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Improving paramedic distance education through mobile mixed reality simulation

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ID19514432
AuthorsJames Birt (0000-0002-0422-4867, Bond University), Emma Moore (0000-0002-7743-227X, Central Queensland University), Michael Cowling (0000-0003-1444-1563, Central Queensland University)
Year2017
Volume33
Issue6
Publication date2017-11-29
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAustralasian Journal of Educational Technology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1449-3098 • E-ISSN: 1449-5554
PublisherAustralasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (PUBLISHER • NZ)
DOI10.14742/ajet.3596
OpenAlexW2770507203
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited8

There is growing evidence that the use of simulation in teaching is a key means of improving learning, skills, and outcomes, particularly for practical skills. In the health sciences, the use of high-fidelity task trainers has been shown to be ideal for reducing cognitive load and leading to enhanced learning outcomes. However, how do we make these task trainers available to students studying at a distance? To answer this question, this paper presents results from the implementation and sustained testing of a mobile mixed reality intervention in an Australian distance paramedic science classroom. The context of this mobile mixed reality simulation study, provided through a user-supplied mobile phone incorporating 3D printing, virtual reality, and augmented reality, is skills acquisition in airways management, focusing on direct laryngoscopy with foreign body removal. The intervention aims to assist distance education learners in practising skills prior to attending mandatory residential schools, building a baseline equality between those students who study face to face and those at a distance. Outcomes from the study showed statistically significant improvements in the use of the simulation across several key performance indicators in the distance learners, but also demonstrated problems to overcome in the pedagogical method

Augmented reality · Distance education · Fidelity · Human–computer interaction · Mathematics education · Medical education · Mixed reality · Mobile phone · Multimedia · Virtual reality · Augmented Reality Applications · Computer Science · Engineering · Medicine · Psychology · Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare · Surgical Simulation and Training

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Citations per year1,22
Citation span2017 - 2026 (10)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
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