Teacher Fellowship Project 2013

Name: Dr Jon Waterfield

Faculty: HLS
Email: JWaterfield@dmu.ac.uk

An exploration of competence-based learning and

assessment within a simulated healthcare setting
Aims
Evaluation of student perception of individual learning in a responding to
symptoms scenario.
Comparison of a tutor-led and student-led Objective Structured Clinical
Exercise (OSCE).

Description
Educational research on subject contextualisation and evaluation of
pedagogic approaches to professional practice skills.
Student evaluation of the OSCE experience to determine student
perception of identity as a learner.

Outcomes
Initial findings presented at DMU Teaching
and Learning Conference 2014:
The value of individualised feedback as a
powerful learning tool
The importance of the alignment of
learning to the individual
Benefits for DMU
Transferable across subject disciplines and aligned to strategic focus on
student employability and graduate skills.
Benefits for Students
Involvement of students as partners in learning to manage, evaluate and
reflect on the learning process.
Benefits for Staff
Greater insight into the teaching and learning process within a professional
setting. Development of a community of practice and collegial perspective
of the application of knowledge to practice.