E learning in-health
- 1. by Pascal Roubides Virtual One Technologies Instructional Design: eLearning Trends & Applications to Health Care
- 2. Pascal Roubides Chair, Board of Directors, Virtual One Technologies Educator, researcher, instructional designer, business executive [email protected] Academic Background • Applied Mathematics & Mathematical Physics, BS, MS • Aerospace Engineering & Eng. Science & Mechanics, BS, PhD • Instructional Design & Technology, PhD IDT/eLearning Background • Online faculty & course developer for 15 yrs • Training for academia & government • eLearning business initiatives including: • eTesting • eLearning • eHealth • eMath Introduction
- 3. Instructional Design Defined • Considered a “newer” professional field even though activities revolving structuring learning have been present since antiquity • Present day definitions of the term include the ability to use technology to analyze, design, develop, implement, and evaluate learning and performance-inducing processes and resources
- 4. eLearning Defined • eLearning, one branch of Instructional Design, is learning by utilizing electronic technologies to access educational curriculum outside of a traditional classroom • In most cases, it refers to a course, program or degree delivered completely online. • However, the definition of the term alone can point to a much wider scope, that of delivering any learning, for any purpose, online
- 5. Benefits of eLearning • Too numerous to count but we can summarize the most important benefits of eLearning as being able to provide higher levels of: – Convenience – Time efficiency – Accessibility – Dynamic interaction – Personalized learning – Educational creativity
- 6. Applications • Everywhere and anywhere learning is desired – From designing learning materials for elementary school classrooms, to improving hospital patient safety, surgical education, wellness, compliance, training & human performance enhancement, etc. – Assumes a technology or human-computer interaction (HCI) component to achieve desired outcomes – Requires performance analysis, task analysis, and evaluation
- 7. Subject matter EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY What’s Behind the Scenes
- 9. Digital Storytelling May be the epitome of constructivist ideology combining technology tools with communication and collaboration of the information being shared at a formal or informal level
- 10. Digital Storytelling • In the same way that a picture can paint a thousand words, throughout history stories have been a central focus of social interaction - creating powerful images that remain with the listener long after the event • The value of stories is that they engage both sides of people's brains (the factual left hand side and emotional right hand side).
- 11. Digital Storytelling In Health • Today, the rise of digital technology & the explosion of health data means patient stories are easier to make and more readily accessible than ever before • The patient voice is also turning the historical imbalance of access to information on its head, with digital stories increasingly used to coach, educate, and train people to self-manage their condition and support others with similar conditions (Taylor, 2014)
- 12. Digital Storytelling In Health • Patient as well as medical professionals education is one big area where eLearning (via digital storytelling or otherwise) can have a vast effect, in both education itself and the logistics & economics surrounding it Virtual One eHealth training & education solutions
- 13. Digital Storytelling In Health • Compliance training – we can never get away from dealing with compliance issues regardless what industry we’re in! Health care, government, education, banking & financing, construction, military, and so on… InSight by Virtual One & EI Design A suite of 10 general compliance eLearning courses
- 14. Simulation • Reality-based • Machine-based • Skill-based • Software-based • Hardware-based
- 15. Simulation in Health • A bridge between classroom learning and real-life clinical experience • From learning how to do injections by practicing on an orange with a real needle and syringe to using computerized mannequins that perform dozens of human functions realistically in a health care setting such as an operating room or critical care unit that is indistinguishable from the real thing
- 16. Simulation in Health • Whether training in a “full mission environment” or working with a desktop virtual reality machine that copies the features of a risky procedure, training simulations do not put actual patients or health professionals at risk
- 17. Benefits of Simulation in Health • A range of easily accessible learning opportunities • Permission to fail: the freedom to make mistakes without real consequences and to learn from them • Customizable learning experience • Detailed feedback and evaluation
- 18. Gamification • Game-design elements borrowed from the video game industry and applied to other contexts • Theme-based • Software-based • Reward-based
- 19. Gamification • Pros: engagement, motivation, self-control, out- of-the-box thinking, permission to fail • Cons: time, cost, knowledge factor
- 20. Gamification in Health • Accenture reported there are seven key elements behind gamification: – status – milestones – competition – rankings – social connectedness – immersion reality – personalization Virtual One UI/UX development solutions for eHealth & Wellness portals
- 21. Gamification in Health • Not just about playing games • As consumers become more engaged with their own health, they will take greater responsibility for managing their own condition (Kim, 2015) • People who have diabetes for example will feel the need to learn more about their condition, their medications, and how they can improve their self-management • Those who are healthy can stay that way by becoming more knowledgeable about disease prevention, age-appropriate screenings, and maintaining active lifestyles
- 22. Augmented/Virtual Reality Science fiction or just science?
- 23. Augmented/Virtual Reality • Merging of physical, three-dimensional world reality and virtual, digitally created reality
- 24. Augmented/Virtual Reality • “With AR, educators’ dream of ubiquitous learning can become a reality” (Yuen, Yaoyuneyong, & Johnson, 2011)
- 25. Augmented/Virtual Reality • Tremendous applications in health, military, education, but also in many other areas of human endeavor, entertainment, transportation, and so forth
- 26. AR/VR in Medical Education • Medical students do not need to acquire experience “on the fly” learning from an experienced medical doctor, therefore less expensive operating-time is used • Alternative for teaching medical students • Aims to improve the quality of medical treatment • Students can practice the technical skills, the procedures and the theoretical background of operations and diseases within a virtual environment
- 27. AR/VR in Medical Education • Medical students can perform “hands-on” procedures in a safe and controlled environment • Permission to fail: they are able to make mistakes and learn from them at no risk or consequence • Improves timing and co-ordination in some specialties, such as surgeon students
- 28. Getting to the future? …or already living in it…?