How to Use This Book
Welcome to the Virtual Simulation Educator’s Toolkit, a resource to promote emerging best practices in teaching with virtual simulation. This book was designed to help educators who are new to using virtual simulation get started and to help educators with virtual simulation experience take their practice to the next level. Excellence in teaching with virtual simulation is all about process and the chapters of this book are structured to reflect that process. Chapter 1 begins with an introduction to virtual simulation and key terms. Chapter 2 focuses on how educators can prepare to use virtual simulations with learners. Chapters 3, 4 and 5 take the reader through the process of teaching with virtual simulation: the prebrief, enactment, and debrief phases. Chapter 6 focuses on evaluating the virtual simulation, learner outcomes and facilitation skills.
The chapters include specific features designed to enhance learning and engagement. These include:
Three types of boxes:
- Examples in Action: Educators share actual examples of how they embed virtual simulation in the curriculum and use virtual simulation with learners.
- Expert’s Corner: Educators, with expertise in virtual simulation, provide key points and recommendations.
- Spotlight on Scholarship: Scholarly articles on a specific aspect of virtual simulation are highlighted.
Videos:
Experts share their thoughts and strategies for teaching effectively with virtual simulation on short video clips.
Tables and checklists:
Numerous practical step-by-step strategies are provided in checklist format to be used as guide when teaching with virtual simulation.
Reflective questions:
Activities designed to encourage reflection on teaching with virtual simulation. Responses can be downloaded and saved it for future reference.
References and Resources:
The content for this resource was drawn from the exemplary work of numerous authors who are cited and recommended for further reading.
Glossary:
Hovering over specific words with the pointer will reveal definitions.
