Use VirtualSP in your own teaching — beyond medicine, too
VirtualSP is part of the curriculum at the Medical School OWL. Teaching staff from other faculties and universities can try the platform with trial access.
How to get started
Step 1
Request trial access
You write to us describing the context in which you would like to use VirtualSP.
Step 2
Set up access
We set up an account for you and show you the platform in a short call.
Step 3
Agree on a scenario
You try existing scenarios, or we develop one together for your learning objective.
Step 4
Use in teaching
You integrate the training into your course. We accompany the first run.
Frequently asked questions
What do students need to install?
Nothing. The training runs in the browser; all that is needed is a microphone and an internet connection.
How do students get into the platform?
Through the university’s identity management (single sign-on). At Bielefeld University, all students sign in this way. The identity management passes on only a pseudonym, not a name: students train unrecognised.
How much preparation time does it take?
Existing scenarios can be used immediately. For a new scenario, we agree on the learning objective, the role and the conversation situation with you.
Can I create my own scenarios?
Scenarios are currently created together with our team. An interface that lets teaching staff create and maintain scenarios themselves is in preparation.
Can I see my students’ results?
Yes — but not who achieved them. You see the transcript and assessment of every single training session in your course; participants appear solely under a course-internal number, never under their name. Practising without an audience only works if it also works without assessing the person.
Request trial access
So that we can set up suitable access quickly, we need four details.