Adam Bancroft
- 01202 966521
- bancrofta at bournemouth dot ac dot uk
- http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2936-1171
- Senior Lecturer in Paramedic Science
- BG-506,
Biography
My unconventional professional journey has uniquely influenced how I engage my students in diverse and innovative ways. My enthusiasm for teaching came not through career aspirations, but through my direct experience completing a multi-activity instructors’ course with PGL Adventure (1994). Engaging children to outdoor pursuits across the national parks of Wales and Scotland, innovating fun educational practice, whilst championing experimental learning methods. This complimented my overseas exploration of Australasia, funding my travels through various outdoor education roles. Negotiating the unique southern hemisphere risks, shared with the local flora and fauna. The adventure’s finale cumulated at the celebration of the 2000 Sydney Olympics, managing hundreds of local and international catering staff, across key venues.
Homeward bound I refocused my professional journey, which transpired to the London Ambulance Service stationed in central London. I vocationally progressed to clinical registration incorporating placement education, mentoring the future paramedic workforce... New additions to our family prompted relocation to rural Hampshire and South Central Ambulance Service. Starting a new chapter embracing change, promotion opportunity and complimentary CPD, sparking an interest in Emergency Preparedness, Resilience, and Response. This catalyst saw a return to academia after a 20 year hiatus, completing a Diploma in Health Emergency Planning. The influential cohort encouraged an enrolment into an MSc in Emergency Planning & Management at Coventry University. This endeavour spiralled my professional, communication, and education experiences, establishing foundations for professional change.
Meeting a fellow RNLI volunteer in the crew room at Tower Lifeboat pier, started my pathway as an Accidental Academic. Since joining Bournemouth University (BU) I have embraced the opportunity to innovate my educational practice. During my PGCert Educational Practice I expanded my professional network creating multiple collaborations. Continuing my passion for novel educational methods and technologies and how they complement my work and the student experience. The pandemic restrictions enforced change in many things including my educational practice. Reorganising our programmes’ output and expectations, tangential to project managing the build of our new ambulance simulation suite, whilst appraising and evaluating virtual technologies. I continue this journey of collaboration with fused networks (BU2025) to engage education, theory, and simulated based education resources to provide exceptional clinical praxis. I am a Senior Lecturer and Programme Lead of Paramedic Science, Senior Fellow HEA in the Faculty of Health, and Social Sciences.
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Attended BU Research Conference 2023: Embracing Failure, Building Success. Inspire Lecture Theatre, BU Fusion Building, Talbot Campus - 14th June 2023.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person's work contributes towards the following SDGs:
Good health and well-being
"Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages"
Quality education
"Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all"
Partnership for the Goals
"Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development"
Journal Articles
- Reich, T., Bancroft, A. and Budka, M., 2021. EP11 Using machine learning to recover unrecorded prehospital data. Emergency Medicine Journal, 38 (9), A5-A6.
Books
- Polkinghorne, M. et al., 2023. Fusion Learning Conference 2023 - Proceedings. Poole, Dorset, UK, BH12 5BB: Bournemouth University.
- Allen, S. et al., 2022. Fusion Learning Colloquium 2022 - Proceedings. Poole, UK: Bournemouth University.
Conferences
- Holley, D., 2023. Bancroft, A. Case study: Godzilla mass evacuation exercise in: Holley, D (24.05.2023) Keynote: Harnessing the Blend: creating authentic learning experiences at the Assessing the benefits of blended learning conference hosted by Insitute of Government & Public Policy , London https://www.slideshare.net/debbieholley1/harnessing-the-blend-creating-authentic-learning-experiences. In: Assessing the benefits of blended learning conference: Insitute of Government & Public Policy , London 24 May 2023 online.
- Singleton, H., Holley, D., Moran, J., Bancroft, A., Collins, E. and Rolfe, U., 2023. Child and Adolescent Mental Health Simulations filmed in 360 presented at the AHSN Virtual Reality Seminar. In: AHSN Virtual Reality Seminar 17 March 2023 online.
- Pask, S., Staples, J., Singleton, H., Moran, J., Collins, E., Bancroft, A., Holley, D., Rolfe, U. and Snowden, J., 2022. Child and Adolescent Mass Casualty Simulations Filmed in 360- Healthcare Practitioners Working Together. In: Pier Wessex 17-18 October 2022 Winchester.
- Bancroft, A., Rolfe, U., Singleton, H., Holley, D. and Moran, J., 2022. Simulation: Creating and sharing reusable learning resources with our students. In: Fusion learning, Innovation and Excellence Colloquium (FLIE), Bournemouth University 28 June 2022 Bournemouth University.
- Bancroft, A., Holley, D., Moran, J. and Rolfe, U., 2021. Exercise Martian Attack!: Using VR feedback as a reflective tool for paramedic science students. In: Moneypenny, M., Weldon, S., Hamilton, C., Buttery, A. and Aliner, G., eds. ASPiH 2021 Conference - Moving Upstream: Using simulation to improve systems 8-10 November 2021 Paper 61. International Journal of Healthcare Simulation, Volume 1 (Supplement 1), A66 online: Adi Health + Wellness.
Posters
- Brosnan, U., Holley, D., Rolfe, U., Bancroft, A. and Moran, J., 2023. Godzilla: a design-based learning approach to simulation. In: ASPiH Conference: sustainable simulation.
External Responsibilities
- John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Publisher, Book Reviewer (2022-)
- Outreach Rescue Medical Services:, External Examiner (2021-2023), https://orms247.com/courses/programmes/hazardous-environment-medicine-paramedic-hemp/
- Robert Gordon University Aberdeen, External Examiner (2020-2024)
- University of Northampton: Faculty of Health and Society, External Academic Panel member (2019-)
Internal Responsibilities
- Programme Lead, Paramedic Science BSc (Hons) Degree programme
- Mentor, PG Cert Educational Practice programme
Public Engagement & Outreach Activities
- THE & EY – Future of HE – Focus Group UK/Ireland (10 May 2023)
- Outreach Activelty - UCAS Hampshire (07 Jul 2022)
- Careers Convenction 2018 (18 Oct 2018)
- Keynote Speaker & Staff Rep: Pre-Hospital & Emergency Care Conference (BUPECC) (09 Jun 2018)
- Staff Rep: Pre-Hospital & Emergency Care Conference (BUPECC) (03 Jun 2017)
- Major Incident Roles and Responsibilities and Duties in the UK NHS Ambulance Service (02 May 2017)
- Introduction to Healthcare - Paramedic Afternoon (12 Apr 2017)
Conference Presentations
- Bancroft., A, Holley, D and Moran, J (2022) Designing learning simulations for cognitive absorption presented at Association for Simulated Practice in Healthcare (ASPiH) All things being equitable: Diversity, Equity and Simulation conference Birmingham UK 6-8 November, Designing learning simulations for cognitive absorption, 06 Nov 2022, ASPIH 2022: Metropol Birmingham NEC, UK
- Pask S, Staples J, Singleton H, Moran J, Collins E, Snowdon J, Bancroft A, Holley D, Rolfe U. Child and Adolescent Mass Casualty Simulations Filmed in 360- Healthcare Practitioners Working Together Pier Wessex, Winchester, 17 Oct 2022 - 18 Oct 2022. 18 Oct 2022 (Conference Paper), Child and Adolescent Mass Casualty Simulations Filmed in 360, 17 Oct 2022, Winchester, UK
- Bancroft, A., Rolfe, U.; Singleton, H., Holley, D., and Moran, J. (2022) Simulation: Creating and sharing reusable learning resources with our students, presented at the Fusion learning, Innovation and Excellence Colloquium (FLIE), Bournemouth University (28.06.2022), Simulation: Creating and sharing reusable learning resources with our students, 28 Jun 2022, BU
- Bancroft, A. 2022. A journey from April Fool to Clinical Praxis: Connecting simulated environments across multidisciplinary healthcare education [online]. CALSIM 2022: Cedars-Sinai Annual Simulation Conference. 1st April 2022. Los Angeles, CA. Available from: https://cedars.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?P=5&EID=18032 [Accessed 1 April 2022], A journey from April Fool to Clinical Praxis: Connecting simulated environments across multidisciplinary healthcare education, 01 Apr 2022, Virtual - Los Angeles, California, USA
- Bancroft, A., Holley, D., Moran., J., Singleton, H and Rolfe., U (2022) 'Martian Attack, the story so far' presented to the University of Kent Pedagogy and Practice when Teaching and Learning Online webinar series (16.02.2022), 'Martian Attack, the story so far' https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.slideshare.net%2Fdebbieholley1%2Fmartian-attackthe-story-so-far%2Fsecret%2Fn1waNDeHTf9Nll&data=, 16 Feb 2022, Online: Live Feedback - This is brilliant (Aviation Policing) That was awesome guys - well done! 15 presenters and 248 in the room
- Visiting Lecture to Plymouth College of Arts (17.11.2021), The Digital Conundrum: digital health and/or wellbeing, 17 Nov 2021, Lecture @ Plymouth University of Arts
- ASPiH: Moving Up Stream-Using Simulation to Improve Systems, Bancroft, A., Rolfe., U., Holley, D. and Moran, J. (2021) Exercise Martian Attack! Using VR feedback as a reflective tool for paramedic science students presented to the ASPiH 'Moving Upstream' Conf, 08 Nov 2021, Virtual Oral Presentation - Live Q&A
- 4th International Medical Education and Informatics Conference, Bancroft, A (2021) case study 'Martian Attack!' presented as part of Holley, D. (2021) keynote ‘Tech v Trust: scaling simulation for the 21st Century, 13 Jul 2021, Online
- Augmented Reality and Learning Innovation, Bancroft, A (2021) case study on 360 video simulation in paramedic sciences presented as part of Holley, D (2021) keynote Augmented Reality and Learning Innovation EdTech World Forum 2021 24.06.2021, 26 Jun 2021, Online
- The role of simulation for authentic learning: blending theory and practice, Bancroft, A (2021) case study 'Martian Attack!' presented as part of Holley, D. (2021) keynote The role of simulation for authentic learning: blending theory and practice Edtech World Forum 2021, 25 Jun 2021, Online
- The ‘Scale up challenge’: simulation for authentic learning workshop, Bancroft, A. (2021) case study 'Martian Attack!' presented as part of Holley, D and Singleton, H (2021) The ‘Scale up challenge’: simulation for authentic learning workshop for ALT –ELESIG (26.05.2021, 25 May 2021, Online
- LD@3 national symposium, Bancroft, A. (2021) case study 360 video for student co-creation as part of Holley, D and Singleton, H Using Google cardboard to engage students LD@3 national symposium 02.03.2021, 02 Mar 2021, Online
Attended Training
- Wessex Trauma Network Annual Conference, 28 Sep 2023
- International short course on Scientific Writing & Publishing: Organised by Geriatrics and Long Term Care Department, Rumailah Hospital, Qatar, 01 Sep 2020
- Questionnaire Design Masterclass; Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Bournemouth University, 23 Jan 2017, n/a
Qualifications
- PGCE in Educational Practice (Bournemouth University, 2019)
- MSc in Emergency Planning and Management (Coventry University, 2017)
- Dip HEP in Diploma Health Emergency Planning (Loughborough University, 2014)
Memberships
- Advance HE, Senior Fellow (SFHEA) (2022-),
- College of Paramedics, Member (2015-), https://www.collegeofparamedics.co.uk/
- HCPC Health & Care Professions Council, Member (2009-), http://www.hcpc-uk.co.uk/