United Kingdom

Contact Persons: Anthony Muyepa, muyepaa[AT]medcol.mw +265 888 538 596

David Dewhurst, Eric Borgstein
Main/Partner organisations: University of Malawi, College of Medicine Malawi
Edinburgh University United Kingdom
Contact Details: College of Medicine, Private Bag 360, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi
Objectives and short summary of activities: Access to huge learning resources, primarily Virtual Patients and also improvement in the Curriculum – eg ensuring that for every class that is offered, the learning objectives and outcomes should be there.
Target/Beneficiary community: Health Education Institutions
Technology used, standards and services employed: Web based, labyrinth (tool), Internet, VUE (Virtual University of Edinburgh)

Very large server Dell blade servers 16xin a unit plus separate disk array with 30 terrabytes capacity
Web access required so good connectivity needed – accessible through MAREN and academic network but not on open Internet
Research activities carried and out and scientific data generated
Principal outcomes and documentation (plus link to case studies): 1 paper submitted in e-Learning Africa at the Zambia meeting May 2010 and one in Ghana
Other potential application areas/ actual spillovers: Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
Curriculum Development
Funding source: Public funding
Project start date: Jan 01, 2007 11:10 AM
Funding duration: 2007-2010
Status: on-going
Resources employed: Human, Technical expertise from Edinburgh
Involvement with an e-Infrastructure: no
Name of e-Infrastructures used
e-Infrastructure services or resources used: -

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