Lab is where the rubber hits the road. The students get to use their hands AND their minds together. I have them repeat tasks so they develop "muscle memory" so when they are tested, they don't shake, but rather just go through the motions and perform the task correctly. It helps build confidence. I agree with my colleagues that there are a lot of "light bulb" moments as they integrate a concept into a reality based situation. They are then able to translate that directly into their clinical/work experiences.
be a more informed instructor
I have learned the importance of competency-based education and plan to use it in a setting with adult learners.
The "fundamental objectives" in the lab/shop environment was super helpful. I've defintely had labs where they were useful but not as effieicent as I'd wanted. The objectives list gives me some good criteria to reassess my labs objectives.
I believe it is very important to pay attention to the affective and psychomotor domains, just as it is in the cognitive domain, in order to develop well rounded students who have more than just the knowledge of the skill or technique.
It totally makes sense why some lab activities are just a movement through steps rather than a thinking, cognitive excercise. It is important to work in the theory and practice for a full learning experience.
There are different teaching approaches to reach different levels of learning by an atudent.
As a nurse of over 33 years, it is crucial to apply competency-based learning. The experience and knowledge that students gain is invaluable. It helps develop critical thinking skills as well.
all students are different
I find that lab experience is vital to teaching as it ties theory to practice. As Charles mentioned above, lab instruction and experience really allows a student to develop the real-world skills needed to be successful professionals in their area of study/expertise. It also allows the student to apply the principles they have been learning during instruction, thus creating a more holistic student. Particularly as it relates to Bloom's Taxonomy, lab experience allows all three domains to be tied together, and as with instruction, lab activities should be well thought out and planned, and contain specific objectives and criteria, again, to clearly define for the student what he or she will gain from successfully completing the lab requirements.
Education requires an Eclectic approach. Must engage all Centers in order to teach the whole person
Giving hands on training to relate to real world events will motivate the student to want to achieve further. Giving praise and encouragement will allow for the student to want to excel in learning.
I was not always aware how to use objectives when teaching in the project based learning environment but it is invaluable to teaching this way because it gives us step by step instructions and our students can learn this way too. It is very organized which is a big part of education and helping studnets stay on task.
We can use all domains in one way or another resulting in students success. Every student is different and learns in a variety of ways.
All domains need to be applied and results will vary as every student is diferent.
Every student is different just as every teacher is different. We all learn and grow at a different pace. It is best to learn each stuent and how they interact with the information given, coaching along the way. Also using a variey of terms to help them see the informatioin in a different light that maybe they didn't see before.
Utilizing Blooms tamonomy when developing clinical assignments.
In my opinion, it is essential to use all three domains of Bloom's taxonomy when designing lab projects. I would ensure that the learning objectives are presented and understood before starting a project and that the grading rubric is explained. This let's the student understand what is expected and that the grading will be objective.
