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“ Using social software in teaching and learning activities to advance students’ digital literacy for applications in the health sector"

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The story so far... Teaching and Learning conference STALG application Conference abstract submission STALG disappointment Looking for options e-portfolio trial Incorporation of new e-technology

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Terminology <ul><li>Digital technology literacy </li></ul><ul><li>Information literacy </li></ul><ul><li>ICT </li></ul><ul><li>Social software (Wikis, blogs, vlogs, podcasts, You Tube ) </li></ul><ul><li>VR </li></ul><ul><li>Tele-health </li></ul><ul><li>e -health </li></ul><ul><li>Video- conferencing </li></ul>

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Why should we embrace technology? <ul><li>Fewer health practitioners </li></ul><ul><li>More people using health services </li></ul><ul><li>More conditions per person </li></ul><ul><li>People are doing their own research </li></ul><ul><li>Less time to research new information </li></ul><ul><li>New options available all the time </li></ul><ul><li>Everyone else already has!!!!! </li></ul>(Schaper, 2006)

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And the prime minister has even worked it out!

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Basic online technology in day to day practice in the health care environment

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Basic ICT in day to day practice in the health care environment <ul><li>Email communication </li></ul><ul><li>Report writing </li></ul><ul><li>Online referral systems </li></ul><ul><li>Patient record-keeping </li></ul><ul><li>Statistical record-keeping </li></ul><ul><li>Data-base research </li></ul><ul><li>Video-conferencing </li></ul><ul><li>Tele-health </li></ul><ul><li>Knowledge management </li></ul>

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Advancing applications of ICT in day to day practice in the health care environment

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ICT connects health care practitioners with clients through: <ul><li>Therapeutic games and activities </li></ul><ul><li>Virtual consultation/follow-up </li></ul><ul><li>Self-help and peer support </li></ul><ul><li>Cyber-counselling </li></ul><ul><li>Knowledge transmission </li></ul>

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Therapeutic Games and activities

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USE OF VIRTUAL REALITY FOR HEALTH <ul><li>EXPOSURE - exposure to contextually relevant stimuli useful for habituation therapy with anxiety disorders such as phobias and PTSD. </li></ul><ul><li>DISTRACTION - The capacity to provide “active” distraction via engaging game play that can be used to draw a patient’s attention away from a painful or uncomfortable medical procedure such as during burn wound care, intravenous insertions and chemotherapy. </li></ul>http://www.tise.cl/archivos/tise2006/01.pdf

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USE OF VIRTUAL REALITY FOR HEALTH <ul><li>MOTIVATION - integrate gaming features into VR-based motor (or cognitive) rehabilitation system to enhance motivation to undertake repetitive series of exercises designed for recovery following ABI </li></ul><ul><li>MEASUREMENT - testing human performance under simulated conditions that are built from accessible and usable game engine software and can be used with game industry “driven” displays and interface controls. </li></ul>

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Reports by participants in VR <ul><li>Courage: </li></ul><ul><li>no longer afraid to try new things. </li></ul><ul><li>Safety: </li></ul><ul><li>test ability before entering a real-life environment. </li></ul><ul><li>Control: </li></ul><ul><li>Feelings of control compared with usual life. </li></ul><ul><li>Competence: </li></ul><ul><li>Enabling competence and positive feelings of self. </li></ul>

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Reports by participants in VR <ul><li>Getting moving: </li></ul><ul><li>VR more fun than “exercises” </li></ul><ul><li>Improve capacities: </li></ul><ul><li>helpful for visual neglect and cortical blindness, improved strength in affected limbs </li></ul><ul><li>Positive feelings: </li></ul><ul><li>pleasurable and fun, relaxing, entertaining, refreshing, colourful, enjoyable. Sense of “flow”. </li></ul>

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Accessible option to virtual reality <ul><li>Wii a Nintendo brand game enables users to physically move while playing tv-based games </li></ul><ul><li>Games include: </li></ul><ul><li>Bowling </li></ul><ul><li>Tennis </li></ul><ul><li>Wood-chopping </li></ul>

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Virtual consultation and follow-up

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Tele-health for virtual consultation <ul><li>Useful when working across distance </li></ul><ul><li>Reliable methods for follow-up include store and forward technologies (email, pictures etc) </li></ul><ul><li>Rehabilitation approach better with real-time interaction </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Able to be managed using POTS (plain old telephone system) video-teleconference </li></ul></ul><ul><li>No significant difference b/w groups in Sanford et al study (2007). </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Some differences may be due to ability of camera to capture only part of the room </li></ul></ul><ul><li>Not meant to replace in-home therapy where possible </li></ul>

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Virtual self-help

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Online support groups…

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Virtual peer-support and professional development

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OT Blogs…

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OT education and support

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OT professional associations

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Online education and support

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Role of higher education <ul><li>Predict where technology is heading and be there first! </li></ul><ul><li>Incorporate technology in teaching and learning activities to: </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Prepare the next generation of health practitioners to embrace technology in all areas of practice </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Work collaboratively across faculties (eg: Science and Tech) </li></ul></ul><ul><li>Example: e-portfolio in HSO104, 2007 </li></ul>

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WIKI

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Using Wikis to share knowledge <ul><li>Investigating: </li></ul><ul><ul><li>In an existing community project </li></ul></ul><ul><li>Linking: </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Occupational Justice issues </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Community models practice </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Action Research principles </li></ul></ul><ul><li>Transmitting knowledge: </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Through an e -presentation that incorporates: </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Wikis, blogs, podcasts, video, online links etc </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Upload to the Wikipedia for access for all </li></ul></ul></ul>

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Role of the individual <ul><li>Use technology in your own life </li></ul><ul><li>Be brave with technology </li></ul><ul><li>Don’t be ageist! </li></ul><ul><li>Try to use what’s available at Deakin and consider how it can be useful to future health practitioners </li></ul><ul><li>If you can imagine it… it’s possible! </li></ul>

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( Billboard ad ) Opportunity doesn't knock: It emails!

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References <ul><li>Farrow, S., & Reid, D. (2004). Stroke survivors' perceptions of a leisure-based virtual reality program. Technology and Disability, 16 , 69-81. </li></ul><ul><li>Sanford, J. A., Hoenig, H., Griffiths, P. C., Butterfield, T., Richardson, P., & Hargraves, K. (2007). A Comparison of Televideo and Traditional In-Home Rehabilitation in Mobility Impaired Older Adults. Physical & Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics, 25 (3), 1-18. </li></ul><ul><li>Schaper, L. & Pervan, G. (2006). ICT and OTs: A model of information and communication technology acceptance and utilisation by occupational therapists. International Journal of Medical Informatics , (76) 212-221. </li></ul>