Students as TEL partners to drive pedagogicinnovation in Peninsula School of MedicineHow students have championed innovative approaches and helped Peninsula School of Medicine to push forward with mobile, game based and 3D-based project initiatives.

Marianne GloverLuke McGowan

About TELMeD TELMeD team working for PUPSMD and PCMD

Develop education resources & systems

Work with staff and student authored content Used to teach curriculum Self directed learning

Student eResources Student Authored

Resources (StARs)section on the gateway

Suggested via VLE

Generated via curriculum(E.g. Doctors As Teachersmodule)

Development & support Hands-on development pre-2013

Moved towards self-service Support skills and tools Xerte, CMS systems, support websites, drop-ins

Development & Support 2013+ trial student partnerships

Medical students propose projects to computing students ( ‘Speed dating’ October)

Successful applicants, advised within 1 week Agile development methodology Monthly meetings with tutors Final presentations / exhibitions in March

Some examples

Game Based Learning Special Interest Groups

Working with staff and students to investigate and develop GBL strategies

Gaming technologies motion capture VR Unity 3D haptic technologies

Example 1: ‘Crash Call’ Game designed by student Won student-voted prize for innovation:“The information was easier to absorb in this format than in a textbook”“Fun and a great way to learn medicine which I have never used before”“It made me consider more game learning”

Example 2: ‘Infection’ Game designed by student for DAT Interactive touchscreen game for iPAD 5 patient cases

Interactive Comic Book Cartoon strips by student. Online, interactive, animated Evaluation with students Presenting at ASM 2014 conference

Opioids in Paliative Care Mobile App by student NICE

Life As A Dyslexic Student with LSK team

develop understanding about dyslexia demonstrate

challenges dyslexics face

shows how to help dyslexics reachfull potential

Students Co-Authoring Students co-authoring

Virtual Patient cases

AMEE 2014 workshop (DME award)

Benefits to students Teamwork / project management skills Working with external providers Develop educational skills (‘to teach’) Learn by teaching New resources made available to peers

Students identify learning gaps Portfolio / CVs

Conferences and papers

Additional Benefits Support SIGs (Special Interest Groups) Develop resources for curriculum Supports new ideas & approaches Additional output Address learning gaps Traction for innovation

increases student satisfaction by putting ideas into practice

Issues to Consider Time dedicated to student support

Administration Skills development, Tech support (e.g. account management, server issues etc.)

Achievable goals / managing expectation

Reliability of involved parties

Intellectual property rights & copyright Keeping track of issues & dispute resolution

Completion of final usable product Expert validation of content Working beyond module deadlines Informal contract for trade of labour (win-win)

Additional projects Student podcasts project

Support Indicative Presentations

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