Any space is a learning space: developing mobile resources for meaningful work-based activities and Members : Annual Conference 2017

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Wed, Sep 6 2017, 10:40am – 12:00pm

Authors: Paul Duvall, Viktoria Joynes, and Nancy Davies

Room: Mandela Rm (2)

Theme: Learning Spaces

Type: 60-minute session

Description

The past decade has seen rapid growth in mobile learning and assessment applications across public, private and professional spheres, presenting new opportunities for innovating curricula, learning and teaching (Fuller and Joynes, 2015). With increasing evidence from healthcare professions that the use of mobile resources is an effective learning tool while students are on placement (Scott et al., 2017., Davies et. al., 2012) this workshop is a timely exploration of how the learning around the development of resources in medicine is applicable to any course that involves placements, fieldwork or time away from a university campus. Based upon their own extensive experiences of developing mobile resources, including e-portfolio and content-based applications (Joynes and Fuller 2016, Duvall 2016), the workshop facilitators aim to encourage participants to explore opportunities within their own curricula for developing technology enhanced learning within educational programmes. The workshop will also look at how mobile resources can be used for meaningful, formative assessment for learning that enables students to develop a portfolio of evidence for their progression. Based upon their experiences of working on large-scale mobile programmes at two UK medical schools, Liverpool and Leeds, the facilitators will share their learning on developing Bring Your Own Device cultures and helping students to use devices professionally. Round table exercises, using interactive technology and discussion will allow participants to explore collaboration strategies for including students in the co-design of resources, and the stakeholder ‘buy-in’ that is necessary to create the cultural change which leads to successful mobile programmes and projects.

References

Duvall (2016) Portfolio in Your Pocket. An International Association for Medical Education Annual Conference. Barcelona, August 2016.

Davies, B.S., Rafique, J., Vincent, T.R., Fairclough, J., Packer, M.H., Vincent, R. et al. (2012) Mobile Medical Education (MoMed) – how mobile information resources contribute to learning for undergraduate clinical students – a mixed methods study. BMC Medical Education. 12(1), 1.

Fuller, R. and Joynes, V. (2015) Should mobile learning be compulsory for preparing students for learning in the workplace? British Journal of Educational Technology. 46(1), 153-158.

Joynes, V., & Fuller, R. 2016. Legitimisation, personalisation and maturation: Using the experiences of a compulsory mobile curriculum to reconceptualise mobile learning. Medical Teacher. 38(6), 621-627.

Scott, K.M., Nerminathan, A., Alexander, S., Phelps, M. and Harrison, A. (2017) Using mobile devices for learning in clinical settings: A mixed-methods study of medical student, physician and patient perspectives. British Journal of Educational Technology. 48(1), 176 – 190.

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