Norma Forbes

Analytical thinking is a mechanism that students should grasp not just with testing, but throughout their educational pathway. More so for nursing students who will one day become a nurse and have patients lives in their hands. I plan to use analytical thinking when I am tutoring my students and getting them prepared before a test.

Critical thinking is much more difficult to cultivate than discipline. Critical thinking can save lives. Discipline is the aptitude to be a critical thinker. In our healthcare setting, new nurse are finding it difficult to think critically more so when they are in a code situation. I think it is important for all educational system to begin teaching critically to students to prevent the embarrassment when college students graduate, apply for a job, and do not know how to answer a critical thinking question during the interview.

Critical thinking is not only based on teaching in the classroom, but it is of utmost important within the healthcare arena, and as well as in our daily lives. It is a process of doing, assessing, and observing. In addition, critical thinking takes time and practice, and I thinking this is what we are educating our students to do. (Think on their feet).

The classroom is an excellent place to learn and grow as an instructor. As instructors teach their students, they are also learning from them. In today's world, younger students are more knowledgeable about technology, and so teaching students and learning from them is a complementary effort. Referring to the lesson, it is of utmost importance to practice the demonstration beforehand to be competent. Students are very observant, and not being confident can be a disaster.

The first day of class, the first day of clinical is always the make or break you situation. It is of utmost importance that the instructor have a handle on what is happening on day one. This module was very informative and to the point. Being a student success coach, this module have given me a lot of information to use.

It is so important to be ready and prepared as an instructor, because the instructor does not have a second chance to make a first impression. It is always a good idea have the room set up days a head, and then a day before class starts, go back and scan the room to ensure that everything is in the right place, and you are ready to with all your nerves intact.

This module was very informative. It gives the instructor strategies to use in the classroom, so as to be better prepared when teaching.

The importance of essential workforce skills cannot be understated. It is import to differentiate between skills which are concrete and skills that are ambiguous. The real life scenarios were awesome, and most of these scenarios can be used as examples within a classroom setting: (a) to get feedback from the students, and (b) if any of these scenarios fit into your career path, use it as an example to heighten your awareness.

The course provided very good information on professional development. This can be useful in the working environment.

This course was awesome. It helps me to deal with as well as how to reduce stress at work