Hello everyone,
Let me start out by saying that the past couple of days have definitely not been my best as I've been battling strep throat, a double ear infection (or is it bilateral? I'm not sure about that...) and an upper respiratory infection. Needless to say I've been pretty useless for the past couple of days. It's a good thing I can't spread germs online!
Tonight is the first night I've actually been able to hold my head up long enough to type something so I wanted to post an update to my teaching project plans. I hope I'm making sense...
The first thing that I am primarily responsible for teaching is the lecture on Nursing Care of the Stroke Patient. It will be an interesting and new experience for me since I will be lecturing in front of over 100 live students. (In all honesty I'm getting nervous just thinking about lecturing to such a big class, but I'm excited at the same time to be reaching so many eager minds :) )
The other part that will be new for me is that my lecture will be recorded and made available to the distance students in the nursing program. When I talked with my preceptor, she said that she already has the necessary information from last year's lecture, but it needs to be re-vamped with new information that was previously omitted. I told her that I would create a power point presentation that re-vamps the "old" info and create new slides that cover Guillan Barre and Myesthenia Crisis. It is essential that the information on these two disease processes be covered briefly but thoroughly as my preceptor mentioned that a large portion of her class last semester missed exam questions pertaining to each topic because the information was not covered in class.
My plan is to create a power point presentation that can be easily viewed by students in the class and those viewing the recorded version online. After creating this ppt, I will have Diane (my preceptor) review the ppt for appropriateness and content validity. If she approves it, I will teach the lecture on Monday March 23rd. It is my intent to involve students during the lecture by possibly incorporating a group activity or case study, and asking questions throughout the lecture. Once I have reviewed the content I will teach, I can decide on what kind of activity would be best to incorporate.
Other teaching opportunities that I intend to seek out include the lab days, where the instructors come together to set up a two day event in which students learn and review the skills and information they will need for their clinical experience in the hospital. The first day is a lecture day covering EKG interpretation, hemodynamics, and info regarding blood transfusions. The second day is more of a skills day, with a set-up similar to an ACLS training. There will be different stations where students learn and are then tested on their skills. I will be responsible for going around with a small group of students to the different stations and possibly responsible for teaching/testing at one of the stations. The responsibilities for the skills lab days will be determined as the date gets closer.
That's about all of the info I have for now, but I will update you as I know more and have a more concrete plan. I hope that gives you some better insight as to what my plans for my teaching project are. Take care everyone.
~cindy
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Cindy, I hope you are feeling better. It sounds like you have a busy semester a head of you with some great opportunities. I look forward to hearing more about your experiences and your teaching project. Amy
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ReplyDeleteI also hope you are feeling better. It appears that you are doing better than I in terms of your teaching project. So far, I do not have a clue to what I am going to teach--psych receives lower priority in nursing schools and I my preceptor is having a hard time with all the changes that is occurring in her lecture's schedule in order to accomodate other priorities.
When my teaching project materialize, I will also have to teach in front of a large group and televised!
Cindy,
ReplyDeleteI hope you are feeling better, that is rough! Take care and good luck with your teaching project. Louise
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ReplyDeleteSounds like you've had a rough week. I can totally relate. I was sick this week too, just with a different disease. Stomach bug and all that entails - YUK! Just wanted to let you know that I did a lecture last semester to a big group of students like what you are planning. All went pretty well except that we had some technical problems with the microphone even after it had been checked previous to class. I also saw after looking at my video that I licked my thumb each time I turned a page of notes. How embarrassing! Oh, well. The main point is that I lived through it and you will too. You'll feel very proud of yourself when you get lecturing to a big class like that under your belt.
Good luck!
Sue
Videos are so telling. I am glad you are feeling better, sick and school don't mix. I always feel so behind when I can finally function again.
ReplyDeleteI know this sounds cliche, but don't worry you will do just fine. I find it easier if I let my line of sight roam around the room. You don't feel as if your focusing on any one individual and prevents ignoring your audience.
Good luck! Diane
Thanks to everyone for all of your well-wishes of health and advice for my teaching project! I truly appreciate the positive comments and hope that this message finds you all well! Take care :)
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