LSRI: High Fidelity Simulation as a Rich and Situated Learning Environment

Dr Gabriel Reedy

Kings College London

This talk explores high-fidelity simulation, which is now being used fairly extensively in medical education and the allied health professions. Interestingly, though the use of these technologies in a situated learning setting is based primarily on similar use in industry (e.g., nuclear power plants, airline pilot training), little work has been done on the potential pedagogical value and underlying theoretical justification. This talk will explore the nature of the learning experience, and will tentatively explore some theoretical constructs that can help to further understand, frame, and direct empirical work for these settings. The notion of fidelity and how it can impact on the learner experience, for example, and the collaborative and situated nature of the experience, might provide a valuable complementarity in their approaches: the former addresses issues of design and representations, the latter is very much linked to how the simulation enhances learning.

This event will be live streamed via http://www.lsri.nottingham.ac.uk/live/

This talk will take place in Room 35a, Flexible Learning Room, LSRI, The Exchange, Jubilee Campus