Engaging perioperative students in online learning: Human factors

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Online Learning Pedagogy
• Human Factors in Healthcare

Background:

• Online teaching necessitates innovative strategies to maintain student engagement.
• Traditional methods may struggle to overcome alienation in virtual learning environments.
• Perioperative nursing education requires effective methods for teaching complex human factors.

Purpose of the Study:

• To explore the efficacy of 'radio play' role-playing in enhancing student engagement in online perioperative nursing modules.
• To assess the impact of this approach on students' understanding of human factors contributing to clinical errors.
• To reflect on the practical application and potential of this teaching method in a university setting.

Main Methods:

• Implementation of a 'radio play' role-playing activity within an online perioperative nursing module.
• Focus on human factors influencing clinical error.
• Incorporation of student participant reflections on their learning experience.
• Utilisation of an approach developed by AdvanceHE.

Main Results:

• The 'radio play' format successfully engaged students in an online learning environment.
• Participants reported a new understanding of human factors' impact in the perioperative setting.
• The approach demonstrated promise for effective online teaching in this specialized field.

Conclusions:

• Role-playing, specifically the 'radio play' format, is a viable strategy to enhance online student engagement.
• This method effectively addresses barriers to learning in remote educational settings.
• Further evaluation of this pedagogical approach is recommended for online nursing education.