Textbook and PDF professional development courses rebuilt as interactive, bilingual eLearning

Peer-reviewed PDF and textbook courses for medical radiation technologists became interactive, bilingual eLearning with case scenarios and image sliders.

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Head with soft tissue windows screen: a labeled CT slice with buttons to switch between contrast-enhanced and non-contrast views

50 to 100
layers per slide in the most intricate interactions

About CAMRT

The Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists (CAMRT) is the national professional association and certifying body for four medical radiation technology disciplines: radiologic technology, nuclear medicine technology, magnetic resonance and radiation therapy.

Medical radiation technologists provide the imaging and therapy that healthcare teams rely on for diagnosis and treatment.

Clinically sound content that could only be read

CAMRT develops self-directed distance education courses for continuing professional development. The courses were written by subject matter experts and peer-reviewed, and members received them as PDFs and textbooks. Online, that meant the same hard-copy content on a screen.

The courses had to sustain continuing competence in practice and improve how technologists work. Meeting that called for a significant reconstruction into an interactive online format, in both official languages, delivered through a SCORM-compliant LMS.

How the courses were rebuilt

Interactivity built for clinical content
Click-to-reveal diagrams, drag-and-drop activities, flashcards, image sliders, knowledge checks and case scenarios, with 50 to 100 layers per slide in Articulate Storyline.
One standard across many experts
A clear project plan, individual contact with each expert and shared templates kept every course consistent, even as courses were added during production.
Easier to manage
The new course design is easier for CAMRT to manage and update, and it helped CAMRT keep delivering its courses through the pandemic.

Inside the course

Labeled anatomy on a CT slice
A drag-and-drop label match
An image slider through a scan
A case scenario

Project goals
- Rebuild existing courses in an interactive online format
- Sustain continuing competence in practice and improve work performance
- Deliver high-quality instructional and graphic design
Challenges
- Delivering through a SCORM-compliant LMS, with HTML5 interactivities
- Assessing learners in a variety of formats
- Keeping courses consistent across several subject matter experts with their own expectations
- Working with each expert individually, at different levels of familiarity with online delivery
- Supporting bilingual course content

The result

Design and development took two to three years because CAMRT added courses during production. Related images that the textbook had spread out are now grouped in sliders for a more intuitive learning experience, which CAMRT singled out as a highlight.

Types of interactivity
- Click-to-reveal diagrams
- Drag-and-drop activities
- Flashcards
- Image sliders
- Knowledge checks
- Case study scenarios
Where the content started
Existing courses were written by subject matter experts, peer-reviewed and available online as PDFs.