Perceptions of the Medical School Learning Environment in a Distributed Education Program: Identifying the Key Elements of Positive Learning Environments

TitlePerceptions of the Medical School Learning Environment in a Distributed Education Program: Identifying the Key Elements of Positive Learning Environments
Faculty/College/UnitMedicine
StatusCompleted
Duration1 Year
Initiation02/17/2015
Completion07/22/2016
Project Summary

UBC’s distributed medical education program and its implementation of Academic Learning Communities at the Vancouver site create a unique opportunity to explore how different program sites and learning communities within one institution can potentially lead to different learning experiences and environments. Further, in a time of ongoing Curriculum Renewal in which integration, flexibility and continuity of learning are emphasized, student perceptions of the quality of the learning environment are critical and can be used to enhance student learning experiences and support innovation in teaching across program sites and learning communities. We propose to work directly with students to gain their perspective on what is important in the learning environment and how this environment can support or hinder their learning. Their feedback, in combination with relevant theory, will be used to develop a learning environment tool that can be used to regularly assess and monitor the quality of the learning environment.

Funding Details
Year 1: Project YearYear 1
Year 1: Funding Year2015/2016
Year 1: Project TypeSmall TLEF
Year 1: Principal InvestigatorShayna Rusticus
Year 1: Funded Amount16,525
Year 1: Team Members

Shayna Rusticus, Postdoctoral Fellow, Evaluation Studies Unit, Faculty of Medicine
Derek Wilson, Evaluation Studies Unit, Faculty of Medicine
Lisa Hazlett, Evaluation Studies Unit, Faculty of Medicine
Chris Lovato, Evaluation Studies Unit, Faculty of Medicine
Oscar Casiro, Centre for Health Education Scholarship, Faculty of Medicine
Kevin Eva, Centre for Health Education Scholarship, Faculty of Medicine

Year 1: TLEF ShowcaseYear 1: TLEF Showcase
Project ReportFinal-Report-2015-TLEF-SP-Rusticus-WEB.pdf