Lisa Hayden-Chapman

In order to help make students successful in this environment, it is important for students to know that they have an instructor that is familiar with the system and is there to support them.  

This course is inspiring with many tools.  Starts you thinking creatively on how to engage students through on-line media.  Exciting!

SecondLife brain island looks like an amazing way to engage students in learning part of the brain and the areas of function in Neurology.

We already use file sharing software since our courses are blended with on campus and on-line components.

This would be beneficial in engaging the millenials.  What about some older students who are not as versed in technology?  Would we lose them in the classroom/learning experience because they would get caught up in difficulty with navigating the technology?

This course gets you thinking about creative ideas to drive the information home.  

The Shower Cap and sheet idea I will use for brain anatomy and the sheet for afferent and efferent nerve impulses.  Also gets you thinking about breaking class up into two groups.  Pain stimulus, afferent nerves, brain, efferent nerves, muscle action.  Could make up a really interesting and fun activity.  

The Event Cards are a great idea to help with critical thinking.  Also the Dots, especially when I have a student who is not interacting with their CI.  I can adapt this exercise to get them to ask more questions, consult with the CI on treatment prior to the session and interact with the CI when a patient's status has changed.  

This was very beneficial in learning how to teach a lot of difficult content and make it interesting.  As well as it allows the teacher to discuss them with the student, start them to think critically, make good clinical decisions and assess their understanding of the content in a fun way.  I particularly liked the "Weakest Link" Activity.  

I like to frequently ask questions and facilitate discussions in the classroom.  This helps me to know if students are grasping the concepts and information.  In addition, by giving them case studies to practice applying the information helps to develop critical thinking.