Learn how Professor Laura Killam, from Cambrian College’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree program, developed video simulations of in-home visits to enhance the student experience in her Health and Healing I – Family Experience of a Chronic Health Challenge course.
Laura Killam is a creative educator from Sudbury, Ontario with expertise using innovation to support open learning. She is currently focusing her PhD studies at Queen's University on the use of Virtual Online Simulation in nursing education and advocating that educators adopt practices consistent with Critical Caring Pedagogy. She is working with Dr. Marian Luctkar-Flude and the Canadian Alliance of Nurse Educators using Simulation (CAN-Sim) research interest group in order to improve her use of simulation and engagement in impactful research.
As a nurse, Laura specializes in student-centred education. She has experience in acute, community and long-term care. Her research has focused on student perceptions of their learning, with the underlying aim of improving their experiences. A commitment to innovation and student success drives her teaching approaches. As Cambrian’s Innovation Champion Laura focused on evaluating simulation, gamification and radical assessment approaches. She has used that work to inform the direction of her PhD studies and developing a program of research in approaches to improve caring and learner engagement in education.
Dr. Marian Luctkar-Flude is an Associate Professor at Queen’s University School of Nursing, Co-President of the Canadian Alliance of Nurse Educators using Simulation (CAN-Sim) and serves on the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL) Board of Directors as VP Research. Dr. Luctkar-Flude has extensive experience with high-fidelity patient simulation, interprofessional education and online learning. Her current program of research focuses on virtual simulation game design, presimulation preparation approaches, and faculty development. She was the 2019 recipient of the Principal’s Educational Technology Award at Queen’s University for advancing the use of technology such as virtual simulation games in undergraduate nursing education, and the 2019 Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN) Pat Griffin Nursing Education Research Scholar Award.
Twitter: @marianlflude
Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marian-luctkar-flude-1201642a/
CAN-Sim: http://can-sim.ca/
Queen’s University: https://nursing.queensu.ca/luctkar-flude