First of all, this is life changing course! I am exited to see what I need to improve on and make a personal improvement plan, both personal and professional. Also, this course is making me aware of how much I don't know myself. As regular critical care nurse, not once do I remember taking the time to look at myself; I was too busy taking care of patients, patient's family member, and their friends. Besides being a critical care nurse, I have the opportunity to work as nurse in the pre-hospital setting ( emergency medical services, outside the hospital setting) and again looking at myself was not the focus of my job. My job as a pre-hospital provider was to quickly bring and apply my knowledge and medical skills to make a positive difference in people's life. As a flight nurse I was too busy looking out for safety and the safety on others around me! Also, in my childhood days, growing up, I don't remember looking at me, I just remember being too busy taking care of my siblings; I was the oldest child with 5 siblings under me. I don't remember having time or a mindset to look at me. I was too busy surviving. Now teaching and going through this training is making me look at myself; I can say that some areas of my life are emotionally very painful because I did't realized how deprived I was as child for from parents attention. Going through this training is making me look at myself and this self awareness is touching on very deep emotional wounds. At the same time, I am glad to revisit this old and hidden emotional wounds so I can start my emotional healing path.
In this module, I was reminded to model professionalism for the students. It lets them know what is expected of them and holds everyone accountable and to the same standards.
We are life-long learners and continually strive to build more knowledge. We should always present ourselves in ways that students will want to emulate our behavior as they move into their careers.
It is important to know that you can always grow and learn no matter where you start at as an instructor. I will make sure to not only dress the part, but strive for alternate aids to assist my growth and development to gro as an instructor.
it is important to lead by example. I need to be a professional if I expect students to be professional. I also need to show that I love the subject that I am teaching if I want the students to fall in love with Respiratory
Comment on Alyssa Kline's post: Trusting yourself with your own abilities, judgment, and handling challenges without fear.
Comment on Cale Jones's post: Keep a separation from instructor to students because ensures respect, and maintain authority, set necessary boundaries to include classroom management, fostering structure, and effective learning environment.
Planning on organizing, and proactively preparing course content for the students.
professionalism is key as a teacher, it lets the students know what to expect.
What I learned is that professionalism is key in the workplace as a teacher, as it sets the tone for what is expected of students.
Comment on Gabriel Rodriguez's post: I agree with your statement referencing the need to know our audience. When educating students, we need to understand their knowledge base and aim to fill the gaps with new knowledge.
Saying "please" and "thank you" to our students and fosters a culture of appreciation, professionalism, kindness, and trust. Students should hear instructors say it more frequently to them and colleagues.
This course really got me to thinking back on my college experience. Which professors that I generally got along with, and which ones I didn't. And has made me realize that the ones that I liked had always shown the professionally that was taught during this course. Including the being early, prepared, and enthusiastic about the material much like the professor mentioned in the video.
I have learned that modeling professionalism for my students to follow is highly important. Know the topics you are teaching and become confident with your teaching. Practice, practice, practice to become confident. Be on time for class.
I have learned that modeling what is expected of the students is an important step in instructing. Such as, modeling professionalism by the way I am dressed and how I conduct myself.
I learned some aspects of being an instructor which requires constant personal and professional development to continually learn to improve and enable students to learn the content they are being taught so they can apply it.
In this portion I have learned how critical it is to not only remain enthusiastic about what is being taught to students but also to remain professional. This aid students to follow in your foot steps but also keeps them engaged. Being a role model to them is essential so that they can also have something to resemble and see what a professional looks like.
As an instructor it is important to show up on time and present myself in a clean and professional manner to set the tone of professionalism for my students.
I learned to be a good instructor, I do not have to their pal!
I need to keep my instructor position by being professional and curteous with my students.
I need to be able to use the technology to enhance my teaching. Be present and ready to present the material for the day.
and get student's feed back.
I learned how important your instructional style is when it comes to teaching and keeping the students engaged. I also learned how important it is to conduct yourself in a professional manner.
