Dr. Duana Quigley

Summary

This funding will enable us to explore student experiences of clinical learning via technology during Covid-19. We will identify how to integrate new clinical learning experiences, such as telehealth and simulation, with traditional face-to-face placements.

Funding Agency

National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning

Programme

SATLE

Summary

Practice education is recognised as a core component of allied health university programmes, including speech and language therapy. It aims to develop students' standards of proficiency in their chosen discipline. Standards of proficiency are a triad of: (i) knowledge, such as practical principles; (ii) skills, such as problem-solving skills; and (iii) other intangible elements, including attitudes and values Simulation-based learning imitates the decision-making reality of clinical practice but in a safe learning environment that facilitates students' learning without risk to themselves or patients . This is especially relevant in the context of Covid-19 which has resulted in reduced face to face placement opportunities for some students and has created an urgent need for other ways of clinical competency development. When simulation-based learning is used as a complementary model to real life clinical placement, it has been shown to be equally effective in developing students' standards of proficiency While over half of international SLT university programmes report the use of simulation-based learning , its implementation in the Irish context has not yet been evaluated. Students' perspectives can contribute towards quality assurance and enhancement of evidence-based curriculums. This project aims to explore the student experience of simulation-based learning, answering the research question 'How is simulation-based learning perceived by student SLTs?'

Funding Agency

Faculty of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences Benefactions Fund

Summary

This inter-professional study aims to capture how the changes and new ways of working imposed by Covid-19 impacted on allied health students' experiences of placements. In particular, it aims to explore the effect of new health and safety measures, the impact on students' ability to learn and develop the required professional competencies, and the students' perceptions of supports they received to address any concerns that arose.

Funding Agency

n/a

Summary

The study is designed to investigate the perspectives of student speech and language therapists in Ireland in relation to placements, determining their views on what would support their learning and competency development before, during, and after placement

Funding Agency

n/a

Summary

The School Excellence Fund is an innovation of the Department of Education and Skills (DES) which enables schools to apply for funding to implement innovative programmes which are context-specific and aimed at improving learning outcomes. In the north inner city of Dublin, a cluster of seven education settings (3 preschools and 4 primary schools) chose to focus on developing children's oral language skills as the objective of their school excellence funding. In partnership with the DES and the HSE Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) Department Dublin North City, I have been involved in establishing a baseline of the oral language abilities of a sample of children across the seven settings.

Funding Agency

Dept of Education and Skills