Heather LeBlanc

In this course, I learned about the importance of a well organized lesson plan and what should be included in a good effective lesson plan. This course reinforced "changing it up" when needed and the importance of post-class notes, especially if trying something new. Guiding new instructors to add notes to their lectures and not to read from those notes or the screen. Reminding new instructors of their work experience and the knowledge they bring to the table.

Relationship between industry standards and objective of the course. Use of stakeholder meetings help the instructor to uncover industry standards. This is valuable if that program of study does not have published standards (as in traditional and business programs). Healthcare standards are well defined and coordinators need to keep in mind that all of the courses being prepared are based on those regulatory standards of practice.

Keeping a organized folder of lesson plans, either electronically or physically. Important for me for succession planning: give guidance to the new instructor. 

It gave me ideas on how to expand my content of our LMS to include 2D and 3D Models illustrating various body systems for my anatomy class. Also, this section reinforced the importance of a good lesson plan, good time management and connecting to students.

Reinforces the need to conduct a learning style inventory with the students at the beginning of the first term. I want to concentrate on using more techniques and activities, etc, to involve the physical or kinesthetic learners learners in my classes.

This section reminds me to keep in mind my own experiences of learning French as my second language. Competency (literacy) may not be shown for all forms of language (writing, speaking, understanding). Again, stressing that every student is different.

This section reinforced my belief that instructors need to think about teaching all students as unique and different individuals, regardless of race. Also some strategies suggested are useful for all instructors to incorporate in the classroom.

I have learned about inclusivity of every student. I typically introduce myself on the first day as being "different, just like everyone else in the classroom". This module reminded me to watch for "bullying" or "teasing" by others and to not assume based on gender identity or culture.

I learned about the advantages and disadvantages of using various types of questions. How you can make them more at the application or higher thinking level was interesting. This section reassures me that the use of some question types still serve a purpose in assessing the student's knowledge. Using a variety of question types rather than 100% multiple choice is supported.

I was reminded about the best characteristics of a well-asked question. Reminded to repeat and reinforce, to give more time to students to respond especially if English is not their first language, and avoid "Does that make sense?" or "Any questions?". Don't assume if you get no response to those questions that the students are all understanding the concepts taught.