%0 Journal Article
%T Translating Face-to-Face Experiential Learning to Video for a Web-Based Communication Program
%A Laura Jayne Nelles
%A Cathy M. Smith
%A Leila R. Lax
%A Lynn Russell
%J Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
%D 2011
%I Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
%X The cultural, legal and ethical aspects of medical practice in Canada can be problematic for International Medical Graduates (IMGs) to access and learn. The professional behaviours that depend on effective communication often challenge IMGs as they attempt to enter the Canadian medical system. The Communication and Cultural Competence Program provides a complex interactive web-based environment in which IMGs can learn and practice skills required to navigate these specific elements of medical practice. The educational design of this web site is based on the theory of knowledge building (Scardamalia & Bereiter, 2003). This paper examines how video simulation is used on the web site to support this design. Experiential simulation pedagogy, typically used in high-fidelity face-to-face encounters, is analyzed. Strategies to translate this pedagogy to an e-learning format to operationalize authentic knowledge building are described. Commentaries replace live facilitation and a communication tool, the Observation Guide, allows learners to participate in the simulation. This examination provides insight into the complexity involved in creating on-line resources that extend beyond clinical content repositories, illustrating the potential for web-based programs to provide reflective and recursive learning. A wide skill set with a broad base of support was necessary to create a virtual environment with depth and authenticity. Translating the process from live simulation to a mid-fidelity digital video format allowed for deeper understanding of how the unique skills of experienced simulators impact the educational process. This multi-dimensional e-learning platform has potential for teaching complex skills in medical programs.Les m¨¦decins dipl m¨¦s ¨¤ l¡¯¨¦tranger (MDE) peuvent avoir des difficult¨¦s ¨¤ acc¨¦der aux aspects culturels, l¨¦gaux et ¨¦thiques de la pratique m¨¦dicale au Canada et ¨¤ les apprendre. Les comportements professionnels qui d¨¦pendent de l¡¯efficacit¨¦ de la communication posent des difficult¨¦s aux MDE lorsqu¡¯ils tentent d¡¯entrer dans le r¨¦seau de la sant¨¦ canadien. Le   Programme de communication et de comp¨¦tence culturelle   offre un environnement virtuel interactif complexe permettant aux MDE d¡¯apprendre et de pratiquer les comp¨¦tences requises afin d¡¯int¨¦grer ces ¨¦l¨¦ments particuliers de la pratique m¨¦dicale. Le concept p¨¦dagogique de ce site Web est bas¨¦ sur la th¨¦orie de la construction du savoir (Scardamalia & Bereiter, 2003). Le pr¨¦sent article traite de la fa on dont la simulation vid¨¦o sur le site Web est utilis¨¦e pour appuyer ce concept. Il anal
%K medical communication
%K web-based learning
%K international medical graduates
%K cultural competence
%U http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/cjsotl_rcacea/vol2/iss1/8