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The student perspective of a research-informed teaching activity using simulation (2024)
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Higgins, R., Kaushik, C., & Szczepura​, K. (2024, June). The student perspective of a research-informed teaching activity using simulation. Presented at United Kingdom Imaging and Oncology Congress 2024, Liverpool

Background: The opening of the new £3 million Centre for Medical Imaging within the University offered a novel opportunity for students to design a survey tool and collect data that compared the two new X-ray imaging rooms – one that has been designe... Read More about The student perspective of a research-informed teaching activity using simulation.

Student evaluation of a blended learning research-informed teaching activity using simulation (2023)
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Higgins, R. (2023, September). Student evaluation of a blended learning research-informed teaching activity using simulation. Paper presented at Festival of Teaching and Learning, University of Salford

AIM: To evaluate this new blended learning research-informed teaching activity using simulation with the Year 2 (Level 5) BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography cohort.

Theoretical framework was the New World Kirkpatrick Model used evaluate the studen... Read More about Student evaluation of a blended learning research-informed teaching activity using simulation.

Education and training of radiography practitioners when caring for people living with dementia (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Higgins, R., Spacey, A., & Innes, A. (2023, June). Education and training of radiography practitioners when caring for people living with dementia. Presented at UK Imaging & Oncology Congress 2023

Background: Despite abundant literature on the diagnosis of dementia, limited research has explored the lived experiences by radiography practitioners when delivering care to people living with dementia (PLWD).

Method: A two-phase qualitative... Read More about Education and training of radiography practitioners when caring for people living with dementia.

Breaking down barriers: Understanding positive deviance in the context of undergraduate radiography research culture (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Mcknight, L., Higgins, R., Michael, J., Potter, L., Lima, J., & Dyson, J. (2023, June). Breaking down barriers: Understanding positive deviance in the context of undergraduate radiography research culture. Poster presented at UK Imaging & Oncology Congress 2023, Liverpool

Background: Positive deviance describes the behaviour of successful people in clinical situations (Baxter et al. 2016; Lawton et al. 2014).
Diagnostic Radiography students in two higher education settings were asked what skills or attributes they fe... Read More about Breaking down barriers: Understanding positive deviance in the context of undergraduate radiography research culture.

Breaking down barriers: Understanding positive deviance in the context of undergraduate radiography research culture (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Higgins, R., McKnight, L., Michael, J., Potter, L., & Dyson, J. (2023, June). Breaking down barriers: Understanding positive deviance in the context of undergraduate radiography research culture. Poster presented at UK Imaging & Oncology Congress, Liverpool

The term ‘positive deviance’ is used to describe the behaviour of an individual or team who are successful in any situation. For example, Baxter et al. (2016. p190) define positive deviants as people who “demonstrate exceptional performance, despite... Read More about Breaking down barriers: Understanding positive deviance in the context of undergraduate radiography research culture.

Research-informed teaching in radiography education (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Higgins, R. (2019, November). Research-informed teaching in radiography education. Presented at "Health in Our Hands" 2nd International Student Conference, Tartu Health Care College (Nooruse 5, Tartu, Estonia)

One-day Workshop delivered to academics and clinical tutors as part of the International student conference in health sciences "Health in our Hands" held at Tartu Healthcare College, Estonia.