Author: Jane Priestly, j.a.priestley@bradford.ac.uk
Author: Michael Hellawell, m.r.hellawell1@bradford.ac.uk
Author: Judith Hinton, j.hinton@bradford.ac.uk
Author: Bryan Walkden, b.walkden@bradford.ac.uk
JISC e-Learning Activity Area: Learning Resources and Activities
Higher Education Academy Subject Centre: Health Sciences and Practice
This case study illustrates...use of podcasting, an effect on student personal development, student satisfaction with e-learning, innovation in learning and teaching, staff satisfaction with e-learning, staff personal development, an influence on policy, management of learning assets, an effect on social equality
Lessons Learned
We believe that this has been a successful pedagogical strategy as means of promoting students' insight into the 'patient experience', developing clinical reasoning skills and providing an opportunity to test the application of theory to practice in the academic setting. This approach provides a 'safe' environment for service users and carers to share their experiences and a safe environment for students to consider the context in which they will encounter patients.
The e-learning approach is coherent with the Learning, Teaching and Assessment strategy and the strategic objectives of the institution relating to effective communication in an information age, innovation and partnership.
A great deal has been learned from the development of this approach; the power of working as a team, the huge benefits of collaborating with others and the endless possibilities that are emerging and evolving with technology. Developing an action plan through the HEA workshop scheme enabled us to focus on opportunities to develop rather than limitations such as time and resources. There is still great potential for improvement in the integration of the approach within the overall module delivery and more sensitive evaluation of the process.
The approach is now being developed through a funded collaborative project that aims to develop a virtual community, this involves working with a service user and carer group in Bradford, the COMENSUS project at the University of Central Lancashire and Advocacy in Action in Nottingham.
An extract from a video clip of two simulated patients:
