tim cappelli, manchester medical school
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A Day in the life of an iPad equipped Medical Student: or what our students taught us about iPads
Tim Cappelli Omer Ali and Billy MeltonProject Manager Medical StudentsManchester Medical School
Why Mobile Devices?
• Distributed student cohort !
• Direct Communication was difficult !
• Access to IT was opportunistic !
• Widely differing experiences and access to resources !
• Poor student feedback in NSS !
• The Promise of mobile learning
Why iPads?
• Limited Choice
• 16GB resident memory
• 10 hours ba9ery life
• Desirability – acceptance by students
• Easy to install applica@ons
• Applecare warranty and support
• Mature App market
• Infec@on Control
The Pilot
• Dec 2011 iPad 2s issued to all yr 4 students (460)
!• Students were loaned the iPad
un@l they graduated !
• All iPads pre-‐configured with MDM soOware
!• In 2012 this was rolled out to
all clinical year students (1500)
How did the students use them?
The ‘Big Wins’
Convenience
• Access to email and timetables
• Lack of printing and paperwork
!“During term time I use my iPad for the majority of my medical degree. It was actually great as it minimised what I needed to carry round during revision time and just day to day in the hospital.”
Smart Notes
• Electronic note taking
• No paper
• Easier to collate and reference
• Student Generated content
Instant Information
• Instant access to Information - Medscape, BMJ BP, NICE
• Situated, ‘De Novo’ Learning
• Changes the role of the tutor
• Changes the demands on the student - transactive memory
Better use of Time
• Access to learning and resources in ‘dead’ time - Good Reader, BMJ Learning, Downcast
• Opportunistic and contextualised learning
“Breaks used to be wasted on doing nothing, but with the iPad I can now utilize the time by answering emails and organizing learning opportunities” !
Collaboration
• PBL cases are a key part of the MMS Curriculum
• Dropbox and Facebook used to share resources
• Mind mapping used to share ideas
• Online revision groups
• Common Device enables inclusivity
“The ease of access on iPads means that revision sessions publicised on Facebook etc are easy to
access and sign up to, and any changes are instantaneously communicated.”
70% of students said there had been a positive change in the way that knowledge and experience
are shared due the use of iPads? ! ! !
Paperless Data Collection
• eForms app
• Used for all Work Based Assessments
• Used for over 700 admission interviews
• Will be used for OSCEs next year
• Evaluation, registration, attendance, etc
Reflective Learning
• over 80% of students used their iPad for reflection
• Mainly at home, but also during breaks or in the workplace
• Use Evernote, recording and camera functions
!“The iPads are very useful for portfolio to record skills and
reflections.”
Ownership is Important
• Requests for purchase
• They become integrated into the student’s routine
• Students can personalise devices, store content, use beyond the classroom and feel free to experiment
• Builds a sense of ‘community’
Impact
How have the iPads changed student learning?
Impact on Learning
• Difficult to measure
• iPads are facilitating a shift in learning
Instructivist/teacher-led
student-centred/constructivist
• Indicated by:
Student generated content
Collaboration and discussion
Situated learning and reflection
Cochrane et al, 2011. iPadagogy: Appropriating the iPad within pedagogical contents
Impact on Student Experience
• iPads have had a positive impact on the student experience NSS Scores Manchester Medical School
2013
Overall Satisfaction
Teaching
Assessment and Feedback
0 22.5 45 67.5 90
Where are we now? How are we supporting this shift
Ownership Students gifted iPads!Convenience Ebooks from ElsevierBMJ Best PracticeRecommended Apps for note taking and ‘how to videos’!Situated Learning BMJ LearningDownloadable videosiBooks!Collaboration and Self Generated Learning Flipped ClassroomsiPad Gurus !Reflective Leraning New e-Portfolio
