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Can I add a form to a post?

The new form creator in WordPress makes it so easy to put a form within a post. The options are limited, but we can still do a lot with what is there. Students can use it to record their answers. Instructors who receive those answers can use it as a pre-assessment.
Post Intubation Checklist

Quick Checklist Analgesia & Sedation Secure the tube well (use a commercial device) Raise head of bed to 30-45° Confirm Lung Protective Vent Settings Humidify the air (Heat Moisture Exchanger) Place Inline Suction (q1h or more) End Tidal CO2 Monitor (Pt -> suction -> humidifer -> ETCO2 -> vent) Check cuff pressure (20-30 mmH20, use…
Why do student development and course climate matter for student learning?

We need to teach the student, not the content. Students are still developing their physician personas and figuring out how to act. They may be emotionally more mature than college students, but this is quite a different environment than college. In the hospital, we are interacting with different people in different degrees of duress. It…
What kinds of practice and feedback enhance learning?

The next step in attaining mastery, after breaking a task down into component pieces is to have students practice each component piece with feedback. They need to repeat it until they get it right. Each time they get it wrong, it’s our job to tell them how they got it wrong and how they can…
How do students develop mastery?

Revisiting the model of skill acquisition by the Dreyfus brothers: novice advanced beginner competent proficient expert Students gain skills stepwise. Initially, as the novice, they require all the mental efforts to be focused on the task at hand. They cannot handle distractions. As an expert, our blind spot is recognizing the amount of effort it…
What factors motivate students to learn?

Motivation is the potential investment that an individual has in reaching a desired state or outcome – in other words how relevant a topic feels to a student. Motivation comes from perceived value and expectancy.
How does the way students organize their knowledge affect their learning?

Students’ knowledge needs to be structured in a way that students can see its importance and application. This big picture is often lost to students who are just struggling to see the trees. As a content expert these connections are obvious to us, but they need to be explicitly spelled out to our students.
How does students’ prior knowledge affect their learning?

A student’s previous knowledge helps them establish new knowledge. By creating connections to this old material, they are able to build off it and solidify the new content in their minds. However it is important that this foundational knowledge be activated, sufficient, appropriate and accurate. If not, it can actually hinder learning. So before teaching…
Visual – Verbal Interdependent Thinking

Dan Roam, the author of a business book called “Back Of The Napkin,” wrote a second book called “Blah-Blah-Blah.” Though the title doesn’t suggest it, the book is about effective communication using a combination of verbal and visual methods and how to link the two. This is an integral part of the digital whiteboard lecture…
Evenomations

Snakebite management is a complaint unique to Emergency Medicine. There are really two main snakes we’ll discuss here, rattlesnakes and coral snakes. We’ll also discuss spider bites and bee stings!