Thursday 8 October 2015
Summary of the article: "A Lesson in Listening: Is the student voice heard in the rush to incorporate technology in health professions education? Keiller & Inglis-Jassiem 2015
The objective for the study was to utilize videos and blogging in a PBL physiotherapy module to enhance students engagement with content of problem based cases.
A group of third-year physiotherapy students were trained on how to access and utilize a university based blogging platform for discussion of case content and for post study reflections. The students were provided with video cameras to record the practical skills component of the PBL case and uploaded onto a learning management system. However, a need analysis and engagement questionnaire was completed by the students before and after the training session.
The results from the FGD's indicated that the technology used in the study was inappropriate for the population, students lacked skills with regards to the technology chosen. For the intervention aspect, students assessed the videos but none of the students assessed the blog because they were unfamiliar with the practice of blogging.
Students perceived the videos of clinical skills as essential for their learning but ultimately, expected that lecturers generate and provide access to the videos.
The article recommended that students should be involved in the selection of technological devices, method of sharing and the availability of recorded techniques.
This article has given me an insight that involving my students in the selection of the appropriate e-learning technology is very essential in designing my e-learning prototype. Therefore this study is applicable within the context of the clinical skills and simulation centre.
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what a good insight about the issue of student involvement. I learnt something here, tomorrow i will hold a small survey for my students needs as stipulated in the analysis phase.
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what a good insight about the issue of student involvement. I learnt something here, tomorrow i will hold a small survey for my students needs as stipulated in the analysis phase.
ReplyDeleteThank you Aisha
It seems to me that no matter whether students receive training on a specific tool, if it is foreign to what they usually do on the internet, they will struggle with the new idea, for instance blogging in this case. As stated by Aisha and some of the articles i have read so far, it is very important to include the students in the decision making of what intervention will be used
ReplyDeleteThis is exactly why we published what we had found here, Petro. Initially, I was devastated that the "briliant, evidence-based idea" I had wasn't working....that was when we realised that we were learning valuable lessons about these so-called digital natives. Yes, they know how to use technology, but they obviously have their preference and have a very difficult time using technology for learning if it is not their choice as to what they learn and how. I am glad that you all picked up on the message of involving students in all the phases of an innovation (ADDIE wasn't specifically used but still applies).
DeleteThank you Aisha for the summary. It is so important to involve students for new learning innovation. My experiences are as follows:
ReplyDeleteI have learnt many things after doing need analysis of students. I am surprised to learn that my 2nd year students at SMU have positive attitudes towards on-line tutorial (83%), though they are from disadvantaged background. My speculation is opposite to the result. Therefore, now it is more clearer to me that analysis of students is included in the first phase of ADDIE model.
I also found that students want more PBL group discussion which was exactly what I am planning to do. I am so glad that I did need analysis of students.
Dear Aisha. This is such an interesting article review. It clearly shows that bring technology into learning sounds like a big wow without student involvement and student development, outcomes can really be unfavorable and furthermore become frustrating for both teachers and students. The value of ADDIE is clearly demonstrated in this article. Good learning for us all. It's great to think big, bout we have to be realistic and practical at the same time. Thank you for sharing. Regards. Vanitha
ReplyDeleteI must say that this article drew my attention to the importance of involving students in the decision of appropriate technology for e-learning. Although I conducted the need analysis to find out what students might need, i did not find out the various technologies which might interest them in order to get them to use the technology. A very insightful article it is!
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ReplyDeleteI must say that this article drew my attention to the importance of involving students in the decision on the choice of appropriate technology for e-learning. Although i conducted a need analysis to find out what students might need, i did not find out what technology might be of interest in order for them to patronize e-learning. An insightful article it is!!
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