telblogmin, 22 November 2015 DEMEC Poster: Holy Grail Poster Background Often considered the ‘holy grail’ of learning, measuring the impact of learning has long eluded educationalists working in healthcare education and training. Evidence suggests that most effective learning takes place outside the classroom – the so called ‘water cooler conversations’ – as medical professionals start to put theory into practice. Summary…
telblogmin, 22 November 2015 DEMEC Poster: Barriers to TEL Background Medical and clinical students on placement face a number of technology barriers to accessing learning materials, ranging from ageing equipment and lack of wi-fi to overly restrictive internet access policies and constraints on the use of personal tablets and smartphones. Summary of work We interviewed a large body of…
telblogmin, 22 November 2015 DEMEC Poster: Serious Gaming Doesn’t Have To Be Seriously Expensive! Background Do computer games have a place in healthcare education and training? The same principles which make games so addictive and compelling can be applied to learning content, improving learner engagement and improving learning outcomes and knowledge retention. Developing effective game based learning can be…
