THE DANISH EDUCATION SYSTEM – Principles for education in Denmark BASIC HEALTH CARE COLLEGE THE DANISH EDUCATION SYSTEM – Principles for education in Denmark Education for all Active participation Provision of high quality education at all levels is essential to ensure compet- Treating pupils and students as independent people with a right to form their itiveness in today’s global society. Thus, Danish education aims to ensure that own opinion and a duty to participate actively in discussions is a matter of all young people acquire knowledge and competencies, which will qualify course in Danish education. them to take active part in the knowledge society and contribute to its fur- ther development. Education is open to all and generally free of charge. Project work At all levels of the education system, pupils and students attend classes, High standards however, they also carry out project work, either on an individual basis or in The quality of Danish education is assured in many ways. It is mainly regu- small groups. Interdisciplinary activities are also an integrated part of Danish lated and financed by the state, and all public educational institutions are education. approved and evaluated on an ongoing basis. Lifelong learning Lifelong learning is a key principle in Denmark. The idea dates all the way back to the 19th century Danish clergyman and philosopher N.F.S. Grundt- vig, who argued that a prerequisite for active participation in a democratic Hanne Helleshøj, President society is education for all citizens on a lifelong basis. 2 FREDERICIA • VEJLE • HORSENS • KOLDING FACTS ABOUT THE BASIC HEALTH CARE COLLEGE Teachers skills and teaching abilities 2014 The Social and Health Care edu- Basic Health Care College Esbjerg 82 cations are the largest Vocational Basic Health Care College Skive-Thisted… 81 Education programme in Denmark Basic Health Care College Fredericia-Vejle… 80 (Measured in numbers of students) Basic Health Care College Fyn 80 and the Basic Health Care College Fredericia-Vejle-Horsens is a popular Basic Health Care College North 80 College. The number of students Randers Basic Health Care College 79 is increasing every year. The Basic Basic Health Care College Silkeborg 79 Health Care College is in the top 3 Basic Health Care College Nykøbing Falster 79 among Basic Health Care Colleges in National Average 78 Denmark in relation to the teachers teaching skills and only 10 % do not Århus Basic Health Care College 78 complete the AND after registration. Basic Health Care College Zealand 77 Basic Health Care College C 76 The Basic Health Care College Anonymous 73 scores above average in the Student Anonymous 73 Satisfaction Survey (SSS) in areas such as student satisfaction and every 68 70 72 74 76 78 80 82 84 year students from Basic Health Care College participate in the national Teaching Quality Skills competition within Health and Social Care. Basic Health Care College Esbjerg 82 The Basic Health Care College is in Basic Health Care College Skive-Thisted… 81 the top 4 among Basic Health Care Basic Health Care College Fredericia-Vejle… 80 Colleges in Denmark in relation to Basic Health Care College Fyn 80 the colleges ability to provide good teaching abilities. Basic Health Care College North 79 Randers Basic Health Care College 79 Basic Health Care College Silkeborg 79 Basic Health Care College Nykøbing Falster 79 National Average 78 Århus Basic Health Care College 78 Basic Health Care College Zealand 78 Basic Health Care College C 77 Anonymous 75 Anonymous 71 68 70 72 74 76 78 80 82 84 Student Motivation Basic Health Care College Esbjerg 82 The Basic Health Care College is in Basic Health Care College Skive-Thisted… 82 the top 3 among Basic Health Care Basic Health Care College Fredericia-Vejle… 82 Colleges in Denmark in relation to student motivation Basic Health Care College Fyn 82 Basic Health Care College North 81 Randers Basic Health Care College 81 Basic Health Care College Silkeborg 81 Basic Health Care College Nykøbing Falster 80 National Average 80 Århus Basic Health Care College 80 Basic Health Care College Zealand 80 Basic Health Care College C 80 Anonymous 79 Anonymous 78 68 70 72 74 76 78 80 82 84 3 BASIC HEALTH CARE COLLEGE INTERNATIONALIZATION The Basic Health Care College of Fredericia-Vejle-Horsens is proud to be the leading college in Denmark regarding international activities. The college has a three-part strategy focusing on: 1. Mobility is about student and faculty exchange. The college receive 3. Internationalisation at home is a rather new way of creating special funding from the Danish Ministry of Education and several pro- international activities for those students that do not travel. The college grammes funded by the European Union. With this global approach the internationalisation staff are pioneers in this area using technology college is the health care college in Denmark that sends most student to connect students with students at our sister colleges. This is done and faculty abroad. Often the students will meet guest speakers coming through a platform that make the student collaborate and learn course to share knowledge and to learn about Denmark an especially the content and how to share knowledge in their international network. Danish elderly care model. The Basic Health Care College has the largest amount of sister colleges 2. Curriculum development is about creating parts of our curricu- abroad comparing with similar colleges in Denmark. All international lum in collaboration with our sister schools. An example of this is a part activities is made on the foundation of an institutional agreement which en- of the associate degree of nursing programme, which is developed in sure that the learning experience is as optimal as requested in the Danish collaboration with professors from Seminole State College in Florida, education system. USA. The content in this program is elderly care and the learning pro- cess is designed using simulation. 4 FREDERICIA • VEJLE • HORSENS • KOLDING ICT AND LEARNING The area of ICT and learning has been a strategic priority in the last four years videos and e-learning. When the students are, in the school setting, they will and The Basic Health Care College is the leading Health Care College in the work problem based in teams and the professor’s role is to guide the students use of ICT and Simulation. Using ICT to support students learning process is a not to teach them. specialty at The Basic Health Care College FVH. The college uses a broad vari- ety of software and internet tools such as the Microsoft Office 365 including The Basic Health Care College FVH uses the latest technology such as in- OneDrive and LMS365. teractive projectors and touchscreens and they use the latest technology in health care simulation. The aim in using ICT and learning is to enrich and accelerate the learning ex- perience. One way to do this is when our professors use a flipped classroom approach, which focuses on students receiving teaching at home through 5 BASIC HEALTH CARE COLLEGE SIMULATION AS MEANINGFUL LEARNING The Basic Health Care College has been awarded several times in how they implemented simulation in the curriculum and this approach have been acknowledged to be “world class” by the national institute of simulation. College President Dr. Hanne Helleshøj and Director of Simulation Hans-Henrik Johansen are right now in a process of writing a book about simulation that will be published in September 2015. 6 FREDERICIA • VEJLE • HORSENS • KOLDING The college’s definition of simulation is: “An attempt to replicate some or nearly all of the essential aspects of a clinical situation so that the situation may be more readily understood and managed when it occurs for real in clinical practice”. Patricia Morton Ph.D. The college uses a broad definition regarding simulation, which is defined in these three groups: Low fidelity simulation: High technology supported simulation Role play where students have the opportunity to teaching: step into a role where they act another person. - Interactive patient simulators and monitors Here students can practice how to handle differ- ent trade tools. An example is role-playing used With the computer’s development through the for teaching in conflict theory where students 90s, it was possible to perform complex calcu- practicing how to defuse a conflict. lations, which also got an effect on the devel- opment of equipment for simulation training. Forum Theatre which aims to create situations The calculation of the mathematical algorithms where the student will have the opportunity to makes it possible for students, to interact with the imagine new ways. By seeing other students’ simulator. A mannequin who is not breathing will behavior in forum theater they learn that there at the moment I give ventilation react. Similarly, are alternatives to how a specific situation could the high-tech mannequins register what medicine have been played out and how the individuals in I give and again react as a real patient would. the situation could have acted. Problem oriented project pedagogy and prob- Another example of high technological simulation lem-based learning based on case work where is combinations of technology. A first aid trainer students work on their own learning in a social combined with an e-learning resource and high- community. tech sensors that detect the essential actions as in Standardized patients where pupils or teachers lifesaving first aid is the difference between life and plays patient or citizen from a script. death. Students practice the first single skills in the form of ventilations, AED and compressions (CPR). Demonstration in the classroom and specialist Medium fidelity simulation: In each course the learner is receiving feedback classrooms. For example, science where students Skills Trainers combined with a tablet where through either audio or visual animations and for grow bacteria and relate this to the theories and the teacher can talk to the doll and change the example, there be enough air in ventilation are or principles of hygiene.