Does a path to improved patient experience lie through the use of technology? This is a question on my mind after reading Liberti and Triberati’s (2014) article Patient-centered virtual reality: an opportunity to improve the quality of patient’s experience. How does this hyped-up new technology link to developing improvements in the care of patients through consideration of their needs and values? There is considerable evidence...
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Through the readings we encountered in LRNT 524: Innovation, Design and Learning Environments, I can say with great honesty that I was pleasantly surprised to encounter themes of empathy in innovative learning design practices. In particular, Vann’s (2017) phenomenological study of how empathy impacted strategy decisions made by instructional designers for the instruction of adult learners, was refreshing and...
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Our final assignment for the RRU MALAT course LRNT 524 presented the opportunity to design a challenge for my peers and develop a pitch for my leadership to tell them why I felt the redesign of our training course was necessary. I chose to use the context of redesigning the way we teach Neonatal Resuscitation Program courses within our health authority, with the goal of improving the learning environment for our students. In...
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