糖心原创

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Heather Wharrad

Professor of e-Learning and Health Informatics, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

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Biography

Professor Heather Wharrad is Chair in e-Learning and Health Informatics at 糖心原创. She is academic lead for the HELM - Health E-learning and Media group and the research group in Education and Technology for Health in the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Physiotherapy and has been principal investigator on many externally funded national and international projects on elearning pedagogy, evaluation and research in health.

She wrote the successful bid for the 糖心原创 partner of the HEFCE 拢3.3 million funded Centre for Excellence in Teaching & Learning (CETL) for Reusable Learning Objects. She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and PhD supervisor. She has published widely in the fields of nursing research, health informatics and elearning and is a regular presenter and workshop facilitator at national and international elearning conferences. She is the academic lead for the award winning Health e-Learning and Media (HELM) team and the Digital Innovations in Healthcare Education (DICE) group.

Expertise Summary

Digital health pedagogy

Participatory design of digital education resources

Teaching Summary

Digital Innovations in Healthcare and Education Research lead Academic Lead for Health e-learning and Media team (HELM) Interested in elearning pedagogy and design Lecture in Biological… read more

Research Summary

Pedagogical designs in the development of elearning solutions Communities of practice in elearning Cross sector development of reusable learning objects for life long learning in… read more

Recent Publications

  • LADAN, M, WHARRAD,H and WINDLE,R, 2018. Towards understanding healthcare professionals鈥 adoption and use of technologies in clinical practice: Using Qmethodology and models of technology acceptance Journal of Innovation in Health Informatics.
  • ANTONY ARTHUR, ALDUS, CLARE, SARRE, SOPHIE, JILL MABEN, WHARRAD, HEATHER, SCHNEIDER, JUSTINE M, BARTON, GARRY, ARGYLE, ELAINE, CLARK, ALLAN, NOURI, FIONA and NICHOLSON, CAROLINE, 2017. Health Services and Delivery Research.
  • SARRE S, MABEN J, ALDUS C, SCHNEIDER J, WHARRAD H, NICHOLSON C and ARTHUR A, 2017. International journal of nursing studies. 79, 145-153 (In Press.)
  • ALDUS, C., NOURI, F., SARRE, S., WHARRAD, H., MABEN, J. and ARTHUR, A., 2017. TRAINING OF THE CLINICAL SUPPORT WORKFORCE TO CARE FOR OLDER PEOPLE IN HOSPITAL: A SURVEY OF ACUTE HOSPITAL NHS TRUSTS IN ENGLAND AGE AND AGEING. 46,
  • Digital Innovations in Healthcare and Education Research lead
  • Academic Lead for Health e-learning and Media team (HELM)
  • Interested in elearning pedagogy and design
  • Lecture in Biological sciences, research methods and information technology in undergraduate and post registration and post graduate courses
  • PhD supervisor and examiner

Current Research

  • Pedagogical designs in the development of elearning solutions
  • Communities of practice in elearning
  • Cross sector development of reusable learning objects for life long learning in healthcare
  • Participative research methods in elearning design and development
  • Multimedia interventions in healthcare research
  • LADAN, M, WHARRAD,H and WINDLE,R, 2018. Towards understanding healthcare professionals鈥 adoption and use of technologies in clinical practice: Using Qmethodology and models of technology acceptance Journal of Innovation in Health Informatics.
  • ANTONY ARTHUR, ALDUS, CLARE, SARRE, SOPHIE, JILL MABEN, WHARRAD, HEATHER, SCHNEIDER, JUSTINE M, BARTON, GARRY, ARGYLE, ELAINE, CLARK, ALLAN, NOURI, FIONA and NICHOLSON, CAROLINE, 2017. Health Services and Delivery Research.
  • SARRE S, MABEN J, ALDUS C, SCHNEIDER J, WHARRAD H, NICHOLSON C and ARTHUR A, 2017. International journal of nursing studies. 79, 145-153 (In Press.)
  • ALDUS, C., NOURI, F., SARRE, S., WHARRAD, H., MABEN, J. and ARTHUR, A., 2017. TRAINING OF THE CLINICAL SUPPORT WORKFORCE TO CARE FOR OLDER PEOPLE IN HOSPITAL: A SURVEY OF ACUTE HOSPITAL NHS TRUSTS IN ENGLAND AGE AND AGEING. 46,
  • FERGUSON, M, BRANDRETH,M, BRASSINGTON,W and WHARRAD HJ, 2016. The American Journal of Audiology. 24, 329-332
  • FERGUSON, M, BRANDRETH, M, BRASSINGTON, W, LEIGHTON, P and WHARRAD, H, 2016. Ear and Hearing. 37, 123-136
  • LATIF, A, WINDLE, R and WHARRAD, H, 2016. Research in Learning Technology. 24,
  • GUO, P, WATTS K and WHARRAD H, 2016. Nursing Open. 3, 66-78
  • MAIDMENT DW, BRASSINGTON W, WHARRAD H and FERGUSON M, 2016. American journal of audiology. 25(3S), 303-307
  • SZESZAK S, MAN R, LOVE A, LANGMACK G, WHARRAD H and DINEEN RA, 2016. Pediatric radiology. 46(12), 1744-1750
  • WILLIAMS J, O'CONNOR, M, WINDLE, R and WHARRAD, H, 2015. USING REUSABLE LEARNING OBJECTS (RLOS) IN INJECTION SKILLS TEACHING: EVALUATIONS FROM MULTIPLE USER TYPES Nurse Education Today.
  • VEZIRYDIS, P, TIMMONS, S and WHARRAD, H, 2015. Chapter 15 Lessons Learned from the Implementation of an Emergency Department Information System. In: Maximizing Healthcare Delivery and Management through Technology Integration (In Press.)
  • MANNING JC, LATIF A, CARTER T, COOPER J, HORSLEY A, ARMSTRONG M and WHARRAD H, 2015. BMJ open: Nursing. 5(12), e009680
  • RAAFF, C., GLAZEBROOK, C. and WHARRAD, H., 2014. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. 14(8),
  • PETIT-DIT-DARIEL, O, WHARRAD, H.J. and WINDLE, R., 2014. Using Bourdieu's Theory of Practice to understand ICT use amongst nurse educators Nurse Education Today Nurse Education Today.
  • RANDLE, J., WHARRAD, H.J., WINDLE, R., VAUGHAN, N and ARTHUR, A., 2014. An observational study of hand hygiene adherence following the introduction of an education intervention Journal of Infection Prevention.
  • WHARRAD, H.J., CHAMBERS, D, EVANS C and GOODE J, 2014. Networked knowledge communities in the 21st century classroom practices: the internationalisation of nursing education through a technology enabled curriculum. In: LIMBU, M and GURUNG, B, eds., Emerging pedagogies in the networked knowledge society IGI Global. 25
  • PETIT DIT DARIEL, O., WHARRAD, H.J. and WINDLE, R., 2013. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 69, 1289-1300
  • SANDERSON-MANN, J, WHARRAD, H and MCCANDLESS, F, 2012. An empirical exploration of the impact of dyslexia on placement learning and a comparison with non-dyslexic students Disability in health and social care. 9(2), 89-99
  • WHARRAD, H J, SANDERSON-MANN, J, MCCANDLESS, F and RILEY, F, 2012. Using reusable learning objects to raise awareness and disseminate research findings about the impact of dyslexia in placement based learning Disability in health and social care. 9(2), 141-9
  • VEZYRIDIS, P, TIMMONS, S and WHARRAD, H J, 2012. Implementation of an Emergency Department Information System (EDIS): a qualitative study of nurses' attitudes and experience Computers in Nursing. 30(10), 540-546
  • PAYNE, K.F., WHARRAD, H. and WATTS, K., 2012. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. 12, 121
  • KEEFE G and WHARRAD HJ, 2012. Nurse education today. 32(8), e66-72
  • PAYNE KARL, GOODSON, A, TAHIM,A, WHARRAD HJ and FAN, K, 2012. Using the iBook in Medical education and healthcare settings Journal of Visual Communication in Medicine. 35(4), 162-169
  • VEZYRIDIS, P, TIMMONS, S and WHARRAD HJ, 2012. Implementing an emergency department information system: lessons learned in a large emergency department (In Press.)
  • KIRSTIE WEEKS and HEATHER WHARRAD, 2012. Improving nurses' knowledge about HIV: development and evaluation of an innovative online resource HIV Nursing. 12(4), 8-13
  • BATH-HEXTALL, F., WHARRAD, H.J. and LEONARDI-BEE, J., 2011. BMC Medical Education. 11, 18
  • PARK, J, WHARRAD, HJ, BARKER, J & CHAPPLE, M, 2011. Nurse Education in Practice. 11, 41-46
  • RUSH, B., WALSH, N.J., GUY, C.J. and WHARRAD, H.J., 2011. Nurse Education in Practice. 11(1), 26-30
  • VEZYRIDIS, P., TIMMONS, S. and WHARRAD, H., 2011. International Journal of Medical Informatics. 80(7), 455-465
  • WINDLE, R.J., MCCORMICK, D., DANDREA, J. and WHARRAD, H., 2010. British Journal of Educational Technology. 42(5), 811-823
  • WINDLE, R, LAVERTY, H, HERMAN, L, HALLEWELL, B & WHARRAD, H J., 2010. SHOULD: learning disability nursing students teach their peers. Learning Disability Practice. 13, 26-29 (In Press.)
  • WHARRAD, HJ & WINDLE, R (2010), 2010. Case studies of creating reusable inter professional e-learning objects. In: BROMAGE,A, CLOUDER, L, & GORDON, F and THISTLETHWAITE, J., eds., Interprofessional E-Learning and Collaborative Work: Practices and Technologies. IGI Global.
  • DARIEL, O, WHARRAD, HJ & WINDLE, R, 2010. Elusive Elearning? Developing Q-methodology to explore views toward elearning in nursing education Nurse Researcher. 18, 58-70
  • TIMMONS,S, WHARRAD,HJ, VEZYRIDIS,P, RANDLE, J and LYMN, J. & BATH-HEXTALL, F., 2010. Building and sustaining collaboration in a cross institution e-learning development.. In: BROMAGE,A, CLOUDER, L, & GORDON, F and THISTLETHWAITE, J., eds., Interprofessional E-Learning and Collaborative Work: Practices and Technologies IGI Global.
  • WALSH, N., COLLINS, J., RUSH, B. and WHARRAD, H., 2010. Using technology to enhance pre-registration nurse education in diabetes JOURNAL OF DIABETES NURSING. 14(1), 35-37
  • WINDLE, R & WHARRAD, HJ, 2010. Reusable Learning Objects in Health Care Education. In: BROMAGE,A, CLOUDER, L, & GORDON, F and THISTLETHWAITE, J., eds., Interprofessional E-Learning and Collaborative Work: Practices and Technologies IGI Global.
  • BLAKE H & WHARRAD HJ, 2010. The PAVE study (Physical Activity Virtual Education) : Development of Reusable Learning Objects (RLOs) to enhance nursing students鈥 knowledge and understanding of physical activity. In: BAKER, G, FALK-WHYNES, J & SIDOROVITCH, A, ed., Teaching for Integrative Learning Innovations in University Practice 3.
  • WINDLE, R. J., WHARRAD, H., MCCORMICK, D., LAVERTY, H. and TAYLOR, M., 2010. Journal of Interactive Media in Education. 4,
  • HILTON,D, COBB,S, BENTHAM,J, EASTGATE,R and WHARRAD,H J, CABLE, R. & COTREL, 2009. A virtual environment ward simulation for clinical education.. In: L. G脫MEZ CHOVA, D. MART脥 BELENGUER, I. CANDEL TORRES, ed.,
  • LYMN, J.S., BATH-HEXTALL, F. and WHARRAD, H.J., 2008. BMC Nursing. 7, 2
  • WHARRAD, H, MORALES, R and WINDLE, R. & BRADLEY, C., 2008. A toolkit for a multilayered, cross institutional evaluation strategy. In Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2008 (pp. 4921-4925). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.. (In Press.)
  • PARK, J.R., CHAPPLE, M., WHARRAD, H. and BRADLEY, S., 2007. Journal of Nursing Management. 15(4), 414-423
  • WINDLE, R J, WHARRAD, H, MCCORMICK, D, DANDREA, J, BATH-HEXTALL, L F J, LEIGHTON, B, BENTLEY, E, LACEY, J, COOK, J AND HOLLEY, D, 2007. Does A Community Of Practice Approach To The Development of Learning Objects Support Reuse of E-Learning Materials In Health Science Education INTED2008 Proceedings Edited by L. G贸mez Chova, D. Mart铆 Belenguer, I. Candel Torres.
  • WHARRAD, H, BATH-HEXTALL, F AND WINDLE, R, 2007. A community approach to the development of Reusable Learning Objects in Evidence Based Practice In: 4th International Conference of Evidence-Based Health Care Teachers & Developers.
  • WINDLE, R, WHARRAD, H, LEEDER, D AND MORALES, R, 2007. Sharing the LOAD: the future of learning object designs? In: Online Educa 2007, Berlin, November 28-30 2007..
  • TAYLOR, M, WINDLE, R, WHARRAD, H, RAI, H, LJUBOJEVIC, D, BOYLE, T, TENNEY, J AND BEGGAN, A, 2007. Supporting The Development Of Flexible Learning Object Development To Support Reuse In Health Science Education INTED2008 Proceedings Edited by L. G贸mez Chova, D. Mart铆 Belenguer, I. Candel Torres.
  • WINDLE, R J, WHARRAD, H, COUPER, K, CURTIS, S, COOK, J, MITCHELL, A, LEEDER, D AND MORALES, R, 2007. Students in control: social networks of learners in e-learning development In: ALT-C 2007.
  • MORALES, R, CARMICHAEL, P, LEEDER, D, WHARRAD, H AND WINDLE, R, 2007. Wolfson reward programme: A boundary zone for development of activity systems in the RLO-CETL through dialogue In: CAL 2007.
  • WINDLE, R J, WHARRAD, H, LEEDER, D AND MORALES, R, 2007. Analysis of the Pedagogical Attributes of Learning Objects in an attempt to identify Reusable Designs In: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education EdMedia Proceedings vol 15, 2676-2685.
  • BOYLE, T, COOK, J, WINDLE, R, WHARRAD, H, LEEDER, D and AND ALTON, R. (2006).ASCILITE, SIDNEY, AUSTRALIA, ., 2007. Markauskaite, L., Goodyear, P. & Reimann. P. (Eds.) (2006). Proceedings of the 23rd annual conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education: Who鈥檚 learn. Available at: <http://papaya.edfac.usyd.edu.au/ascilite_papers/p64.pdf>
  • COOK J, WHARRAD HJ, MORALES R, WINDLE R, LEEDER D, BOYLE T, & ALTON, R, 2007. Implementations, change management and evaluation: A case study of the Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning in Reusable Learning Objects Journal of Organisational Transformation and Social Change. 4(1), 47-63 (In Press.)
  • COLUMBINE A AND WHARRAD HJ, 2007. Using computer technology to deliver an infection control update on hand hygiene Journal of Infection Control. 8(3), 14-19 (In Press.)
  • WINDLE, R, WHARRAD, H and LEEDER, D. & MORALES, R., 2007. Analysis of the Pedagogical Attributes of Learning Objects in an attempt to identify Reusable Designs. In C. Montgomerie & J. Seale (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2007 (pp. 2676-2685). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.. (In Press.)
  • WINDLE, R J, MCCORMICK, D, WHARRAD, H, LAWRIE, A, FORD, T, DANDREA, J AND PALMER, C, 2006. Using e-learning activities to release the potential of peer-peer learning in vocational nurse training In: ALT-C 2006.
  • WHARRAD, H, WINDLE, R, DANDREA, J, GARRUD, P, COOK, J, MORALES, R, LEEDER, D AND BOYLE, T, 2006. Collaborative development of learning objects for evidence-based practice in healthcare In: The Ist International Conference of Nurse Education, Vancouver, 14-16 May 2006.
  • WHARRAD HJ AND BATH-HEXTALL, F, 2006. Higher Education Academy.
  • BATH-HEXTALL, F, JUSTHAM, J, WHARRAD, H AND WINDLE, R, 2006. RLOs in Evidence Based Practice In: 1st national conference on Evidence Based Practice Education, London..
  • MORALES, R, CARMICHAEL, P, WHARRAD, H, BRADLEY, C AND WINDLE, R, 2006. Developing a Multi-Method Evaluation Strategy for Reusable Learning Objects: an approach informed by Cultural-Historical Activity Theory In: presented at the 1st European Practice-based and Practitioner Research Conference - Improving quality in teaching and learning: Developmental work and Implementation challenges, University of Leuven, Belgium, October 19-21, 2006..
  • LEEDER, D, WHARRAD, H AND CHASE, H, 2006. Reusable Learning Objects: how to unlock high quality content In: Pre-conference workshop, November 2006, Online Educa 2006, Berlin.
  • WHARRAD, H, 2006. Cross-disciplinary development In: Invited workshop at Sustaining communities for collaborative development, use and reuse of quality learning resources. Cambridge.
  • WHARRAD, H.J., COOK, E. and POUSSA, C., 2005. Nurse Education Today. 25(4), 263-271
  • STRINGER, P. and WHARRAD, H., 2005. Use of email by health-care workers in a mental health setting ITIN. 17(1), 15-26
  • WHARRAD, H.J., 2005. Examinations and revision. In: Balliere脙s 糖心原创 Skills for Nurses 3. Harcourt Trade Publishers, London.
  • BOYLE, T, L, D AND WHARRAD, H, 2005. Designing and developing the next generation of re-usable learning objects In: CAL 05, Bristol, April 2005.
  • WHARRAD, H, MORALES, R, COOK, J AND BOYLE, T, 2005. Many for Many: Collaborative e-Resource Development and Use In: Invited presentations at the Eduserv Foundation Symposium.
  • COOK, J, BOYLE, T, LEEDER, D, WHARRAD, H AND MORALES, R, 2005. The Student Voice on Enhancing Learning Through the Reusable Learning Objects CETL In: The Higher Education Academy Annual Conference, June 29 鈥 July 1, 2005, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh..
  • WHARRAD, H, 2005. Crossing boundaries: collaborative development of RLOs In: Eduserv Foundation Symposium 2005 Proceedings Many for Many: Collaborative e-Resource Development and Use.
  • LEEDER, D., MCCLACHLAN, J., RODRIGUES, V., STEPHENS, N., WHARRAD, H.J. and MCELDUFF, P., 2004. UCeL: a virtual community of practice in health professional education. In: IADIS Web-based communities 386-393
  • WHARRAD, H.J., CHAPPLE, M. and PRICE, N., 2003. Nurse Education Today. 23(4), 246-254
  • EPLING, M., TIMMONS, S. and WHARRAD, H., 2003. Nurse Education Today. VOL 23(NUMBER 6), 412-418
  • WHARRAD, HEATHER, CLIFFORD, COLLETTE, HORSBURGH, MARGARET, KETEFIAN, SHAK脙漏 and LEE, JAN, 2002. Nurse Education Today. 22(1), 15-23; discussion 24-7
  • ROBINSON, J.J.A. and WHARRAD, H., 2001. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 34(4), 445-455
  • WHARRAD, H. J., KENT, C., ALLCOCK, N. and WOOD, B., 2001. Nurse Education Today. 21(7), 579-588
  • WHARRAD, H.J., 2001. Examinations and revision. In: Balliere's 糖心原创 Skills for Nurses 2nd.
  • WHARRAD, H., KENT, C., ALLCOCK, N. and WOOD, B., 2000. British Journal of Educational Technology. VOL 31(PART 3), 257-260
  • WHARRAD, H. J. and JEFFERSON, D., 2000. Human Movement Science. VOL 19(NUMBER 3), 319-339
  • HERON, R. and WHARRAD, H. J., 2000. Journal of Clinical Nursing. VOL 9(PART 6), 834-841
  • WHARRAD, H. and ROBINSON, J., 1999. Journal of Advanced Nursing. VOL 30(NUMBER 1), 109-120
  • WHARRAD, H., 1998. Using parameters derived from the frequency spectrum to discriminate between physiological and essential tremor Journal of Physiology. 509, 183
  • WHARRAD, H. J. and DAVIS, A. C., 1997. British Journal of Audiology. VOL 31(NUMBER 5), 315-330
  • WHARRAD, H J, ALLCOCK, N and MEAL, A G, 1995. Nurse Education Today. 15(5), 370-4
  • WINDLE, R, WHARRAD, HJ, MCCORMICK, D, LAVERTY, H & TAYLOR, M, Sharing and reuse in OER: experiences gained from open reusable learning objects in health. Journal of Interactive Media in Education. (In Press.)
  • WHARRAD, H., WINDLE, R., TAYLOR, M., HERMAN, L., HILLS, T., LEIGHTON, B., MOSTYN, A., ROBINSON, R. and LYMN, J., In: British Pharmacological Society.
  • MCCORMICK, D, WINDLE, R & WHARRAD HJ, Enhancing the reuse of learning objects using digital whiteboard technology: lessons from the lecture theatre. In: BAKER, G, FALK-WHYNES, J & SIDOROVITCH,, ed., Teaching for Integrative Learning Innovations in University Practice 3.

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