If you missed our live session, you can now watch the full recording of Interactive Learning for Healthcare: Lessons from Mountain Pacific and Alaska Division of Public Health. In this recorded webinar, Crystal Morse, Kelley O’Leary, Rebecca Hamel, and Mike Todd explore how to transform healthcare training from static PDFs into memorable, interactive scenarios, and how to measure their impact.
How can healthcare organisations turn existing training resources into engaging, accessible learning that reaches frontline workers AND provides insight into what learners actually need? Here’s what the teams at Mountain Pacific and the Alaska Division of Public Health shared.
Five key takeaways
Turn existing training content into an engaging learning experience
The team already had strong infection-prevention resources, but static posters and materials made it difficult to know whether people were engaging with them. Near-Life allowed the team to transform existing content into short, interactive learning experiences, combining animated video (made with Vyond) with questions, decisions and feedback.
Use learner data to identify real knowledge gaps
A major benefit of the Near-Life approach was the ability to track more than completion. The team could see which questions learners got wrong, helping them identify specific areas where further training was needed. That data then informed the development of subsequent learning, creating a cycle of learn → measure → identify gaps → improve.
Make learning accessible wherever and whenever it is needed
Because the training was web-based, learners could access it from a computer or mobile device rather than being tied to a classroom or facility computer. The short format, around 10–15 minutes, also made it easier to fit learning into busy healthcare environments, while the interactive approach supported learners with different levels of experience.
Use interactivity to turn knowledge into conversation and action
The value of the learning extended beyond the individual learner. The team found that the interactive scenarios could be used by managers and facilitators to start conversations about why a particular answer was correct and what should happen differently in practice. One EVS director reported that the team used the training to review their cleaning processes and make changes based on what they learned.
Build a reusable learning solution, not a one-off course
The project evolved from interactive videos into a wider training resource, including a facilitator guide with discussion prompts, key messages, suggested supplies and additional resources. This helped distribute training responsibility beyond infection-prevention specialists and gave local managers a practical way to use the content with their own teams. Almost 1,000 people had completed the training at the time of the webinar, with learners reporting increased understanding, intent to implement and willingness to recommend the training. Read the project case study
Overall takeaway: The project demonstrates that interactive learning isn’t simply about making healthcare training more engaging. Near-Life helped the team turn existing expertise and content into a measurable, accessible and reusable learning experience; one that could identify knowledge gaps, stimulate team discussion and ultimately influence practice.
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