ACTIVATE

Agile Competency-Based Learning for Individuals and Teams

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Europe's aging population with increasing multimorbidity requires a workforce skilled in managing chronic diseases. To meet this need, health professions education must emphasize lifelong and interprofessional learning, using innovative pedagogies and technologies. However, current skills labs and workplaces often lack the conditions needed for deliberate practice and effective interprofessional training.

A strategic partnership aims to address this by developing simulation scenarios for individual and collaborative skills training in home and palliative care. This includes a mobile app for narrative feedback and a shared dashboard for debriefing interprofessional teams. The tools and methods will be tested with health profession students in Germany and Sweden across various fields, including medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, and pharmacy.

Key outcomes will include training scenarios, learning materials, a feedback app with AI integration, a debriefing dashboard, and scholarly publications. These innovations will enhance learning, encouraging deliberate practice and collaboration in team-based care, moving away from single-professional approaches.

Partners

Germany: Universität Münster, Institute for Education and Student Affairs (IfAS)

Dr. Bas de Leng: chair of the E-Learning Competence Center (CCEL)

Dr. Hendrik Ohlenburg: chair of Skills lab / “Studienhospital”

Germany: Leipzig University of Applied Sciences

Prof. Dr. Jochen Merker: Director of the Institute for Digital Teaching and Learning (IDLL)

Prof. Thomas Riechert: Professor, Faculty of Computer Science & Media

Dr. Oleg Krikotov: Researcher, Faculty of Economics

Sweden: Örebro University, School of Health Sciences

Dr. Samuel Edelbring: Vice-dean for educational development

The Netherlands: University of Twente, BMS Lab

Dr. Jan-Willem J.R. van ’t Klooster: Scientific Director BMS LAB