Quality Education for a Healthier Scotland Multidisciplinary Role of the Instructor in Supporting Learning.

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Role of the Instructor in Supporting Learning

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Learning outcomes

1. Discuss how adults learn2. Describe factors that motivate adults to

learn3. Describe the role of the instructor

Quality Education for a Healthier Scotland

MultidisciplinaryWhat does an instructor do?

What is instructio

n?

What do we instruct? What is

learning?What do

we facilitate?

Can you learn without an instructor?

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Learning

Is what students doCan be facilitated by you

Facilitating and Supporting Learning

= Instruction

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Building blocks of an instructor

Role model

Clinical credibility

Expertise in teaching

In role self awareness

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Course candidates are:

• Adults• Senior staff members• Experienced• Self-selected or chosen

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How do you learn?

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Learning Styles

• Autonomous• Self directed• Goal orientated• Practical• Relevancy orientated• Problem solvers• Life experiences

Quality Education for a Healthier Scotland

MultidisciplinaryDomains of Learning

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Processes

Affective Processe

s

Conceptualisation

Cognition

Quality Education for a Healthier Scotland

MultidisciplinaryKolb experiential learning cycle

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Motivate

• To make and maintain social relationships• To meet external expectations• To learn to benefit others• Professional advancement• Escape• Stimulation• Pure interest

Quality Education for a Healthier Scotland

MultidisciplinaryOvercome the barriers

Reasons candidates don’t come on courses

• Lack of resources• Other responsibilities• Lack of money, time, child care, family care• Scheduling problems• Transportation problems• Under confident• Having to learn

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Taxonomy of Human Needs

(Jarvis 1995, p.14)

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Principles

Tell them what you are going to tell them

Tell them

Tell them what you have told them

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SMMDP Instructor Role

• Accreditation as an Instructor • 4 yearly recertification• Adherence to Code of Conduct• Ensuring that SMMDP courses are run in

accordance with quality standards• Professional Codes of Conduct• Instructors must co-operate with other• Instructors and Course Leaders

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Quality Education for a Healthier Scotland

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