'Expert in my pocket': Mobile-enabled resources for health students

Helen Forbes; Florin I Oprescu; Nigel Barr; Lauren McTier; Nicole M Phillips; Terri Downer; Bill Lord; Peter Bright; Irene Visser; Vilma A Simbag

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'Expert in my pocket': Mobile-enabled resources for health students

Helen Forbes, Florin I Oprescu, Nigel Barr, Lauren McTier, Nicole M Phillips, Terri Downer, Bill Lord, Peter Bright, Irene Visser and Vilma A Simbag

Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australia (HERDSA): Higher Education in a Globalized World, 2014 (Hong Kong, China, 07-Jul-2014–10-Jul-2014)

Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA)

2014

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Curriculum and Pedagogy

Specialist Studies in Education

Mobile Technologies

student learning

clinical skills

skills development

Worldwide, there has been a rapid increase in the use of mobile technologies as a conduit for student learning. A combination of traditional teaching approaches, lack of consistency in skill-teaching between educators and limited resources in health and tertiary environments may create difficulties for students in achieving clinical skill competence. Mobile technologies could provide relevant solutions through 'just-in-time' support for students to learn and practice specific clinical skills in readiness for their practice role. Foundational clinical skills training videos, presented from a first person point of view (1PPOV) by expert health clinicians, who 'think aloud' as they step through selected skills have been developed. Videos can be viewed from a range of mobile devices to support health practitioners, students and educators. Additional to the potential to enhance teaching and learning, these resources may provide additional support for students with English as a second language. Expert educator opinions (4 nursing, 2 paramedic science, 1 public health and 1 information technology) were collected to identify feasible uses of such videos for global health education. Expert opinion resulted in identification of the following potential uses; pre-class learning, a guide for feedback, resource for 'just -in -time' learning, remediation, development of critical inquiry and context awareness, co-operative learning, and opportunities for different assessment approaches

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Title: 'Expert in my pocket': Mobile-enabled resources for health students
Authors: Helen Forbes (Author) - Deakin University
Florin I Oprescu (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast
Nigel Barr (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
Lauren McTier (Author) - Deakin University
Nicole M Phillips (Author) - Deakin University
Terri Downer (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Bill Lord (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Peter Bright (Author) - Deakin University
Irene Visser (Author) - Deakin University
Vilma A Simbag (Author) - Deakin University
Conference details: Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australia (HERDSA): Higher Education in a Globalized World, 2014 (Hong Kong, China, 07-Jul-2014–10-Jul-2014)
Publisher: Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA)
Date published: 2014
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy; School of Creative Industries - Legacy; School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine - Legacy; Engage Research Lab; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy; School of Health - Midwifery; School of Health - Paramedicine; School of Health - Public Health
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449351402621
Output Type: Conference poster

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