Professor Chie Adachi Keynote Session at the Med-Tech awards
Technology has changed how we communicate, learn and teach. We're able to earn a degree online, look up YouTube videos to learn a new skill or speak to our GP. The way we teach medicine hasn't changed radically for decades, despite the technological shift in society.
How do we incorporate technology into medical education to make it more inclusive and innovative? How do we prepare our future doctors for a world in which technology is deeply embedded in medical practice? How do we reflect the impact that technology has had on society in medical education?
These are the kinds of questions we're exploring through our Digital Education Studio, an initiative that incorporates technology into our world-leading education. We work across digital and physical spaces, applying purposeful design of digital tools and resources to provide inclusive learning experiences and equip our students with the skills to help them flourish in a post-digital world.
Our mission is to broaden access to education, especially to students of diverse backgrounds who are most often under-represented in higher education. We are also making higher and medical education more accessible by removing barriers that would otherwise prevent someone from being able to attend university – helping Queen Mary become the most inclusive University of its kind, anywhere.
We are opening the doors of opportunity to the international community by providing students and Faculty access to our world-renowned medical education, while forging new partnerships with universities around the globe.
It's been two years since I moved from Australia to London to take up the role as Dean for Digital Education at Queen Mary and create our flagship Digital Education Studio. What started with just me is now a multi-disciplinary team of 12 covering the learning design, project management, multimedia and interactive assets creation, medical education, and more.
In that short time, not only have we grown as a team, but we've also been recognised through awards, winning the Excellence in Digital Health Education Award at the 2023 Med-Tech Awards Event in Malta, on behalf of the Faculty. Our work has been recognised as a joint-runner up for the 2024 Roger Mills prize by the Centre for Online and Distance Education (CODE) Teaching and Research Awards.
Let's explore how we are using technology to make learning more inclusive for all.
Digital education: opening the doors of opportunity
Digital education aligns with the social justice ethos of Queen Mary – to be the most inclusive University of its kind, anywhere.
