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Using online multimedia to teach practical skills

Dec 12, 2016

in Assessment, Physiotherapy, Technology

demonstration, objective structured practical exam, observation, osce, physiotherapy techniques, practical skills, techniques

During 2016 I supervised an undergraduate research group in my department and we looked at the possibility of using multimedia – including video, images and text – to teach students practical skills. Traditionally, we teach these skills by having the lecturer demonstrate the technique on a model while the class watches. Students then break into small…
Objective Structured Clinical Exams

Oct 13, 2014

in Assessment

assessment, clinical assessment, medical assessment, medical education, objective assessment, objective structured clinical exam, objective structured clinical examination, objective structured practical exam, osce, ospe, performance-based assessment, practical assessment

This is the first draft of the next piece of content that I’ll be publishing in my Clinical Teacher app. Abstract The Objective Structured Clinical Examination was introduced as an assessment method that aimed to address some of the challenges that arose with the assessment of students’ competence in clinical skills. In a traditional clinical…