Bernadette Paul

Bernadette Paul

About me

I am originally from Guyana, South America, which should not be confused with Ghana which is in West Africa. I am an avid health and wellness advocate and a teacher with more than 25 years of experience. I am also a consultant trainer and content expert for the Institute of Child Nutrition. I earned my BSc. Nutrition at the Universidade Federal de Vicosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil, my master's degree and my Ph.D. in Public Health specializing in Health Promotion and Community Health here in the USA I am very happy to be contributing to the education of future health professionals. My native language is English, but I also speak fluent Portuguese and some Spanish.

In my spare time, I watch Brazilian novellas (soaps), crochet, sew, modify, and test recipes, and volunteer in the community at food pantries and independent living facilities. My research interests include food insecurity and how it affects health, sustainable methods to improve community wellness, and health behavior, and its impact on health outcomes.

My favorite word is RESPECT, and my motto is Pride in a Job Well Done. Even though I strive for excellence, "I am human." Being "human" means that I am not perfect and can make mistakes.

Activity

With the flipped classroom, the focus is on mastery of content instead of covering content. Instructors must stay up to date with content.

Ptre-recorded lectures should be in short sections in an effort to keep the attention of the students.

The flipped classroom is student centered.  The student sets the pace of instruction. That way, if they are struggling with a concept, they can now watch pre-recorded materials and also ask questions during class interactions.

 

 

The flipped classroom combines direct instruction with hands-on learning, and it could increase interaction.

 

Diversity and flexibility in lesson materials and presentation can enhance the learning process and increase student motivation and feedback. 

I learnt that instructors need to provide information in such a way that students could save and organize without frustration.

 

Presenting materials to students should be done in an inclusive manner. That way, all learning styles would be catered to. In addition, students with disabilities will also benefit from materials that are inclusive.

I see UDL as a tool that could help to optimize teaching and facilitate inclusive learning for students with varying learning styles. 

Evaluations and timely feedback are important parts of the online learning process.

Communication is integral to a smoothly run online course. 

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