The Rourke Baby Record (RBR) is an evidence-based health supervision guide for primary healthcare practitioners of children in the first five years. An e-module was proposed, designed, and developed to deliver training to Memorial University’s undergraduate medical students.

The success of this project will lead to the development of additional e-modules to support the remaining patient visits covered in the RBR. Furthermore, the process, lessons learned, and the technologies used will form a framework for future e-learning projects.  

• A diverse design and development team allowed for more perspectives and specialties to be included in the production. 
• The inclusion of a medical student on the project team ensured that student (end-user) feedback was considered throughout the entire design and development phases.  
• Iterative cycles of review and revision enabled the production of a more polished final product.
• Consideration for the learner’s use of technology and devices will increase user experience and accessibility to content.   

The project team

• two faculty members (including one of the authors of the RBR)
• a medical student
• instructional designers
• multimedia developers 

The design and development goals were two-fold: 

• Design using the most effective student-centered learning strategies: constructivism, simulation, feedback cycles, and multimedia delivery. 
• Develop using the most modern, standardized, and cross-platform web-based technologies: HTML, JavaScript, H.264 video, and SCORM.

Support for this module is from the Faculty of Medicine at Memorial University of Newfoundland including the Summer Undergraduate Research Award (SURA) program of Research and Graduate Studies.

Support for the development of the Rourke Baby Record and its website can be found at: http://www.rourkebabyrecord.ca/acknowledgements.asp

• The Rourke Baby Record

• The Rourke Baby Record - Current Evidence Summary

• Dietitians of Canada - Tracking children's growth

• Canadian Paediatric Society

Rourke Baby Record Website

Faculty of Medicine Memorial University