Internet of Things and Data Analytics Handbook

5NEXT‐GENERATION LEARNING: SMART MEDICAL TEAM TRAINING

BRENDA BANNAN¹, SHANE GALLAGHER² AND BRIDGET LEWIS¹

¹ George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA

² Advanced Distributed Learning, Alexandria, VA, USA

5.1 INTRODUCTION

Big data analytics, next‐generation networking, and the Internet of Things (IoT) technologies have been shown to have positive impact on many areas related to transportation and smart home applications as well as other environments; however, there are currently few examples or case studies available in formal education, informal learning, and structured training, particularly related to complex situations involving teams and teamwork. The demands of new skill sets and tools to deal with the variety and velocity of data multiplying at an exponential rate may be part of the challenge. The integration of physical networked objects into learning design and research and meaningful use of learning analytics (LA) that can result may require new mindset and processes for those involved in education and training. For example, a learning action or path can be represented as a “smart” service and can be encapsulated by a software object that can be discovered and integrated into high‐level analysis and potentially leveraged for reflection and learning. IoT technologies that incorporate this capability are rapidly becoming a mainstream data source to improve our services and infrastructure; however, these technologies also have the capacity to potentially improve teaching, ...