This subject contains a 11 day Compulsory Residential School.
Distance Education is supported by residential school learning and simulated or supervised mammography skills learning and practice. Residential schools provide opportunities for peer and academic support, facilitated simulated learning experiences, assessment of progress and provides variety of learning, teaching and assessment strategies. The fostering of positive group dynamics which occurs in residential schools is a core component of effective enquiry based learning outcomes.
Residential schools consist of lectures, tutorials, assessment tasks, workstations for simulated learning, workshops, group presentations and other learning opportunities not conducive to DE learning.
There are two Residential Schools in this subject: commencing students attend a residential school for 6 days (Sunday Friday, inclusive) at the beginning of the GDM program. Continuing students attend a residential school for 5 days (Monday to Friday inclusive) at approximately the mid-way point of the GDM program.