Collaborative design of a virtual community: engaging...
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Collaborativedesignofavirtualcommunity:engagingstudentsthroughonlinesimulation
CarolineRobinson(Projectlead)RyunFell
TraceyParnellJaneMcCormack
KerriHicksLouiseBrehenyRachelRossiter
Historyandcontextfortheproject
• StartingpointwasafinalyearsubjectintheBPodiatricMedicine• POD404:Complexcasesinpodiatricpractice
• Thissubjectcomprisedfour‘complex’paper-basedscenarios;studentsstudiedonlinewhilstundertakingclinicalplacement• Purposeofthescenarioswastostimulateclinicalreasoning,facilitateonlinediscussionwhichlinkedtheorytopractice,andtoenablepeerreview• Thelevelofstudentengagementwashighlyvariable• Paper-basedscenarioshavetheirlimitations!
Interdisciplinarycollaborationtodeveloponlineresourceswhichengagestudent
learners
Animationscreatedfortwoofthe‘complex
cases’toprovide
studentswithavisualnarrative
Developmentofavirtual
communitywithmultiple
scenariosindifferentplacesandspaces
U!magine projectgrant
It’simportanttore-imaginetheeducationalhierarchy.
Tocreateauthenticonlinescenarios,youneedreal
people.Academic
Sampleofproforma usedfordevelopmentoftheAVresources
Scenario2Aaron+Yasmin Videoclip Supporting information/resources to scaffold the video clip
Location in thecommunity
Descriptionofdevelopment 0.37-3.32 • AutismSpectrumAustraliahttps://www.autismspectrum.org.au/• AspectRiverinaSchoolhttps://www.autismspectrum.org.au/school/aspect-riverina-school-0• DoghelpsboycomeoutofAutism– afriendlikeHenry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJSu3G0U5SY
Aaron’shome
Impactforbrother 5.28-7.04 • BeinganAutismsiblinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsJBhuyq6zQ• AutismSpectrumAustralia– howsiblingscanhelp
https://www.autismspectrum.org.au/content/how-siblings-can-help• SiblingsAustraliahttp://siblingsaustralia.org.au/
Aaron’shome
Supportservicesandtherapy
Sensorygym
12.57-14.29
36.00-37.21
• OverlayYasmin’saudioonthevideoofAaronplayinginhissensorygym(RF)• Creatingasensoryintegrationgyminyourhome
http://ezproxy.csu.edu.au/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=rzh&AN=104195987&site=ehost-live
Aaron’shome
UsingtheWii 32.51-35.57
• AutismResearchInstitute:sensoryintegrationhttp://www.autism.com/symptoms_sensory_overview
• AutismResearchInstitute:toewalkinghttp://www.autism.com/symptoms_toe_walking• UsinginnovativetechnologiesastherapeuticandeducationaltoolsforchildrenwithAutism
spectrumdisorderhttp://ezproxy.csu.edu.au/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=rzh&AN=104802716&site=ehost-live (CRtoordercopyfromthelibrary– notavailableonline)
Aaron’shome
Fourscenarioshavebeendevelopedforthispilotvirtualcommunity
Thepurposeofthisvirtualcommunityistofacilitatestudent-focusedlearning,fostercriticalthinkingandtoenableopportunitiesforinter-professionallearning.InthecontextofCommunityHealth,studentsmayinteractwiththescenariostodetermineaclients’healthneedsandgoals,evaluatefacilitatorsandbarrierstoimprovedhealthexperiences,andanalysewaysinwhichtheycouldprovidesupportorservices.
Studentscaninteractwiththemediaresourcesattheirownpace,usingtheirownsenseoflogic.Itisintendedthatacademicswilllinktothiswebresourcethroughsubjecti2sites,inordertoscaffoldthespecificpurposeofthestudents’learningexperience.
ThedesignofRiverinaShorehasbeenplannedcarefullytoenableintuitivenavigationaroundthecommunity,tostimulatethestudents’curiosityandtoensureeasyaccesstolinkedonlineresources.Thewebsiteisaccessiblethroughmobiledevicestomaximisefunctionality.
https://interact2.csu.edu.au/bbcswebdav/orgs/O-riverina-shore-beta/Pilot/index.html
PreliminaryevaluationofRiverinaShore
• Surveytoundergraduatestudents• Surveytoacademicsandpractitioners
AlliedHA Dentistry Dietetics Nursing OccTherapy Physiotherapy Podiatry SpeechPath
Students 2 1 9 3 4 8 2 29
Academics+practitioners
1 4 3 2 10
Deviceused Levelofintuitiveuse
Tablet Computer Very Somewhat Notatall
Students 21 6 13 11 0
Academicsandpractitioners
7 2 2 7 1
Table1:Numberofparticipantscompletingasurvey
Table2:Interactionwiththevirtualcommunity
PreliminaryevaluationofRiverinaShore
Scenariosviewed PurposeforusingthevirtualcommunityAaron Danny Dick Stewart Increase
knowledgeofspecificconditions
Increaseknowledgeofmultiplefactorsinfluencinghealth
Improveskillsinproblemsolving/clinicalreasoning
ExtendunderstandingofIPP
ExtendknowledgeofscopeofpracticeofHPs
Students 27 26 26 27 13 21 12 17 13Academics+practitioners
5 3 5 6 7 9 8 5 6
32 29 31 33 20 30 20 22 19
Table3:Viewingthefourscenarioswiththeperceivedpurpose(students)andpotentialpurpose(academicsandpractitioners)forusingthisresource
‘Learning’themes• Seeingpeopleoutsideofaclinic
setting/inthecommunity/inasocialsetting
• Seeingthebiggerpictureforaclient
• Lookingbehindthescenesatwhataperson/family/carersaredealingwith
• Realisingthephysical/psychological/emotional/socialimpactofaconditionontheperson/family/carers/community
• SeeingopportunitiesforIPP• RealisingthepositiveimpactofIPP
ontheperson/family/community• Realism
Studentinteractionwiththevirtualcommunityandwhattheylearnedfromworkingwiththeclientscenarios
Itwaseasyandengaging,much
betterthangettingaplainsheetofpaper
withthecaseinformation
Mirrorsreal-lifesituations
Simpledesign,clearandconcise Lookingbehindthe
scenesatwhataperson/family/carersaredealingwith
Seeingopportunitiesforinterprofessional
practice
PreliminaryevaluationofRiverinaShore
Teachingpurpose Numberofrespondents• Tofacilitatesynchronousonlinediscussion 0• Tofacilitateasynchronousonlinediscussion 1• Tofacilitatediscussionduringanon-campusteachingsession 4• Tofacilitatestudents’self-directedstudy 4• Toscaffoldlearningwithdirectrelevancetoaspecific
assessmenttask7
• Other • Topresentaspecificcasestudyandhighlightinterprofessionaldiscussionpoints
• Toexpandoncurrentlearningopportunitiesbeingexperiencedonclinicalplacement
• Usedaspartoforientationtoplacemente.g.pre-reading• Toincreaseawarenessoftheimpactofconditionsonthe
family/carers• Tocreateperson-centredcareandindividualisedcareplans
Table4:Academicsandpractitionersthoughtsaboutusingthisonlineresourceintheirteaching
Table5:Goodfeaturesofthevirtualcommunityandsuggestedimprovements
Goodfeatures Suggestedimprovements
Students • Reality• Otherpeople’sperspectives• Varietyofcommunitymembersandtheirneeds• Simpledesign,clearandconcise• Accessibleresources• Interactiveandfun• Visuallyappealing• HighlightsIPPandfacilitatesinter-professional learning
• Addmorelabellingtothehomepage• Scaffoldthescenariostoaddmoredetailandstructure• Includemoreinformationaboutandfromarangeofhealthprofessionals• Enableeasybackwardsnavigation• Extendthecommunity– people,places,spacesandresources
Academicsand practitioners • Authenticity• Linkbetweenperson,familyandenvironment• Illustratesaperson’scapabilities• Diverseapplications
• Requirescontextualdetail• Includediscussionprompts/questionstofacilitatestudentlearning• Includehospitalscenarios• Navigationrequiresattention
PotentialuseofRiverinaShore:MasterofNursing
• NRS532:HealthAssessmentforAdvancingNursingPractice• RachelRossiterisinterestedinusingDick’sscenariowithstudentsintheMastersofNursing(registerednursesstudyingonline)
• StudentswillviewthescenariofromtheperspectiveofacommunitynursewhoisfollowingupafterDick’sGPhascontactedtheCommunityHealthCentrebecauseSandra(Dicks’wife)istobeadmittedforunavoidablesurgerynextweek.GiventhatsheisDick’sprimarycarerandtherearenocommunitysupportservicesinplaces,sheisveryconcernedaboutwhatwillhappentoDickinherabsence
• StudentswillbeaskedtoundertakeanassessmentwiththeinformationprovidedthusfarandidentifywhatadditionalinformationwillberequiredforthemtoputinplaceaplanofsupportforDickwhileSandraisinhospital.
Thestudent’sidentificationofadditionalinformationrequired,willassistustofurtherdevelopDick’sstoryfurtherforthenextiterationofRiverinaShoreinrelationtothisparticularperson’sstory.
PotentialUseofRiverinaShore:BPhysiotherapy
• ProblemBasedLearningisintegratedacrossallthreeyearsofthecourse• Allofthescenariospresentvaluableresourcesforscaffoldinglearningrelatedtochronichealthconditions,complexityofconditionsandcriticalthinking• Effectiveonlinelearningresourcefordevelopingunderstandingofinter-professionalpractice;inparticularpre-clinicalplacementattheendofyear2andthenfeedforwardtoreflectionofsimilarcasescenariosinyear3• Providesauthenticscenarioswhichallowstudentstodiscuss,planandmanagereal andongoinglifelongchallenges• PreparestudentsforWPLcapabilitiesacrossaspectrumofbiopsychosocialissues• Scenarioscanbeaccessedonline,outsideoftheclassroom,todeveloppeertopeerengagementthroughforums,groupdiscussionandbest-practicesolutions
Avirtualcommunityenablesonlinelearningwhichisnotlimitedbytime,spaceorplace