Shari Smith

Hi Patricia. I like how you refer to me being broken in quickly. These students wasted no time. Little background: On our first day of class I, like everyone else, did an introduction of myself. I tell a little about my life, I have 3 children-all adults, I am a nursing student and a medical assistant, blah blah blah….but when I get to the part about my children, I do NOT hesitate to tell them that my children were NO angels! So try as you might, it's going to be really hard to get something past me. Believe it or… >>>

I had 1 assignment for our class, it was about making an OSHA Guideline Manual. The students worked in groups. 1 specific group so grossly plagiarized, we are talking every page almost in its entirety, that I was stupefied. I had no idea how to handle this. I spoke with several other instructors and then with the department head. In all honesty I did not think they did it to plagiarize, I think they really had no idea how to NOT plagiarize. Although I had given them numerous opportunities to discuss their assignments, this group never utilized those opportunities. School… >>>

I completely grasp the concepts and necessities of teaching students on ALL levels of their own learning. However, the issue I am facing is more focused toward the Kinesthetic learner. I am finding it difficult to come up with physical activities for my Anatomy & Physiology Medical Assisting class. As we all know, there are numerous websites out there, however they are more focused on middle school and high school age ranges, not college/continued learning ages. I did some brainstorming with previous colleagues/classmates of my own and came up with an idea for teaching the heart. I want them to… >>>