ABSTRACT
It is not expected, or likely, that many educators in primary care will develop e learning materials, such as online course or CD-ROMs, since these require highly specific skills. However, all educators will need the knowledge and skills to enable all learners to maximise their use of the available e-learning opportunities. This will become increasingly important as more core educational content is elec tronically delivered. There will be several new activities for educators, depending on their individual roles. First, they will need to guide learners to appropriate e learning resources for self-study, perhaps as part of meeting learning needs identified by problem-based methods or personal development plans (PDPs). Second, they will need to integrate e-learning resources into current educational activities, such as day release courses, an approach called 'blended learning'. The impact of e-learning on vocational training and continuing professional develop ment (CPD) in primary care will depend on how trainers, course organisers and CPD tutors respond to this new challenge.
