The use of technology in healthcare education: a literature review

Grimwood, Tom ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8099-6191 and Snell, Laura (2020) The use of technology in healthcare education: a literature review. MedEdPublish, 9 (1).

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Abstract

This paper presents a literature review into the use of technology in healthcare education. A search of three electronic databases resulted in 20 articles for inclusion in the review. The articles were synthesised into a narrative review. The review identified four key themes across the literature: the types of technologies used in healthcare education; the integration of technology into the healthcare curriculum; the skills and knowledge of the healthcare educators; and the benefits of using technology for the learners. The literature demonstrated that a wide range of technologies are now used within healthcare education, and this requires educators to adapt their practice and develop their technical skills to be competent users. The successful integration of technology into healthcare curriculums can be beneficial for healthcare learners by developing their clinical and professional skills, and enhancing their learning experience.

Item Type:	Article
Journal / Publication Title:	MedEdPublish
Publisher:	Taylor and Francis / F1000Research
ISSN:	2312-7996
Departments:	Institute of Health > Social Work, Children and Families Health and Society Knowledge Exchange (HASKE)
Additional Information:	This is an open access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Depositing User:	Christian Stretton
Date Deposited:	07 Jul 2020 12:09
Last Modified:	24 Jan 2024 11:50
URI:	https://insight.cumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/5615

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