Key projects
Alongside our core activity of delivering teaching using simulation, members of the centre are active in innovation around the application of high-fidelity physiologic models and associated and other technologies to teaching and learning. We have presented our work at numerous simulation meetings in both workshops and key-note presentations and report our innovations in the literature. We have four key project areas:
Project 1 - Curriculum development
Continued development of novel high-fidelity, manikin-based simulation scenarios to demonstrate key principles of physiology underlying states of health and disease for integration into medical and science curricula. Responding to the ever-changing teaching practices to continue to offer our simulations in new and exciting ways.
Project 2 - Distributed simulation teaching and learning
Provision of simulation opportunities, especially related to teaching underlying principles of physiology, to locations such as HEE training academies outside the University and other locations where either physiology or access to high-fidelity, manikin-based simulation is not available. Developing a 'blended learning approach to simulation which can be exported in multiple different formats dependant on individual needs to create hybrd simulation.
Project 3 - Integration of simulation as a core teaching method
How might manikin-based simulation be used to deliver high-quality and effective teaching in the context of different group sizes (small group to whole lecture theatre) and learning styles, including student-led learning? How can it be integrated with other technologies such as audience response systems to enhance engagement and learning? Utilising our outstanding student projects to further explore teaching methods and formats we hope to develop interactive and varied simulation for all cohorts.
Project 4 - New and future technologies
The centre is at the forefront of the application of new technologies to simulation teaching, and we were early adopters of the high-fidelity, female manikin CAE Athena. We identify methods to bring about distributed simulation to remote locations and are exploring the potential of the latest augmented reality technologies such as Microsoft Hololens for application to teaching.
