REST - Remote Engagement with Students and Tutors
This page includes some of the discussion from the REST and includes shared resources. We can capture issues, questions and gather ideas from the group. This can be developed over the next couple months. Information specific for year groups is signposted in brackets.
‘REST’ ONLINE DROP-IN SESSION DATES 2020:
Held on Wednesdays from 12pm – 1pm
List of resources used by tutors
Activities for improving learner engagement from Liberating structures
Activities for Breakouts or larger group activities
http://www.liberatingstructures.com/
http://www.liberatingstructures.com/1-1-2-4-all/
http://www.liberatingstructures.com/2-impromptu-networking/
Patient videos
https://www.healthtalk.org/a-z
Activities
How can we enable remote supervision?
What is the level of supervision?
Students can be in own room but engaging on Teams with the GP tutor and the patient. This gives both autonomy to the student and provides close supervision – best of both worlds.
I used to get students to see patients in small groups. What can I do now? (Year 1-2)
Students are not expected to interview patients at present. We are waiting to get confirmation that year 1 and 2 students can use QMUL Teams to interview patients.
You can use online resources of patient experiences. These can be viewed by students and discussed in groups.
How can we ensure students are engaged? How can we ensure equality of experience in larger groups?
Ideas to improve student engagement
Break outs to enable group discussion
Encourage everyone to notice others and facilitate engagement
Ensure there is equal talk time
Activities to support engagement
IT ground rules - are students aware of these
The learning agreement includes information on confidentiality and privacy.
Its useful to go through these at the start of each session.
We found that discussing other ground rules (hands up and using chat) helps
How can we use Accurx for group calls?
You can have upto four people on a group call.
See https://sites.google.com/view/cbme-videoteachingwebsite/using-accurx
Psychological safety
Students may not know their peers and feel unsafe in the virtual learning environment. In addition, they may feel that they are 'in the way' of services. You can create a safe environment by recognising this, noticing engagement and facilitating discussion.
Be open and more flexible in your approach with students. Understand the different experiences and challenges.
It is important to create a safe environment (face-to-face or virtually) so students feel able to speak up and ask their questions.
What can students do remotely? What can they do if they are self-isolating?
If students are self-isolating and well (asymptomatic) then they can engage in learning activities remotely.
https://sites.google.com/view/cbme-videoteachingwebsite/activities-ideas-for-student-learning
How can we build rapport and ensure student wellbeing in the virtual environment?
Students normally form social groups. Its important to facilitate this in the virtual environment. Breakout activities and allowing space for students to chat informally are important.
Consider having coffee rooms/breaks for facilitate this.
Use Flipgrid
What icebreaker activities can I use?
For year 1-2, there are suggestions for icebreakers in the handbook.
Others ideas from our discussion
If you could have a superpower, what would this be?
Use personal maps - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9d8w-OG-Fk&list=PLHXDFUoljQxByuXvajagqmmPjmERFIy0f
How do we talk about COVID?
How do we talk about the different experiences, political issues and management of COVID?
QMPlus resource
PAST REST
How are students feeling?
Students have missed seeing patients and are very keen for contact, and starting to speak with patients on the phone or video consultation is building confidence
How can students feel useful? The idea of pre-assessment.
Students can be given a valuable role of doing ‘pre-assessment’ on the phone prior to apt with GP which can be helpful for student (gain experience & confidence), patient (tell their story), GP (possible reduced consultation time).
Students can review the patient as pre-assessment before seeing nurse, potentially in another room
How can we improve the learning experience?
We can ask the students to feedback to educators on what is working for their learning in the COVID changed environment in primary care. We can develop the COVID learning experience together.
COVID & PPE
What PPE should students wear, and what if they do not want to wear visors like the rest of the practice?
See COVID resource on QMPlus
Some patients decline to see students, how else can we support student engagement and learning with patients?
TBC
Do we need to consent with phone consultations?
Yes. The same as if face-to-face encounters. Patient should be aware before phone call.
How to manage student raised issues re public transport commute and perceived risks?
Consider delay start time away from rush hour,
Setup virtual learning sessions
See COVID resource on QMPlus