Augmented Reality in Audiology Education (Phase 2)
Poster Number
46
Introduction/Abstract
Traditionally, Audiology students at the University of the Pacific build their clinical skills through patient encounters, supervised by faculty or preceptors. The COVID-19 situation brought attention to the need for alternative methods of training to accommodate distant learning. Phase 1 of this project included launching a 3D smartphone application to teach students about hearing aid troubleshooting. The current project focuses on phase 2 which includes clinical case history and patient counseling modules.
Purpose
The purpose of this project is to provide an augmented reality training option for audiology students to practice obtaining clinical case histories and counseling patients with hearing loss.
Method
The content included two audiological case studies, and each case included a case history module and a counseling module. The content was developed at the Department of Audiology and the programming of the virtual reality module was designed in the CUBE. Two versions were designed: a 3D application version that can be used with smartphones and 3D goggles, and a desktop version that can be used with regular computers.
Results
The application is ready to be launched and implemented for educational purposes in the Department of Audiology in the Fall/2023.
Significance
These augmented reality modules are important tools for training audiology students on some important clinical skills (i.e., Obtaining clinical case history, and patient counseling) without the need for direct patient contact or direct supervision from preceptors.
Location
Library and Learning Center, 3601 Pacific Ave., Stockton, CA 95211
Format
Poster Presentation
Augmented Reality in Audiology Education (Phase 2)
Library and Learning Center, 3601 Pacific Ave., Stockton, CA 95211
Traditionally, Audiology students at the University of the Pacific build their clinical skills through patient encounters, supervised by faculty or preceptors. The COVID-19 situation brought attention to the need for alternative methods of training to accommodate distant learning. Phase 1 of this project included launching a 3D smartphone application to teach students about hearing aid troubleshooting. The current project focuses on phase 2 which includes clinical case history and patient counseling modules.
