13.2 Appendix B

Appendix

Appendix B: Survey questions

Questions - Digital technologies currently in use
Students 8
Members of staff at higher education institutions 8
Practice Education Facilitators 7
Members of staff responsible for educational strategy, policy and design 1
Questions- digital literacy and digital technologies teaching currently being provided within health and care education
Students 8
Members of staff at higher education institutions 8
Practice Education Facilitators 7
Members of staff responsible for educational strategy, policy and design 7
Questions- Digital technologies currently in use
Students 6
Members of staff at higher education institutions 9
Practice Education Facilitators 4
Members of staff responsible for educational strategy, policy and design 3

Survey questions

The Digital Technologies currently in use within pre-registration and undergraduate healthcare education

*Please note, the below questions are an example of what students were asked. Each question was tailored for each group, but the context of the question remained the same

Quantitative
  1. How often do you engage with digital technologies as part of your training/education?
  2. What digital technologies have you used before?
  3. Which virtual learning environments (VLE), if any, does your institution currently use?
  4. Which digital platforms does your institution currently use for communication and collaboration?
Qualitative
  1. Which digital technologies, if any, are available as part of your placement or pre-registration?
  2. How, if at all, are digital technologies incorporated into teaching, placements, and/or pre-registration?
  3. In your opinion, what are the positives and negatives of including digital technologies in health and care education?
  4. Do you seek out or explore digital technologies to support you in your learning? If so, please provide some examples.

The digital literacy and digital technologies teaching currently being provided within pre-registration and undergraduate curricula and teaching

Quantitative
  1. Have you personally encountered any barriers when engaging in digital education? 
  2. How confident do you feel about using digital technologies as part of your learning at university?
  3. How prepared do you feel about using digital technologies practically in a clinical environment?
  4. Are you aware of the possible Information Governance implications of using digital technologies in education and practice?
  5. Are you responsible for taking care of your own digital literacy learning?
Qualitative
  1. What is your experience, if any, of clinical placements focusing on digital skills and knowledge?
  2. What additional support, if any, is available for helping you use digital technologies at university?
  3. What additional support, if any, is available for helping you use digital technologies on placement?
  4. What support could university courses offer in the future to improve students' confidence and capabilities in using digital technologies?
  5. What support could clinical placements offer in the future to improve students' confidence and capabilities in using digital technologies?
  6. What do you think are the most important digital skills for your profession?

The specialist and technical skills needed by Faculty staff (clinical and academic)

Quantitative
  1. Are you aware of your institutions/organisations guidelines when using data and information to make sure of security and confidentiality requirements?
  2. How confident are you in using a wide range of digital tools to communicate appropriately and according to the context?
  3. Are you usually able to resolve day-to-day technical challenges and issues with your device, software and applications without support?
  4. Do you support others with technical issues?
  5. Does your institution use any external or third parties to provide digital technologies?
  6. Can you easily find the support you need to design education programs using digital technologies? If no, what support would you like to see?
  7. Do you feel supported by your own organisation and professional bodies?
Qualitative
  1. What training is provided to you on delivering digital health and care education? 
  2. Do you have any other comments on the role of digital technologies within health and care education?

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