A Teaching and Learning Design in Nursing Education Using Mobile AR Technology

Augmented Reality (AR) technology has recently been applied to Nursing Education at Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology. This paper uses mobile AR technology to present an alternative teaching and learning design in nursing education. An experimental case study was completed in a revision preparation for pre-registration students for their final Bachelor’s and their State Registration Examinations. The revision sessions have been standard and classroom based for many years, and the HoloPatient applications was introduced as part of the revision process in June 2022, to prove a hybrid teaching method i.e., based on classroom teaching with HoloPatient applications remotely externs to students from their mobile phones. This case study approached a teaching platform to enable students to study synchronously in the classroom and at home. Such a design has a strong market demand in the covid-19 environment, when teaching face to face became problematic. Students faced technical problems due to a lack of face-to-face tutorials, lack of online platforms resources/ essential equipment, and continuity of classes. Indeed AR can be a useful solution for this problem. This case study has resulted in a recommendation for further development of Mobile AR in Nursing Education e.g. simplifying the Hololens headset configuration and stabilizing smart phone connection to build a user-friendly hybrid teaching platform.