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March/April 2022 – The Business of Good

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MARCH/APRIL 2022 BCBUSINESS 45 BCBUSINESS.CA test B.C.'S POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS KEEP THE BEST OF DIGITAL EDUCATION– SIMULATIONS, VR AND ROBOTS screen b y D E E H O N p o r t r a i t b y A D A M B L A S B E R G 2022 EDUCATION GUIDE Jessica Swinney started studying toward her new career in September 2020, the first autumn of the COVID-19 pandemic. Her school, BCIT, was like most institutions in the province—scrambling to deliver courses safely amid an unprecedented public health crisis. Most college and university students switched to online classes and virtual meet-ups instead of attending lectures and tutorials. But Swinney is learning to become an X-ray technologist, or radiog- rapher, through BCIT's two-year medical radiography diploma pro- gram. Studying remotely can't teach her what she needs. Diagnostic imaging is a hands-on, face-to-face career. Health-care workers can't give someone a CT scan over Zoom. They work closely with patients and operate computerized machinery, which means students like Swinney must learn to do so, too. So with masks and other safety protocols in place, she and her classmates studied via a blended delivery, combining both online and in-person learning. BONING UP Preparing to be an X-ray tech- nologist, BCIT student Jessica Swinney needs to learn in person as well as online

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