the correlations in the courses people take ,” says Williamson .
It remains important , however , to ensure a balance is struck between the digital and the physical , particularly in the realm of first aid training . “ First aid is a tricky thing in that you can never have a fully online first aid class because the skills have to be observed ,” says McLaren . “ I ’ m not certain that we ’ ll ever see a fully automated online course . We can , however , with the inclusion of our state of the art LMS system , enhance the blended learning experience , and make it more appealing for people to take classes . Our typical first aid classes are two days , but a blended approach allows them to do eight hours of online training at their leisure before attending a full day course .” Such blended learning takes a number of forms at SJA , including a move towards using e-books for teaching . Another advancement takes advantage of an upgraded manikin . “ We ’ re slowly moving towards what are called feedback manikins . They measure the depth and speed of your push , and we ’ ve been piloting ones that will display that information onto a whiteboard for the whole class .
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