Thomas Soto, M.Ed., CHSOS, CHSE
Goal Statement: It’s my professional goal to enhance medical learning experiences with health care simulation using experiential learning frameworks and develop a way to foster the same learning attitudes in other learning contexts.
CLASSROOM DESIGN
Simulation Center Floor Plan and Function (SCROLL DOWN TO SEE DESIGN)
The modern simulation center supports an integrated simulation environment with technology rich simulation modalities, automation, and integrated learning areas.The Classroom and Debriefing Room facilitates didactic portions of instruction as well as post experience debriefing. The room is equipped with audio visual capability and a pc. Room A, VR/AR area consists of vr headsets and medical scenario programming that creates a virtual earning space. Assisted computer based surgical simulators can also be placed in this area. Room B, Simulated Emergency Room consists of a human patient manikin that can facilitate multi trauma for emergent patient scenarios. Room C, Simulated Clinical Treatment Area consists of operator to standardized patient radio and task trainers related to minor invasive medical procedures.
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Room D, Simulated Operating Room, consists of a Human Patient Simulator that communicates gases to software in the control center. The Control Center houses control stations for each simulation rom. Control stations are equipped with computers for controlling the manikins and pc’s which control the av functionality in each room. In the control station there is also smart TV’s which capture activity each room and a digital check in area which captures learner volume and identity per learning event. All simulation rooms contain cameras and two-way audio assets. The Monitoring area and Rack room is an adjunct room for facilitators who wish to view the simulated medical scenario in a closed location and houses the server and rack which contain a/v network and system database. All areas are supported by a learning management system that synchronizes education, training, and data management as well as audio visual control an integration using fiberoptic networking and ethernet cable.
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There are areas that are designed or dedicated to facilitating group work. Additionally, the consideration for an area to listen to auditory content from current curriculum is facilitated with two audio stations. Moreover, I feel a computer-based learning areas are beneficial for grasping medical scenario based learning and virtual activities in a virtual learning space, so we added two to the classroom.
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CHANGES in my classroom design enhance organization in terms of a student-based learning environment that implements group learning, auditory technologies, and other areas to support computer-based technologies. This can be mostly accomplished by creating areas in the dedicated classroom for the above-mentioned learning strategies. While it’s atypical in a simulation classroom design, I feel adding learning areas to facilitate dynamic form of learning creates a progressive and more student-centered classroom. It’s important to give the learner flexibility in what activity they would like to accomplish so while I feel there should be flexibility. I also think that dedicated spaces allow learners to use the areas more frequently. Therefore, the space is fixed for the time being. I think it is beneficial to divide the classroom area into a traditional area and then an area to facilitate the progressive learning styles.
While, all the other learning areas in terms of simulation rooms remain simulation rooms. In the 21rs century simulation learning environment, facilitation of problem-based and collaborative learning is essential (Venkateswarlu, 2017). I feel that the group learning areas in the classroom will facilitate the requirement well. PLEASE SEE THE BELOW DESIGN!!
Source
Venkateswarlu, P. (2017, January 01). Establishing a "Centre for Engineering Experimentation
and Design Simulation": A Step towards Restructuring Engineering Education in India.
European Journal of Engineering Education, 42(4), 349-367. Retrieved July 19, 2020,
from ERIC.
See Below for Map Description (CLICK HERE FOR COPY)
Understanding the Map
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The map shows simulation learning center with four simulation areas that are centered around a control station. On the right side of the four rooms is a classroom and below the classroom is an adjunct monitoring area. The key on the right-hand side of the map defines each simulation room and digital and physical technology. Each simulation room is marked with a specific letter numbering A-D. Each simulation room has an adjacent control station on the outside of the simulation room labeled with a CS and the letter of the simulation room which follows the CS label over a horizontal rectangle. Names of Simulators that are inherent to each simulation room are written in each simulation room. Cameras are marked with a circle and audio tech is marked with a triangle in each room. Smart TV’s in the control room are marked with an upward rectangle as also depicted in the classroom and the stand-alone PC in the classroom that supports the stand-alone smart TV is marked with a check mark. The audio station (2) and PC based learning stations (3) are written in the classroom against the furthest right-side wall.