As I mainly work with my students in the clinical environment, I am drawn to my e-learning project being incorporated as part of the challenges within clinical based modules. I am thinking of a situation which currently requires extensive input from staff in terms of time, and finances.
Our physiotherapy students start their clinical module in second year and go to various clinical sites to practise subjective/ interviewing skills. Quite a huge amount of administration time is required from the module co-ordinator to arrange these multiple clinical visits to multiple sites for a class of 60 students. Transport is also provided, thus requiring finance. Would it be feasible to investigate an e-learning mode for students to practice interviewing skills? In the same class? With students in third and fourth year? Could peer assessment and self-assessment be utilized? Could the use of final year students formatively assessing and providing feedback to second year students be done as part of developing mentoring skills and leadership development for these students in their final year?
Thus if instead of four visits in total, can an e-learning mode be more cost-effective, but still support the overall main learning outcome. At the end of the module:
- The second year student must be able to competently complete a subjective interview within a clinical situation.
This is a very valid and useful problem to be addressing. There are definitely options regarding using technology in this way and to couple it with near-peer teaching would be a brilliant use of the resources you have available. Since your students already have experience in peer assessment through other modules, they should have basic skills in this method of assessment. Video submissions of interviews are a valid and useful method of creating authentic, e-assessment opportunities.
ReplyDeleteI was just wondering how students would react to the fact that they are being video taped. we found in consultation skills that some of the students "freeze" in front of the camera. it would take a bit of practice for relaxing first.
DeleteInteresting idea Petula. Would love to see if you can achieve your outcomes using e-learning. The Keiller & Inglis - Jassiem is a very useful article if you are going to consider Lianne's suggestion of video submissions when considering your design of the module/course.
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