New Avenues for Adult Learning: Medical Careers in a Digital World Mary Schroeder Owatonna Adult Education August 2012

1. New Avenues for Adult Learning: Medical Careers in a Digital WorldMary SchroederOwatonna Adult EducationAugust 2012

2. Agenda • What is the Medical Coding & Online Prep class? • What are the 4 themes built into every class period in the Course Curriculum? • Career Options • Medical Coding • College Culture • Technology and Online Prep

3. How is the course structured? • Purpose:To develop skills and strategies necessary to be successful students in an on-line learning post-secondary environment • Course:52 hours face to face instruction • Coursework: On-line homework required • Class demographics: • Offered on site twice weekly • Thirteen students participated

4. What are the 4 themes of every class? • Career Options • Medical Coding • College Culture • Technology and Online Prep Medical Transcriptionist Medical Coder Unit Manager Medical Office Assistant • …Beginning with the End in Mind…

5. What are the 4 themes of every class? • Career Options • Medical Coding • College Culture • Technology and Online Prep Exploring Career Options…

6. What are the 4 themes of every class? • Career Options • Medical Coding • College Culture • Technology and Online Prep

7. What are the 4 themes of every class? • Career Options • Medical Coding • College Culture • Technology and Online Prep • Selecting a College • Getting Accepted into College • Accuplacer Preparation • Filling out the FAFSA • Being Successful at College • Managing Learning and Teaching Styles • Time Management • Learning Strategies

8. What are the 4 themes of every class? • Career Options • Medical Coding • College Culture • Technology and Online Prep Virtual Communication Skills Navigating a College Dashboard Building Collaboration Using the Internet to complete assignments Using a Dashboard for completing assignments Building Microsoft Office Proficiency

9. Concluding Thoughts…

10. Resources and Texts • Bridge I & 2 Resource Guide for Medical Coding Specialist • MN ABE Southeast Transitions Group • Medical Office Prep Unit Materials by Eloise Teisberg/Hubbs Center (see: Hubbs Center–Staff–Curriculum-Bridge-Curricula-Career Pathways–Medical Office) • Mavis Beacon • Microsoft Office Tutorials - by Bernard John Poole(http://www.pitt.edu/~poole/onlinebooks.htm) • MLC Microsoft Tutorials - Web • Class Chatter Dashboard for Teachers - Web • Teacher Developed Materials

11. Resources: Class Chatter • Using Class Chatter blogging website to teach: • Writing • Communicating and collaborating with others • Responding to a selected reading. • Go to this to view my classes or to set-up a class:http://www.classchatter.com • Samples of themes explored: \\ROOSEVELT01\STAFF\mschroeder\Medical Coding Case Study #1 Legal Issues.docx • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpPX70V_zIY&feature=autoplay&list=PLB9120E2656622098&lf=results_video&playnext=2 • Assignment: What are three insights that you have gained and how would you use them in a medical office or part of a medical team? • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iETrOvKBrTg&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PLB9120E2656622098 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9Cacld_4Io talking to your professor • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecFMuk-9UmA&feature=related • Assignment: Discuss and then reply to two other student’s discussions

12. Reflections Great Moments Growth Edges Time Materials Curriculum Syllabus & Expectations –Rigor of this class. • Speakers • College Trip • Self realization and self empowerment – powerpoint about self