quality education for a healthier scotland multidisciplinary teaching methods (including small...
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Quality Education for a Healthier Scotland
Multidisciplinary
Teaching methods (including small groups)
Promoting multiprofessional
education and development in Scottish
maternity care
Quality Education for a Healthier Scotland
Multidisciplinary
Teaching methods
LecturesDiscussionsWorkshopsSkills teachingDemonstrationScenarios
Quality Education for a Healthier Scotland
MultidisciplinaryUniversal structure for all teaching
• Set
• Dialogue
• Closure.
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Set
Preparation of learning material – knowledge, context, rehearse.
Lesson plan – aims, objectives, summary, assessment and reading.
Making the session work – environment (physical, psychological, psychosocial).
Quality Education for a Healthier Scotland
MultidisciplinaryDialogue: ContentPresentation skills (getting started, keeping in
touch with audience).
Teaching aids, position, posture, voice, visibility.
Encouraging candidates to interact (using strategies such as open and direct questions, thought showers, buzz groups).
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Closure: Clear and Unequivocal
QuestionsSummary – take home messageTermination.
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Other determinants ofsuccess of teaching session
Facilitator:knowledgeenthusiasmattitudeempathysize of groupstyle of teaching.
Parents:previous knowledgeintellectual skillsmotivation and interestlevel of anxietyexpectationspreferred learning style.
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Small group teaching
Encourages parents to organise their thoughts and test ideas.
Different formats or different topics.
Set, dialogue and closure.
Effectiveness of Interactive learning 75 % vs didactic 10%
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Advantages
CommunicationCo-operationTeamworkMaking FriendsReduces isolationTaking part in own learningOral skills enhancement
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Discussion groups
Closed discussions:controlledknowledge focuseddemonstration of candidate understanding.
Open discussions:divergentfree discussionno clear answerslearn through participation.
Some discussions start open and move to closed format in order for the instructor to achieve teaching outcomes.
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Hints
Plan carefully - establish ground rulesSeating: eye-to-eye contactPresent the topicDo not give the answers but assist the discussionEnsure all candidates can participate Use your personality to facilitate.
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Skills teaching
Small groups – encourages discussion. Skills station – combines acquisition of
psychomotor skills and discussion. Use basic principles of teaching.Set, dialogue and closure.
Quality Education for a Healthier Scotland
MultidisciplinarySkills teaching:4-stage approach
Facilitator demonstrates skill in silence. Facilitator demonstrates skill with commentary. Facilitator demonstrates skill and learner
provides commentary.Learner demonstrates skill and provides
commentary. (All learners practice.)
Utilises individual senses and repetition
Quality Education for a Healthier Scotland
MultidisciplinaryDemonstrations Role play and scenarios
Demonstrations • Illustrate Points • Visual reinforcement• Allows parents to understand what is expected of them• Should be controlled• Not to demonstrate facilitators' expertise
Role Play – used when you want parents to experience something in a ‘real’ but safe situation.
Scenarios – form of improvised role play, real equipment but a manikin or a live model
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Things to remember
In role play and scenarios parents are either participants or audience, never just passive observer.
Always feedback and debrief.
If using equipment, know how it works and check it before starting.
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Any Questions?
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Things to remember
As an facilitator you are expected to be able to work in different teaching formats to suit the topic.
Set, Dialogue and Closure applies to all methods.
If unsure ask your Parent Education Lead as facilitators need to continue to learn too.
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“To teach is to learn twice.”Joseph Joubert
French Philosopher, 1754-1824