Queensland University of Technology  - University of Surrey Videoconference

DATE: Tuesday   August 17^th 2010, 09.00-10.30 UK local time

Supporting learners and facilitating learning through work placement

The challenge of integrating facilitative pedagogy and communication technologies

 HANDOUTS

placement fellowship handout.pdf

FINAL REPORT PAT COLLIETY AND LEE ANN SEQUEIRA.pdf

The seminar will be streamed live from 08.45 on this webpage

Supporting learners and facilitating learning through work placement

The challenge of integrating facilitative pedagogy and communication technologies

 Any system of support for learners on work/clinical placement must consider the needs and interests of the learner as a complete person. This value based principle begs the question what are the needs of students when they are on placement? And what sort of ‘support’ in the sense of preparation, ongoing relationships and pedagogic interactions and resources really does help, enable and empower them while they are on placement? There is a research agenda here that needs to be engaged with.

Possible questions:

• What principles are we using to underpin the design of our systems of support and engagement?
• How do we know what the needs are of different participants and that these needs are being met?
• What technologies are we currently using and why? andwhat additional technologies might be used for what purpose?
• What pedagogic strategies and interventions are we using and why? and what additional strategies might be used for what purpose?
• What tools are we using and why? and what additional tools might be used and for what purposes?
• How are these things connected and integrated?

Session structure

9.00am   Participant and seminar introduction

9.05      Surrey introduces its project for mapping systems of support with a view to enhancing what we do.

9.20      QUT introducces their system or systems of support for students on placement

9.35      Surrey Case Study  (no more than 10mins presentation)

             Pat Colliety and Lee-Ann Sequeira Faculty Health and Medical Sciences

                 Improving the student learning and placement experience through virtual action learning sets 

09.55    QUT Case Study (no more than 10mins presentation)

                Karen Isherwood, Professional Placement Coordinator, Faculty of Science and Technology

               The Fabric of Our Life: preparing medical science students for work placement

10.15    Reflections and discussion on what we have heard

10.30     Finish