“Removing the home court advantage”: A qualitative evaluation of LEGO® as an interprofessional simulation icebreaker for midwifery and medical students

IF 3.3 3区 医学 Q1 NURSING
Liz McNeill , Lyn Gum , Kristen Graham , Linda Sweet
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Abstract

Aim

The study aimed to evaluate the use of LEGO® as an educational tool for midwifery and medical students.

Background

The concept of LEGO® SERIOUSPLAY® ® was conceived in 1996 when Swiss Professors Roos and Victor explored using LEGO® as a strategic planning tool. We adapted this concept as an icebreaker activity for interprofessional education workshops at an Australian university.

Method

Using a qualitative evaluation, we used cross-sectional pre- and post-surveys to gain midwifery and medical students’ perspectives and insights. Students were divided into mixed discipline groups at the commencement of a one-day birthing and birthing complexities workshop and asked to design and build a birthing room using LEGO®. A pre-and post-workshop survey asked students about their experiences using LEGO® as a learning tool for team communication and collaboration.

Results

Pre-workshop responses demonstrated intrigue as to how LEGO® could be used for learning. Post-workshop feedback was overwhelmingly positive and students described how it helped them develop communication and collaboration skills and understand the other disciplines' priorities and values.

Conclusion

Using LEGO® as an icebreaker activity enabled open discussion and connection, promoting easy-going conversation and aiding a collaborative team-building process before students worked together in an interprofessional birthing simulation workshop. The findings indicated that the icebreaker activity enhanced the students’ awareness and appreciation of learning about each other’s perspectives, values and roles for future collaboration in the clinical workplace.

"消除主场优势":乐高®作为助产士和医科学生跨专业模拟破冰游戏的定性评估
背景乐高 SERIOUSPLAY® ® 的概念源于 1996 年瑞士教授 Roos 和 Victor 探讨将乐高作为战略规划工具时提出的。我们对这一概念进行了改编,将其作为澳大利亚一所大学跨专业教育研讨会的破冰活动。方法通过定性评估,我们使用了前后交叉问卷调查来了解助产士和医科学生的观点和见解。在为期一天的分娩和分娩复杂性研讨会开始时,学生们被分成不同的学科小组,并被要求使用乐高®设计和建造一间分娩室。工作坊前和工作坊后的调查询问了学生们将乐高®作为团队沟通和协作的学习工具的经验。工作坊后的反馈绝大多数是积极的,学生们描述了乐高®如何帮助他们发展沟通和协作技能,以及了解其他学科的优先事项和价值观。研究结果表明,破冰活动提高了学生的认识和欣赏水平,让他们了解了彼此的观点、价值观和角色,为今后在临床工作场所的合作打下了基础。
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来源期刊
CiteScore
5.40
自引率
9.40%
发文量
180
审稿时长
51 days
期刊介绍: Nurse Education in Practice enables lecturers and practitioners to both share and disseminate evidence that demonstrates the actual practice of education as it is experienced in the realities of their respective work environments. It is supportive of new authors and will be at the forefront in publishing individual and collaborative papers that demonstrate the link between education and practice.
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