St. George's, University of London - Improving Healthcare and Medical Education with Online Escape Room Activities

Improving Healthcare and Medical Education with Online Escape Room Activities
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Overview

Enrich your healthcare and medical courses with online escape room activities to engage learners in collaborative learning.

Complete 90% of course steps and all of the assessments to earn your certificate

More about this course

Research shows that using technology can be an effective way to deliver engaging learning experiences. As the demand for online and blended learning opportunities continues to grow, it’s now more important than ever to consider how to deliver better courses.
On this two-week course, you’ll learn how to transform your collaborative teaching in medical and healthcare education with escape room activities.
With this knowledge, you’ll be able to provide more effective, engaging, and innovative learning experiences in a range of disciplines.
You’ll start by exploring the importance of collaborative learning in medicine and healthcare education.
Next, you’ll unpack the various stages on how to implement your own escape room elements for your students.
To help you gain practical skills, you’ll be provided with step-by-step guides on how to develop your escape room scenarios for your teaching resources.
Finally, you’ll connect with a community of educators interested in the use of virtual scenarios in education. Here, you can discuss techniques and learn more about the real-world applications of online educational escape room activities.
Throughout the course, you’ll be guided by the specialists within the CLUEDUP (Collaborative Learning Using Escape Designs and Pedagogies) project.
With their expertise and outputs from the project, you’ll acquire the knowledge and skills to enhance your medical and healthcare collaborative activities with escape room elements.