Institute of Education London

Technology And Simulation In Clinical Practice: Perspectives And Debates

Course Code:MMACLD_01

In this module, participants will examine the significance of technology, including simulation technology, for clinical learning and clinical practice. We will explore concepts and methods to describe and evaluate the use of technology and simulation in clinical education; how simulation and technology-enhanced learning affects what is learned about clinical practice; the role of simulation technologies in developing interprofessional communication and team-based working in clinical settings; the ethical issues raised by teaching clinical practice using simulation; and how the quality of research on simulation and educational technology in clinical education can be assessed. Assessment tasks are structured to enable participants analyse their professional experience in the light of educational research literature; for example, participants will be able to gather data from their workplace for analysis during the module. Key questions for this module are: how can simulation and technology-enhanced learning help address the challenges facing clinical education? How do simulation and educational technology impact on what counts as good clinical practice? How can one evaluate the claims, in policy and in research, about the significance of simulation and educational technology for clinical practice?

The module is taught by leading researchers in the field of simulation and educational technology and will make extensive use of empirical research. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss and reflect on their own experience of teaching and learning, through group tasks and class discussions. By the end of the module, participants will be able to draw on a range of conceptual frameworks to analyse and make judgments about how people learn clinical practice using simulation and educational technologies.

The module is taught over 5 whole days, one day every two weeks between October and December. Teaching sessions start at 10 a.m. and finish at 5 p.m. The provisional dates for 2011 are: 19th October, 2nd November, 16th November, 30th November, 14th December. Please contact the module leader, Caroline Pelletier, to confirm these, so that you can request to be released from work if necessary.

The module can be taken as a short course. It can also be taken as a component of the MA Technology and Simulation in Clinical Practice, or as a component of another MA programme at the Institute of Education.

Related Programmes

Clinical Education MA
Technology and Simulation in Clinical Practice MA