GEN - Gamified Educational Network

GEN is a virtual learning management system that relies on principles of active observational practice, sharing of videos, and peer-to-peer, expert facilitated feedback.

For more information, check our pages at www.maxsimgen.com and maxSIMhealth.

Deployment

Please check the wiki for specific details.

Publications

Book chapter

• A. Torres and maxSIMhealth Group (2021). An interconnected collective of manufacturing, design, and simulation labs to advance medical simulation training. In A. L. Brooks, S. Branham, B. Kapralos, A. Nakajima, J. Tyerman, and l. Jain (Eds.). Recent Advances in Technologies for Inclusive Well-Being: Virtual Patients, Gamification and Simulation. Springer-Verlag, Intelligent Systems Reference Library, vol. 196, Germany, pp. 141-176. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-59608-8_8

Refereed Journal Articles

• M. Sivanathan, J. Micallef, K. M. Clarke, B. Gino, S. Joshi, S. Abdo, D. Buttu, M. Mnaymneh, S. Siraj, A. Torres, G. Brock, D. Button, C. Pereira, A. Dubrowski. "The Development and Initial End-Point User Feedback of a 3D-Printed Adult Proximal Tibia IO Simulator". Technical Report. Cureus, May 2022, vol. 14(5), e25481, doi: 10.7759/cureus.25481
• M. Habti, F. Bénard, A. Arutiunian, S. Bérubé, D. Cadoret, L. Meloche-Dumas, A. Torres, B. Kapralos, F. Mercier, A. Dubrowski, E. Patocskai, "Development and Learner-Based Assessment of a Novel, Customized, 3D Printed Small Bowel Simulator for Hand-Sewn Anastomosis Training". Technical Report. Cureus, Dec. 2021, doi: 10.7759/cureus.20536
• A. Dubrowski, B. Kapralos, E. Peisachovich, C. Da Silva, and A. Torres, "A Model for an Online Learning Management System for Simulation-Based Acquisition of Psychomotor Skills in Health Professions Education". Editorial. Cureus, Mar. 2021, doi: 10.7759/cureus.14055

Refereed Conference Proceedings

• A. Torres, B. Kapralos, A. Uribe-Quevedo, E. Z. Quero, and A. Dubrowski, "A gamified educational network for collaborative learning". In: Auer M.E., Tsiatsos T. (eds) Internet of Things, Infrastructures and Mobile Applications. IMCL 2019. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1192. Springer, Cham., doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-49932-7_26
• P. Mutombo, A. Torres, B. Kapralos, B. Gamble, C. Adams, L. Lawson, A. Dubrowski and C. da Silva, "An Innovative Virtual Learning Environment to Enhance Age-Friendly Cultural Competencies," COMPSAC 2021: Intelligent and Resilient Computing for a Collaborative World, Jul. 12-16, 2021, doi: 10.1109/COMPSAC51774.2021.00195
• M. ElRaheb, F. Lebel-Guay, M. Younan, A. Dubrowski, F. Mercier, E. Patocskai, R. Younan, "Broadcasting clinical activities of the mandatory surgical rotation to clerks in the light of COVID-19 on the Gamified Educational Network (GEN) platform, a pilot study.", Canadian Conference for the Advancement of Surgical Education (C-CASE), Oct. 29-30, 2020, doi: 10.1503/cjs.021920.
• N. Guérard-Poirier, M. Beniey, L. Méloche-Dumas, A. Torres, M. Dhane, B. Misheva, A. Dubrowski, F. Mercier, E. Patocskai, “A Gamified Network for Surgical Education during COVID-19: A Randomized Controlled Trial,” Canadian Conference for the Advancement of Surgical Education (C-CASE), Oct. 29-30, 2020, doi: 10.1503/cjs.021920.
• A. Torres, B. Kapralos, A. Uribe-Quevedo, E. Zea, A. Dubrowski, "A gamified educational network for collaborative learning". In: Proceedings of the 2019 SIM-one SIM Expo, Montreal, Canada, Oct. 21-22, 2019.

Refereed Abstracts and Posters

• N. Guérard-Poirier, M. Beniey, L. Meloche-Dumas, A. Torres, B. Kapralos, M. Dhane, F. Mercier, A. Dubrowski, E. Patocskai, "Exploration of Remote Peer-to-Peer Learning in Preparation for Acquisition of Fundamental Surgical Skills: a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial." The 22nd International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH 2022), Los Angeles, California, USA. Jan. 15-19, 2022.
• P. Mutombo, A. Torres, B. Kapralos, B. Gamble, B. Momand, C. Adams, L. Lawson, C. da Silva, A. Dubrowski, "Using Community-Based Participatory Research to build an Innovative Virtual Environment to Enhance Age-friendly Cultural Competencies," IFAs 15th Global Conference on Ageing "Rights Matter", Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, Nov. 10-12, 2021.
• N. Guérard-Poirier, M. Beniey, L. Meloche-Dumas, A. Torres, M. Dhane, B. Kapralos, F. Mercier, A. Dubrowski, E. Patocskai, "Virtual Simulation in Medical Education for the Acquisition of Fundamental Surgical Skills: a Randomized Controlled Trial," The Royal College Simulation Summit, Virtual, Nov. 4-5, 2021.
• P. Mutombo, A. Torres, B. Kapralos, B. Gamble, B. Momand, C. Adams, L. Lawson, C. da Silva, A. Dubrowski, "Seniors Cultural Competency Virtual Learning Environment (SCCVLE): An Innovative Education Tool to enhance Competencies," MEI 2021 4th International Conference on Medical Education Informatics, Virtual, The University of Nottingham, UK and the University of Malaya, Malaysia, Jul. 12-15, 2021. D. Buttu, A. Torres, B. Kapralos, A. Dubrowski, B. Gino, A. Benson, "Preliminary data results regarding the development of a virtual education simulation of an adult proximal tibia model for intraosseous insertion simulators to train pre-hospital healthcare providers," MEI 2021 4th International Conference on Medical Education Informatics, Virtual, The University of Nottingham, UK and the University of Malaya, Malaysia, Jul. 12-15, 2021.
• A. Dubrowski, B. Kapralos, E. Patocskai, A. Torres, A. Arutiunian, S. Wahab, T. Weber, M. Mnaymneh, "Online Health Experiential Learning Platform (HELP) - Utilizing Gamified Educational Networking and Three-Dimensional Printing for Distance Training," The Learner: Twenty-eighth International Conference on Learning, Krakow, Poland, Jul. 9-11, 2021.
• N. Guérard-Poirier, M. Beniey, L. Meloche-Dumas, A. Torres, M. Dhane, F. Mercier, A. Dubrowski, E. Patocskai, "La Pédagogie Chirurgicale en temps de COVID-19: l’enseignement des points de suture avancés entre pairs à travers une plateforme en ligne," L’Association Québécoise de Chirurgie (AQC) – 51e Congrès annuel 2021, Virtual, Montréal, QC, May 21, 2021.
• N. Guérard-Poirier, M. Beniey, L. Meloche-Dumas, A. Torres, M. Dhane, F. Mercier, A. Dubrowski, E. Patocskai, "La Pédagogie Chirurgicale en temps de COVID-19: l’enseignement des points de suture avancés entre pairs à travers une plateforme en ligne," Journée annuelle de la recherche du Centre de pédagogie appliquée aux sciences de la santé (CPASS), Université de Montréal, Virtual, Montréal, QC, May 19, 2021.
• S. Wahab, D. Smeeton, A. Torres, B. Kapralos, A. Dubrowski, "Application of hierarchical task analysis to construct experiential task analysis hands-on and on-line training modules to teach microtomy: A pilot study," 2020 Canadian Health Workforce Virtual Conference, Dec. 9-10, 2020.

Contributors

The previous iteration of GEN was called OPEN and was developed by Zain Kahn. GEN is currently being developed by Andrei B. B. Torres.

Assets

• Icomoon (free version). License: GPL / CC BY 4.0
• Fontawesome (free version). License: CC BY 4.0, SIL OFL 1.1, MIT