Module 1: Designing for the Classroom

This module will help you understand the basics of course and lesson design and how that knowledge can be beneficial for allied health educators. You will be introduced to approaches to course and lesson design, educational theories that may influence your approach to teaching in the classroom, and rubric design that guides teaching as well as assessment.

Explore the following topics related to designing for the classroom:

• Basic steps of course design
• Initiating course development
• Understanding and communicating learning outcomes
• Threshold concepts
• Building lesson plans
• Rubrics

Learning Objectives:

• Identify the basic steps of course development
• Differentiate among learning goals, objectives, and outcomes
• Describe Bloom’s Taxonomy of educational objectives
• Identify alternatives to Bloom’s Taxonomy for teachers
• Identify key factors that should be considered in designing a course
• Define learning outcomes
• Explain how to write effective learning outcomes
• Describe the difference between traditional learning and learning based on threshold concepts
• Explain the step-by-step procedure for building lesson plans
• Identify considerations related to lesson planning for adult students
• Describe what a rubric is
• Identify the three parts of a rubric
• Describe how to create rubrics
• Explain the benefits of using rubrics

Module 2: Teaching Methods for the Classroom

This module will help you understand teaching methods used in the classroom setting. You will be introduced to classroom settings and methods used for teaching in the classroom. This module also covers tips and techniques that can be used to make classroom teaching more effective.

Explore the following topics related to teaching methods for the classroom:

• Teaching method selection
  • Lecture/didactic teaching
  • Demonstrations
  • Discussions
  • Independent study
  • Hands on/active learning
• Approaches to learning
• Classroom setting
• Clinical environment
• Laboratory setting
• Simulations
• Classroom setup/learner engagement
• Technology set up and testing
• Materials and resources

Learning Objectives:

• Describe teaching methods used in the traditional classroom setting
• Describe teaching methods used in the clinical setting
• Describe how to prepare for teaching in the laboratory setting
• Define simulations and describe how they are used for training health care workers
• Describe the following classroom teaching methods and advantages and disadvantages of each:
  • Lecture/didactic teaching
  • Demonstrations
  • Discussions
  • Independent study
  • Hands-on learning/active learning
• Describe how classroom setup affects student engagement
• Describe how to set up and test technology
• Identify materials and resources that should be assembled for classes
• List tips and techniques for effective classroom management

Module 3: Online Learning and the Virtual Classroom

This module presents information on online learning focusing on the virtual classroom. It reviews the challenges of online learning and the virtual classroom. It describes teaching methods and software platforms that can be used for the virtual classroom. It also describes how to plan and prepare for a virtual training event.

Explore the following topics related to online learning and the virtual classroom:

• Online learning
• The virtual classroom
• Challenges instructors encounter
• Challenges students encounter
• Software platforms
• Typical platform functionality
• Teaching strategies
• Virtual classroom teaching tips
• Planning and preparing for virtual classroom training
  • Roles and responsibilities
  • Feedback collection
  • Rehearsal
  • “Lobby” setup

Learning Objectives:

• Define online learning and identify different types of online learning
• Describe the virtual classroom
• Identify common challenges faced by virtual instructors
• Identify common challenges faced by students in virtual learning environments
• Summarize the typical functionality of software platforms for virtual classrooms
• Describe key strategies for teaching in virtual classrooms
• Use tips to facilitate virtual classroom teaching
• Identify the roles of different people at a virtual training event
• Describe  how to create a guide/agenda for the event
• Identify ways to collect feedback during an event
• Describe how to rehearse for the event
• Describe how to set up and prepare for students to arrive

What’s included: eLearning course with milestone practice test and a downloadable companion eHandbook.

Continuing education credits: 9 CEUs G

Members price: $225

Nonmembers price: $340

One retake on the exam is allowed.

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Want to earn the Assessment-Based Certificate Program in Allied Health Education (ABC-AHE)? Learners who’ve passed all three individual courses of the ABC-AHE can request the final exam for the entire ABC-AHE by emailing ContinuingEducation@aama-ntl.org at no additional cost. Requests will be processed in approximately three to five business days. If the learner passes the final exam, they will have earned the Assessment-Based Certificate Program in Allied Health Education.