The highlight of the year 3 GP placements is the Academy Day, which is intended as a fun day for the students, consolidating and celebrating their learning and representing the icing on the cake of the teaching block. One of the major challenges Simon Thornton and Ciaran Conway (year 3 GP leads) faced in 2020 …
Simon Thornton and Ciaran Conway organised year 3 GP teaching using Microsoft Teams. They used a Teams space with a channel for each GP practice to connect home-based students with their assigned placements. The spaces worked well, with interaction increasing as the placements progressed. Some elements, including weekly GP drop-in sessions, will be retained in …
Julie Dickson (Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Integrated Structure) faced the challenge of teaching laboratory sessions to students unable to attend in person, alongside those present in the lab. A colleague gave Julie a Microsoft HoloLens (mixed reality) headset. At the start of the timetabled lab session, Julie used the HoloLens and Microsoft Teams to work …
HoloLens hybrid lab teaching in the Veterinary School Read More »
Jane Williams and Mike Cameron redesigned the TEL unit of the TLHP to work online. Two full days of teaching become two half-day workshops with four additional shorter events. The move to digital delivery over 6 weeks allowed learners to reflect on what it means to be an online learner, while building community with peers …
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