Using SiliconCoach for enhancing reflection in clinical education
At the end of 2012 (the last day of work, in fact) I found out that myself and a team of colleagues from within the Division of Health Sciences at the University of Otago had been awarded a grant to investigate the use of online, annotated video for encouraging reflective practice in health education. Funded by the University’s Committee for the Advancement of Learning and Teaching, the grant will allow us to investigate whether filming real and simulated clinical consultations and allowing students to review and annotate these online will encourage reflection on professional practice.
In researching tools to test this out, we discovered a local company, SiliconCoach who provide online video-based coaching solutions for elite sports, and we’re working with them to trial the technology in medical education. It’s exciting to be working with an innovative company who are keen to explore different uses of their application. So far, it’s proving very easy to use and we’re looking forward to testing with students soon.
STEVE GALLAGHER 