Nano Conference #6

Assistant professor in healthcare simulation, Abigail has led global innovative virtual simulated placements (VSPs) for nursing and midwifery learners, bringing together learners in a virtual space across continents. Her areas of interest and research within the design of healthcare simulation include sustainability, scalability, equality, diversity, VSPs and interprofessional education.

Sam is an Assistant Professor within the Coventry University simulation team. He is an adult nurse with over 20 years of combined experience in healthcare and HEI. Sam’s main role within the simulation team is developing, evaluating, improving, and expanding Virtual Simulated Placement (VSPs), utilising a wide range of IT software programmes.

Rija is an Assistant Professor in Nursing and Midwifery with over 2 decades of experience in healthcare. She played a key role in the initial planning and facilitation of virtual simulated placements within the BSc Adult Nursing Blended Course. Rija is very excited about using diverse pedagogic approaches in learning and has a keen interest in developing authentic assessments.

Dave Ashworth is a Senior Education Technologist with a focus on emergent technologies, including AI, to enhance learning experiences. Drawing on his extensive background in edtech innovation, he aims to bridge visionary ideas with practical solutions. Dave is committed to inspiring educators and playing an active role in shaping the future of education.

The archetypal techno-nerd, Faye is never knowingly without at least 3 computers around her. Passionate about computer science education, she started teaching computing to her classmates in secondary school, and by now has taught in most areas of computing. Her particular interests are AI, cybersecurity, Linux, and IT management. Faye is Head of the School of Computing, Mathematics and Data Science.

Dr Dan Zhang specialises in teaching marketing technology and analytics at Coventry University. His current research interest is marketing in the Web3 context. Before his academic career, he worked for a few of the world's leading media brands on the digital business development and content creation fronts.