Presenters:
John Lee, George Pachev
Authors:
John Lee, Garrett Tang, Harmen Tatla, Tarique Benbow, Neelam Dhaliwal, Gilly Lau, George Pachev
Poster Abstract:
Students enter the UBC Entry-to-Practice PharmD program as expert classroom learners. However, the program includes 44 weeks of experiential education practicums, a learning environment that is less familiar to students, and the topic of learning effectively in this setting is not addressed directly in the program’s curriculum. To address this gap, a series of educational videos were developed to help students identify learning opportunities and strategies relevant to various practicum settings.
Selected experiential education literature were reviewed, identifying theoretical concepts of the ‘learning cycle’ and ‘learning script’. Analysis of interview transcripts from a previous study on learning during practicum supported the development of effective learning examples to incorporate into the videos. Feedback from faculty and students were incorporated into the final video scripts. A total of four videos were animated using the online Vyond™ platform.
Two of the videos guide the student through the concepts of the ‘learning cycle’ and ‘learning script’; the other two videos apply these concepts to outpatient and inpatient pharmacy practicum settings. The videos were implemented as resources in students’ orientation to practicum courses. Ongoing evaluation of the video series by students is positive. Educators in UBC’s Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences acknowledged the value of the learn-to-learn approach, which guided the series’ development, and agreed that the videos would support students’ transition to experiential learning.
Feedback received from our evaluation of the completed videos will inform the development of a fifth video on applying the theoretical learning concepts to non-direct patient care pharmacy practicum settings.
Key words: experiential learning, learning cycle, learning script
