Reflection 4: Description of the intervention

Feedback on my reflection from last week: 

I found out that other affordances of blogs include:

·        Giving students opportunities for discovery through videos and other learning materials;

·        Opportunities for self-directed learning;

·        Developing skills in critical review of learning materials;

·        The possibility of incorporating group work – this is something that I could consider incorporating either as part of the existing tutorials or as a mini-project students could work on at the various placements.

Rita’s feedback on my blog was that posting the YouTube videos on to a blog may be a good starting point but that I should design a task that will facilitate peer support and learning. I am a bit stumped on what tasks I could devise but hoping to have a revelation overnight …

The intervention:

A blog will be created with a link from the existing LMS. The blog will include YouTube videos and other resources demonstrating specific skills that students require in their ‘physical health’ practice learning placements. The blog will enable students to access the information they need when it is most needed. Students will be expected to comment on the usefulness of the materials posted and their reflections on these materials. They will also be invited to add additional resources that they have located and that may be helpful to other students. This also applies to the other lecturers and clinical educators involved in this course. Although a formalised mark will not be given to student’s participation on the blog, lecturers and clinical educators could consider commenting on student participation in their practice learning evaluations. The blog will be set up by the end of the week and students will be invited to access the site and give feedback. Lecturers and clinical educators will also be asked to visit the site and give feedback.