critical thinking
AS a Phlebotomy instructor, critical thinking is most important. Why did I miss the vein? How do I avoid missing a vein? Can I leave a needle uncapped. Does it matter if the needle is clean or dirty if I leave it uncapped? How do I avoid a patient having a reaction and what do I do if they do have a reaction. ED116 is my favorite course so far.
Phyllis,
Thank you and glad to hear you are enjoying the course. Seems like a lot of common sense and critical thinking is being lost today so the more we can help to develop both the better off our students will be.
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
As an esthetic instructor I feel the same way. Why is the skin red? Why is it hot? Why is it rough? Where does this client work? What are their hobbies? What is their hereditary background? What can i use or not use on this client? What if they have an allergic reaction? and what do I do? I love seeing students think and say oh I never thought about that!
Chrissy,
Smaller things when put together blend to create the big picture and this is what you are doing in your focusing your students on all of the sub-sets of what different people have different skin composition and texture. This lets the students see how what they share with their clients can make a difference in the long run. This is a great approach as well as I am sure fun for your students.
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
I agree, this is a great course. Being the Cardiovascular Sonography instructor we use a lot of critical thinking in class and in the clinic. As the students are scanning during lab I ask many questions. What view are you in? What do you think about your depth? How can you adjust your image? What do you think about your gains? What is the anatomy and how do you evaluate and assess? While the students give me their feed back they are analyzing their images and understanding what they are assessing and why. What will be the result of the image if changed.
Zekrayat,
Great set of questions. This is how you get your students to zero in on the image and seeing what needs to be observed. The more questions asked the more analysis will be done and as a result more growth will be experienced. Keep up the questioning it is a valuable learning tool.
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
