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Name of facilitator(s) Title of facilitator(s) Dr Carol Parker

Health Sciences and Practice & Medicine Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine Higher Education Academy Subject Centres. eLearning in Health 2011 conference collaboration, sharing and sustainability in the current environment.

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Name of facilitator(s) Title of facilitator(s) Dr Carol Parker

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  1. Health Sciences and Practice &Medicine Dentistry and Veterinary MedicineHigher Education Academy Subject Centres eLearning in Health 2011 conference collaboration, sharing and sustainability in the current environment Presentation Title Exploring interactive desktop videoconferencing technology to extend clinical teacher’s engagement in a PGCert in Medical Education and beyond! Name of facilitator(s) Title of facilitator(s) Dr Carol Parker

  2. Opportunity to share experiences of utilizing desktop videoconferencing communication • Small scale pilot study of student teachers undertaking a Post Graduate Certificate in Medical Education using desktop videoconferencing to communicate in small groups • Questions & wider discussion

  3. What is videoconferencing? ‘It enables you, quite simply, to seeand talk with people at a distance’

  4. Health Professionals as Teachers • Experiences often limited • Develop familiarity/level of skill (quantity) • Explore the learning value of more interactive communication tools • Encourage student teachers to engage their own learners effectively – (quality)

  5. Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education University of Bedfordshire •  Small scale pilot study – Jan – April 2011 • Use of desktop videoconferencing system housed within our Blackboard Virtual Learning Environment • Volunteer student teachers used system on a one to one (point to point) and one to many (multipoint) basis • Participation not compulsory but encouraged • Informal discussions -contact days - assessment

  6. Methods of evaluation • Observed patterns of how student teachers engaged (own reflective diary) • Interviews

  7. Trigger points •  Negative and positive experiences - using or planning to use videoconference communication technology •  How we might enhance individual levels of skill and familiarity? •  How helpful are e-learning experiences in preparing tutors to utilize communication technologies in their teaching? •  How might we further support and engage student teachers to utilize communication technologies in their teaching?

  8. Ultimately our aim is to develop teachers who have gained the skills to utilize technology in teaching effectively (quantity) • Utilizing student teachers own experiences as learners, might then utilize technologies more effectively to enhance (quality) for own learners

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