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This paper describes the development and evaluation of a “virtual mobility” (e-learning) project which was set up as part of a joint Canadian/European funded project to explore cross-cultural education in the Radiation Sciences. Participating institutions were the University of Hertfordshire, UK; Institut Paul Lambin, Belgium; InHolland, Netherlands; The Michener Institute, Toronto Canada; Dalhousie University, Halifax Canada; Campys General, Hopital d’Ottawa, Ottawa Canada.
The aim of the project was to facilitate student learning of the cross-cultural differences in the delivery of healthcare within the disciplines of diagnostic radiography and radiotherapy.
Students from the participating institutions were selected on a voluntary basis, to work in “paired groups” and to consider and discuss the relevant issues in a given healthcare scenario, submitting a group written assignment at the project’s conclusion.
Following the conclusion of the project, students and faculty facilitators were encouraged to complete online evaluation forms, which were analysed and used to form recommendations for change in the future delivery of the project.
The paper outlines the challenges encountered in setting up the project, the structure and method of delivery and subsequent student and faculty evaluation, including recommendations for future delivery and sustainability
Keywords:
Partnerships in e-learning Cross-cultural education Online collaboration; Groupwork.
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