'Gen Y' and Curriculum Innovation: Exploring new Contexts, Virtual Worlds, and Game-based Learning in Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
| Date: | Thursday 10 September |
| Time: | 3 - 4 pm Light lunch will be provided |
| Venue: | Virtual Practice Environment (VPE), Parkville campus |
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Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences staff will provide their insights into curriculum re-development and the role of technologies in engaging the tech savvy 'Gen Y'. The focus is based on educational innovation, promoting active learning through engagement and offering opportunities for students to develop skills. Virtual practice spaces, web-based worlds, and avatar communities are spaces and tools that are easily adopted and anticipated by Gen Y. This showcase of sessions explores the spaces and tools and their impact on student learning. Faculty will discuss the challenges, effectiveness, and future development of curriculum innovation.
Presenters from the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Professor Peter Stewart
Associate Dean of Education and Head of Department of Pharmaceutics
Dr Suzanne Caliph
Lecturer, Department of Pharmaceutics
Dr Safeera Hussainy
Research Fellow, Department of Pharmacy Practice
Dr Helen Irving
Senior Lecturer, Department of Pharmaceutical Biology
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