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Rapid Response Ready: Elevating Paramedic Practice and CPD with PebblePad

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The session offered fascinating insights into how PebblePad supports paramedic educators – and other healthcare instructors – to produce the next generation of blue-light professionals. 

What was covered

The webinar explored:

  • How PebblePad supports adaptive release to teach clinical decision-making and reflective practice within a safe, staged environment.
  • How workbooks scaffolded students through the literature review process, using AI responsibly to support topic development, critical thinking and more.
  • Why ePortfolios are used to create paramedic students’ professional CVs as well as to support development, including reflective practice and CPD.
  • Why early onboarding, structured templates and in-platform guidance can help students confidently engage with PebblePad from day one.

Who presented

The webinar featured presentations from several leading paramedicine educators:

  • Andrew Kirke, Senior Lecturer, University of Derby
  • Fen Sanders-Lamb, Senior Lecturer, Swansea University
  • Lynne Thompson, Senior Lecturer, Nottingham Trent University
  • Adam Clarke, Lecturer, Nottingham Trent University
  • Daniel Scott-Purdy, Digital Curriculum Manager, Nottingham Trent University

What was said

  • “[Our PebblePad] approach is all about simulating real life clinical scenarios in a safe learning environment and scaffolding students’ learning step by step.” Andrew Kirke, University of Derby
  • “The number of fails dropped [to two] … compared to [the] fourteen the previous year … PebblePad was very integral [to this,] giving [students a] step by step approach.” Fen Sanders-Lamb, Swansea University

Who attended

The webinar was attended by institutions from across the globe including the UK, America and Canada.

From programme and education technology managers to lecturers and heads of department, the session also attracted professionals from different disciplines who wanted to learn more about innovation in paramedicine and how it can inform strategies across all healthcare.

 

“We are looking for our students to develop and evidence within the ePortfolio itself … to make them more three-dimensional.” Daniel Scott-Purdy, Nottingham Trent University

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Speakers

Andrew Kirke

Senior Lecturer
University of Derby

Fen Sanders-Lamb

Senior Lecturer
Swansea University

Lynne Thompson

Senior Lecturer
Nottingham Trent University

Adam Clarke

Lecturer
Nottingham Trent University

Daniel Scott-Purdy

Digital Curriculum Manager
Nottingham Trent University

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