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The learner’s voice logo fades in and out with musical soundtrack followed by the video title: ‘the learner’s voice’. This is followed by a sequence of shots of learners, ending with the video sub-title: ‘Paul, Simon and Beth’. |
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A series of shots of the University of Central England (UCE) – both external and internal views.
This is followed by a series of shots of Paul Drew, Simon Tregear and Beth Heppleston working on a shared laptop in a student area of UCE and includes several close-up shots of the computer screen showing The Virtual Ward.
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Voiceover: Simon, Paul and Beth are all studying for the adult nursing diploma in higher education at the University of Central England. The Faculty of Health at UCE has developed an innovative multimedia online patient assessment simulation called ‘The Virtual Ward’. This visual representation of a clinical environment asks students to find the information, critically examine it and relate it to their existing knowledge. Ultimately, it is hoped that The Virtual Ward will enhance students’ problem solving skills and their ability to apply theory to practice. |
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Close-up shot of Paul, Simon and Beth working on the laptop followed by a close up of Beth sitting in front of a window with her name (‘Beth Heppleston’) briefly displayed, including a shot of her working on the laptop.
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Beth Heppleston: I really appreciate the interactive nature of The Virtual Ward because I don’t think I’m a particularly academic person. So, you know, when you’re participating in it you just remember it a lot more, really. |
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Close-up shot of Paul and Beth working on the laptop followed by a close up of Paul sitting in an empty lecture room with his name (‘Paul Drew’) briefly displayed, includes a panoramic view of some students working on computers in an IT suite and a close-up of Paul working at a computer in the IT suite. |
Paul Drew: When you sit in the lectures, and you’re just writing notes, you’re learning some of the theory, but I know that you forget a lot of it while you’re there. At least with The Virtual Ward, you’re able to put a lot of the stuff into practice straight away. You can look at certain things, and assess the patient as they’re there, without any worries about being on the ward and having all these other things around you. |
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Close-up shot of Simon sitting in an empty lecture room with his name (‘Simon Tregear’) briefly displayed, includes a series of close-up shots of him working on a computer and several close-up shots of the computer screen showing The Virtual Ward. |
Simon Tregear: I can sort of see that this approach is trying to emulate reality, it’s not just a series of hoops that we’ve got to go through in order to pass our exam. So I see it as a very good introduction. |
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Close-up shot of Beth sitting in front of a window in an empty lecture room followed by some shots of other students working on computers in an IT suite. |
Beth Heppleston: I found it quite a fun thing to take part in, and that sense of kind-of fun is something new, it encourages you to chat to other people about it. |
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Close-up of Paul sitting in an empty lecture room followed by two shots of different students working on computers in an IT suite. |
Paul Drew: When we was going through The Virtual Ward today, one of the girls I was talking to, her friend was on the other side of the classroom, and they were discussing one of the problems through Instant Messenger. |
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Shots of different students working on computers in an IT suite, followed by a shot of Simon working on a computer in the IT suite and then a close-up of him sitting in an empty lecture room.
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Simon Tregear: I think overall, it will be a great resource. It will stop me sort-of, looking at a book and falling asleep. |
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A series of shots of Paul, Simon and Beth working on computers in an IT suite.
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Voiceover: Although Simon, Beth and Paul all appreciate that working on a real ward will be a great deal more frenetic than a virtual one, they all feel that this online environment is helping them to consider, in more detail, how to assess patients. |
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Close-up shot of a student working on a computer in an IT suite followed by a close-up shot of Simon sitting in an empty lecture room, including some close-up shots of a computer screen displaying some pages from The Virtual Ward. |
Simon Tregear: On an average ward, I would say that there’s about 25, maybe 30 patients. But this technology is helpful because already you are being focussed – you know that you’ve got those patients right from the outset. |
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Close-up shots of a computer screen displaying some pages from The Virtual Ward, including a close-up shot of Beth sitting in front of a window in an empty lecture room and a shot of her working on a computer with her tutor standing beside her. |
Beth Heppleston: In normal life, patients would have lots more problems, probably, that you would have to deal with. But it’s really helpful to have the freedom and the time just to focus on those problems and really think in detail, about how you would actually assess that patient and care for them, and not feel pressured – like you would on a ward. |
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Close-up of Paul sitting in an empty lecture room, including some close-up shots of a computer screen displaying some pages from The Virtual Ward and a shot of another student working on a computer in the IT suite.
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Paul Drew: I think a lot of the student nurses, when they go onto wards, they were too afraid to look at things, or try things, or they’re concentrating on one thing at a time. But at least with this, you’re able to look at the whole picture, and maybe look at certain equipment that probably you wouldn’t have a chance to have a look at before. If, you know, you get something wrong, you can go back, you can try again, and you’re able to make mistakes, and learn by them straight away. |
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Close-up of a student typing on a computer keyboard. This is followed by a series of shots of Paul, Simon and Beth working together with a laptop with a close-up of the computer screen showing The Virtual Ward and an external view of the university building.
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Voiceover: The Virtual Ward offers student nurses a different way of learning, and the fact that it is online, means it can be used at home as well as at university. These learners are comfortable with learning through technology, and are aware that they will be expected to use technology fairly heavily in their future careers. |
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Close-up shot of Simon working on a laptop followed by a close-up of him sitting in an empty lecture room and a shot of him and Paul and Beth working on laptops in a student area.
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Simon Tregear: Technology appears so seamlessly and so subtly throughout my life. You almost take it for granted, really. |
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Close-up shot of Beth sitting in front of a window in an empty lecture room followed by a shot of her and Paul working on a laptop in the library with full bookcases behind them.
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Beth Heppleston: The future of nursing is heavily dependent on IT. |
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Close-up shot of Paul sitting in an empty lecture room followed by a shot of him and Beth working on a laptop in a student area and a close-up shot of a computer screen showing a series of pages from The Virtual Ward.
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Paul Drew: These days, you have to use it constantly on the wards. Surely this is only a better way to be more comfortable with computers. |
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Close-up shot of a computer screen showing a series of pages from The Virtual Ward followed by a close-up shot of Beth sitting in front of a window in an empty lecture room, including a close-up shot of Simon, Paul and Beth working on laptops in a student area.
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Beth Heppleston: I’ve been pleased with the way that they have facilitated our learning through using technology, and I think it’s something that’s really helped me with my studies. |
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