Todd Beedy

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How to deal with a student that is over qualified for the course

I had a student who was a retired physician that decided they wanted to get into medical billing and coding. When the person was in the Medical Terminology classes, they became the definite center of attention because they were a physician. How can you make this obviously qualified person a more useful part of the class without bringing them to the forefront and undermining your teaching goals?

Todd Beedy

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Using pre prepared tests

Alot of the tests that I utilize contain precanned tests. I usually used them on a regular basis, but I change the questions chosen from the text bank from class to class, and I also add some of my own as well. I know it sounds like extra work, but I have a good database of tests to choose from for a variety of class scenarios.

Todd Beedy

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Testing

I provide a variety of testing methods based on the material. Some material requires more of an analytical approach to finding the answer and some are more of a general knowledge retention type tests.

Todd Beedy

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Asking Questions

I often get the crickets when I ask if there are any questions, so instead of asking if there are any questions, I ask some questions related to the material - sort of fill in the blank type questions that tell me iff they have understood the material.

Todd Beedy

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Learning Styles

This portion of the class was interesting, as I do run into students with different learning styles, but sometimes find it difficult to apply the material to the different learning styles. This module has helped to add some tools to look at when delivering my material.

Todd Beedy

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Lecturing

I have found that students hate being read to - It makes tham feel that you do not know the material, and that they could just as easily be up front reading the slides. I always structure my lectures with the slides as reference materials, and I always make sure that I have good examples for the points I am teaching.

Todd Beedy

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Introductions

When starting a new class, I always provide an introduction that outlines my career and how I got to the point of being an educator. I think it shows students that they can achieve many different things throughout their careers, that are not limited just to what they are studying.

Todd Beedy

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Evaluating Materials

Teaching Medical Billing and Coding requires the texts to be up to date as the coding changes every year. I make it a point to review the texts each year to make sure they will be applicable for the courses.

Todd Beedy

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Experience helps

I have found that when I staarted teaching, that my prior profession as a consultant helped me in the classroon - All of the items mention in this module also applied to working with clients as well.

Todd Beedy

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Visual learning

I like the exercise involving the drawing of pictures related to the terms - I will have to work on my drawing skills to make it effective though!