Using Technology to Promote Active and Social Learning Experiences in Health Professions Education
| Autor: | Linda Cotton, Howard O. Straker, Paige L. McDonald, Bryan Walker, Elizabeth Ruckert, Marissa Birkmeier, Laurie B. Lyons, Margaret M. Plack |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Cooperative learning
Medical education Computer Networks and Communications business.industry Instructional design Educational technology Student engagement Social learning Experiential learning Education Blended learning Pedagogy Active learning ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION Medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Online Learning. 18 |
| ISSN: | 2472-5730 2472-5749 |
| DOI: | 10.24059/olj.v18i4.515 |
| Popis: | Time and space constraints, large class sizes, competition for clinical internships, and geographic separation between classroom and clinical rotations for student interaction with peers and faculty pose challenges for health professions educational programs. This article presents a model for effectively incorporating technology to overcome these challenges and enhance student engagement and interaction in traditionally face-to-face (FTF) health professions (physical therapy and physician assistant) curricula across learning environments (classroom to clinic). Four faculty members interested in redesigning a course or course unit(s) met with the IMPACT (Instructional Media and Programming to Advance Collaboration and Teaching) Initiative instructional design team. Instructional designers provided education, training, and support to faculty for increased use of technology within their course. Four exemplars using Blackboard, videos, VoiceThread®, and Twitter® are described. Themes and “lessons learned” were developed from each of the exemplars. A model emerged for integrating technology into health professions curricula with an emphasis on engaging students in active, realistic, and social learning environments. This model demonstrates how technology can be integrated successfully into traditionally FTF health professions curricula to support learning outcomes essential for practice. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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