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I loved this...something that will definitely make an impact, and that I need to remember as well.
Christine, I'm glad you found an activity that fits your style. You sound very traditional.
Michele Deck
I like this and plan to use with my next new group of students.
Teresa, knwoing that students should have these skills and getting them to that point is not the easiest task. I offered this activity to create awareness of skill building and practice in a safe environment.
Michele Deck
Students in Health Care Program should develop
assessment skills or clinical eyes to identify
needs and problems of clients and be able to
address them effectively.
Tina, I have used this effectively and am so glad you plan to incorporate this into your clinicals.
Michele Deck
Wow I can't wait to try this on the students in the clinical setting. I have noticed this generation communicates differently, using texts, emails, and other short little bits of info without direct contact. I think I heard some statistic that %80 of communication is non-verbal. What a great way to teach the Health Care students how to better asses their patients.
Great task to show need for ability to multi-task in a very demanding environment.
Deborah, I agree, this is a quick advanced course in listening and being observant at the same time.
Michele Deck
Loved this activity. Most of my students do not listen....they are so in the moment...they just hear and react. this is a great exercise is just plain listening!
This is wonderful activity that will catch them off guard with the real objective, and will bring home the point of "listening" with our eyes.
I too will incorporate this into classroom experiences with clinical adaptation in mind.
Thank you for this suggestion.
Dale, I agree there are a variety of observational skills in a class.
Michele Deck
I have also done a variation of this activity. It helps break the ice because in my classroom I have an influx of new students mixing with old students every 28 days. Observational skills are harder for this generation that uses texting, email etc. We need to teach them to observe when they are communicating.
Sabine, teaching the students how to deal with real students is the ultimate goal.
Michele Deck
I liked this activity, too. I plan on using it in my next class. I think it will be an excellent way to get the students started in the right direction when dealing with patients.
Lisa, the sooner you use this activity, the sooner you will see positive results.
Michele Deck
I definitely agree with using a topic that is very fun to the students and turning it into a learning experience. We all want to think that we are great listeners, however, there is so much more to listening. It's so easy to get distracted by the environment, contents, and our own voices. Being able to observe with all senses is such an essential skill for students to learn as they are beginning to see, feel, hear, touch, and smell as a clinician. I will look into incorporating this activity into students learning.
I love this idea, it really stresses the powers of observation. I can never can stress enough the importance of looking at the patient!
Jill, it is a two for one activity. Learning and team building can occur simultaneously.
Using the vacation method gets the student interested in a topic that is not only familiar to them in addition to one topic that they are comfortable with; not even realizing that they are observing others at the same time. This is a good idea. I will definitely use this method because it gets everybody involved while getting to know each other. This is also good for team building.
