Avattaren avulla ammattilaiseksi? Simultaaniovälitteinen oppiminen terveysalalla

Authors

• Marianne Teräs
• Merja Lahtela
• Paula Poikela

Keywords:

Asiantuntijuus, simulointi, professionalismi, simulaatiovälitteinen oppiminen, terveysala, Expertise Simulation, Professionalism, Simulation-mediated learning, Health care

Abstract

New technologies open up interesting potentials for developing professional and vocational expertise. This article presents simulations and use of them in health care sector. We suggest a new conceptualization for learning in simulations: simulation-mediated learning. It is based on Vygotsky’s concept of mediation. It is a social, transformation process in which the participants of simulations use technological and other symbolicmaterial instruments. Two empirical examples, one from an educational institute and the other from a hospital, are analyzed to describe practices of simulation-mediated learning. In discussion section we ponder challenges and possibilities of this new concept as well as of simulations.