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Curricular Design / Teaching Strategies

Make Thinking VIRTUALLY Visible - Integrating Virtual Simulations With Cognitive Apprenticeship

Tuesday, July 23, 2024
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM East Coast USA Time
Location: Hynes 207
CE: 1.00

Learning Objectives:

At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
  • Outline components of the cognitive apprenticeship framework that may be used to individualize virtual simulations
  • Describe three different ways virtual simulation can be used to enhance student learning
  • Appraise free/low cost programs to create virtual simulations
In pharmacy education, virtual simulations provide students the opportunity to make non-punitive, clinical decisions in realistic settings without the need for expensive simulation centers, high-fidelity simulators or standardized patient actors. Virtual environments also facilitate the development of feedback-oriented, cognitive apprenticeships. This session will describe how cognitive apprenticeship strategies can be incorporated into simulations, affordances for student learning and outcomes data, and review tools available for virtual simulation creation.