working paper for the ERASMUS Plus, ACoRD Project. A joint project between UoN, KI, UoS, UM, UPM and TU.

1. THE DEVELOPMENT OF DIGITIZING
HEALTHCARE CURRICULAR USING RLO
WITH A PARTICIPATORY APPROACH
Contributors: Enna Ayub, Nurhanim Hassan, Nurul
Amelina Nasharuddin, Kuhan Krishnan, Zahiruddin
Fitri Abu Hassan, Stathis Konstantinidis

2. The ASPIRE Framework

4. PURPOSE
This paper describes the participatory
approach to the design and development
process of developing reusable learning
objects (RLO) to digitize healthcare curricular
in Malaysia, a project co-funded by the
Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union
with partner universities from UK, Europe and
Malaysia. This participatory approach will be
based on the ASPIRE framework developed
by one of the project partners (University of
Nottingham).

5. METHODOLOGY
This project is methodologically inspired by
Design and Development Research, which
aims to use a conceptual framework (ASPIRE-
Aims, Storyboarding, Population,
Implementation, Release, and Evaluation) to
develop practical tools (RLOs). Using the
ASPIRE process, stakeholders such as the
subject matter experts (SME) and students
are involved at the onset of the development
process.
Design & Development Research
/
RLO

6. ASPIRE
RLO
FINDINGS
This study identified opportunities for
stakeholder participation and collaboration
throughout the ASPIRE process. By applying
the ASPIRE instructional model as the
project’s research framework, the process of
design and development involved
stakeholder participation in a storyboarding
workshop and specification ideation. Future
phases of review- develop- review- use-
evaluation are required before the RLOs are
finally packaged and distributed in an open
repository (HELM Open). Future research
shall further analyze student’s perception of
the effectiveness of the RLOs. .

7. SIGNIFICANCE
This research contributes to the field of design
and development research by empirically
documenting the series of approaches to the
design and development of the RLOs using
the ASPIRE model to digitize healthcare
curricular in Malaysia.

8. ASPIRE
RLO
CURRENT STAGE – STORYBOARD
WORKSHOP
*PCU Curriculum Programme
University of
Malaya (UM)
Primary Care
Medicine
University of Malaya
Medical Programme
(UndergraduateYear 4-5)
Universiti Putra
Malaysia (UPM)
Personal and
Professional
Development
Universiti Putra Malaysia
Undergraduate Medical
programme (Year 1-5)
Taylor’s
(TU)
Pharmacy and Biomedical
Science Undergraduate
Programme
Table 1. The selected curriculum in each PCU.
*The Partner Country Universities (PCUs)

9. CURRENT STAGE – STORYBOARD
WORKSHOP*PCU Curriculum Programme Topics Selected for Development
University
Malaya
(UM)
Primary Care
Medicine
University of Malaya
Medical Programme
(Undergraduate Year 4-5)
• Principles of safe and rational prescribing: Prescribing and counselling on
medication use
• Treatment plans for the patient: Short term
• Principles of primary care medicine
• Treatment plans for the patient: Long term
• Identifying and selecting appropriate investigations for: Diagnostic
(referring to patient's safety, specificity and sensitivity of each
cost-effectiveness)
Universiti
Putra
Malaysia
(UPM)
Personal and
Professional
Development
Universiti Putra Malaysia
Undergraduate Medical
programme (Year 1-5)
• Social media professionalism
• Counselling skills
• Verbal skills and non-verbal skills
• Breaking bad news
Taylor’s
University
(TU)
Pharmacy and
Science Undergraduate
Programme
• Biochemistry - Body Metabolism
• DNA replication and repair for RLO development
• Counselling patients on the use of:
• nicotine gum for smoking cessation
• nicotine patch for smoking cessation
• use of varenicline for smoking cessation
Table 2. The selected new modules to be developed
*The Partner Country Universities (PCUs)

10. Structure
B. Literature Review
a. Background on RLO
b. Courses to be Conducted
using RLO
c. Participatory Approach to
Course Development
E. Research Site and Sample
A. Intro
a. Era of Digital
Revolution
b. Education 4.0
C. Research Methodology
D. Research Design: Design and Development
a. The ASPIRE Framework
b. Refinement of the RLO
THE DEVELOPMENT OF DIGITIZING HEALTHCARE CURRICULAR
USING RLO WITH A PARTICIPATORY APPROACH
F. Limitation
G. Conclusion