For my Applied Research Project, I am interested in exploring how humor in used within paramedic education. As an employee of a paramedic school in BC, my research lens is from a faculty perspective, and I hope my research will be an asset to the continued development of our curriculum. Once I have completed my applied research project, my focus for dissemination of my research findings is through professional development opportunities within my training institution. I hope my research will help guide the development of open, online curriculum as the school expands and develops a robust distance education design for some of the programs. As a curriculum designer I also have the unique ability to be able share my research with our faculty throughout the province. This will help me reach educators who teach all levels of paramedic education through our educational institution.
Most of our faculty education is centered around in person workshops and training. I can share my research during these workshops by developing a presentation to highlight my research findings. All our faculty are paramedics themselves and can relate to the challenges of using digital educational tools to teach a hands-on vocational skill such as paramedicine. I anticipate my audience will benefit from my research on humor in paramedic education, (specifically highlighting the application of humor in digital tools) and my research findings on how this can fit into a digital learning environment to benefit paramedic students.
At this point I have no plans to expand the reach of my research past my current employer however, there are opportunities to share my findings with other educational institutions to help create an environment of open access educational resources.