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Fitzsimmons, DA (2013) International concurrent course delivery: Bringing pragmatic research to the classroom. In: Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2013 , 1 (2013). pp. 81-84. (World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education, 21 October 2013 - 25 October 2013, Las Vegas, USA).
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Abstract
Tele-health, or health care at a distance, is increasingly becoming a common form of health service delivery yet few academics are researching this field, and fewer are teaching about it. This presentation discusses the development and delivery of a highly innovative online course delivered internationally and concurrently. Through a review of early applications of the technology in the UK and Canada, the course highlights societal, economic and technological drivers and the benefits, opportunities, challenges and barriers to this type of service delivery. It allows students from Western University, Canada to engage with academics and students from the University of Sheffield, UK as the content is provided by academic leaders in the field from both Universities allowing students to gain an international, comparative perspective. Students on the course are exposed not only to the new technology, but to the best academics undertaking cutting-edge research to develop and mainstream them.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Subjects: | L Education > LB Theory and practice of education L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education |
| Divisions: | Nursing & Allied Health |
| Publisher: | Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Mar 2017 11:35 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Apr 2022 15:15 |
| Editors: | T. Bastiaens, T and Marks, G |
| URI: | https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/6075 |
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