Nichol Nicla

I like the idea of having students reflect after problem solving. I think the statement about going from extroverted interaction to introverted action is interesting. In nursing, I think it is important that students know how to reflect and use this part of a problem solving skill set. Nurses make mistakes and encounter problems, but we do want to reduce these instances where we can and reflection could certainly help with that.

I really  like the idea of having the students watch the recorded lecture and then come to class with 3 things they learned and 1 muddy point.  We use a ticket to class that they are encouraged to complete while watching the recorded lecture but we can not make it a requirement so of course some students do not complete the TTC. Maybe having them identify 3 things they have learned might have greater compliance and having them identify a topic they could use more explanation on benefits them.

I like the comment in the IBL lesson that addresses  how instructors need to consider how comfortable THEY are with the teaching  method. I think this is a good point because an instructor may choose to not use a strategy if they do not feel like they fully grasp how the strategy should be applied. I also liked how UBD has the instructor think of the outcome first and work backwards. I think this is a very helpful concept and I plan to utilize this when completing my lesson plans.

My college is using a form of Turn-it-in to check for chatGPT plagiarism. The problem we have encountered is that various plagiarism checkers grade the same paper very differently. I think chatGPT is a great resource for students but they will have to be very careful about plagiarism and be prepared to verbally back up the information in their papers to support that they really did research the topic and know about the topic.

I like the idea of using chat gpt to help with recommendation letters. I always have trouble getting started, then once I do the process is fine and quick. I think utilizing chat GPT will help me  not dread the getting started quite as much and help me no longer procrastinate when it comes to this task.

I think using chatGPT as a writing prompt generator would be really interesting. I also think it is interesting that it would be recommended to be helpful with mental health in that it can reflect empathy and "act as a companion." I feel like there have been so many sci-fi scenarios written about the complications of this very scenario!

I had not really considered all the benefits that chatGPT offers. In particular the 24/7 aspect of it and the fact that it can benefit people not attending classes in person. I have noticed that when answers from chat GPT are much more complete than just a search engine.

I have really thought about how effective class management/discipline can lead to a more effective class and how mismanagement or ignoring discipline issues can lead to a negative experience for other students.

This module made me think about areas where I am more of a buddy and less of a guide and how I can become more of a guide. I think when the semester begins, I am very much a guide, but as the semester goes on and I do build rapport, my role becomes more of a buddy. I think because the students feel more lax towards the end of the semester that is actually even more important for me to maintain the guide role and do not slip into the buddy role.

I like the idea of having students map out their weekly time allotments. I just spoke with students and they indicated they underestimated how much studying time was actually needed for this semester to be successful so I think taking a look at weekly time constraints would help them see where they need to budget time, where they need to cut back, etc. I also like the idea of adding soft skills to a rubric. As a former quality director, we did have soft skills on our skills competencies that nurses were "graded" on and these were a part of … >>>