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Look Familiar?. Adult Learners. Knowledgeable and experienced Mutual respect Self-directed and want to learn Engaged with material on emotional and intellectual level Relevant, Practical & Goal-oriented. Three Key Elements of Active Learning Silberman, 1998.
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Adult Learners • Knowledgeable and experienced • Mutual respect • Self-directed and want to learn • Engaged with material on emotional and intellectual level • Relevant, Practical & Goal-oriented
Three Key Elements of Active LearningSilberman, 1998 • Process information • Different learning styles • Safety and connection • Activity • Variety Participation
Active Learning and Planning Effective Presentations COL Louis Dainty, MD USUHS Department of OB/GYN
Objectives • Reviewed adult learner characteristics • Examined 4 I’s of active learning • Reviewed and Applied 7 steps to a future event • Decided on 3 I’s for your next event
Power PointIs It Evil? • Less effective teaching modality • Can be very effective in combination • Valuable tool to help focus points
Average Retention Rate after 24 hours Lecture(5%) Reading(10%) Audiovisual (20%) Demonstration (30%) Active Learning Discussion Group (50%) Practice By Doing (75%) Teach Others / Immediate Use of Learning (90%) Bethel, Maine: National Training Laboratories (1960s)
5th century BC philosopher Lao-Tse wrote:“If you tell me, I will listen. If you show me, I will see. But if you let me experience, I will learn”
Warning Order Your boss emails at 3:30pm on Friday and asks you to prepare a lecture on “Common Gynecologic Emergencies”
The 7 Steps of Planning • Who? • Why? • When? • Where? • What? • What for? • How?
First things first…. Learning Needs Assessment: • Information gathering process • Assists in the 7 steps • Learners participate in the planning • Respect principle: learner focused
What do you think? Using the cards at your table Which are the two most important? Is there a logical order to these steps? Which do you have questions about?
Worksheet Activity Fill in the who and why portions Be as specific as you can Discuss this with your neighbor
Step 1: Who? • Number of attendees • Profile of participants • Students, nurses, PAs, EMTs • What do they already know?
Step 2: Why? • Why is this lecture important? • Why are you here?
Worksheet Activity Fill in the when and where Be as detailed as you can be Discuss this with your neighbor
Step 3: When? • Time of day • Length of session • How much can be taught • How much time to prepare
Step 4: Where? • Site: classroom, lecture hall, etc. • Convenient & accessible • Facilitates small-groups • AV support as needed • Lighting and sound
Worksheet Activity Fill in the what and what for Use verbs for the objectives Discuss this with your neighbor
Step 5: What? • Content of the course • Addresses: • Skills • Knowledge • Attitudes • Informed by the needs assessment • Relates to the objectives
Step 6: What for? • What learners will do with content • Learning objectives of the course • Specific, measurable • Expressed by verbs • “By the end of this session, we will have reviewed and applied the 7 steps of planning”
Step 7: How? • Organization • Learning tasks • Materials needed
The 4 I’s Model • Inductive • Input • Implementation • Integration
Activity Use active learning principles Brainstorm • Inductive task ideas • Input task ideas • Implementation task ideas • Integration task ideas Be prepared to share ideas with the group
Take home points • Safety, Respect and Connection • Practical, relevant, goal-oriented info • Activity, Variety, and Participation • Planning is critical to success
Take home points • Use the 7 Steps for every lecture • Use the 4 I’s to make it active • Our adult learners deserve it