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Quality Education for a Healthier Scotland
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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
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Processes
Affective Processe
s
Conceptualisation
Cognition
Quality Education for a Healthier Scotland
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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
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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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• The SMMDP is addressing the education and skill needs of today’s maternity care professionals to help them meet the demands of current and future maternity services
• You, as an SMMDP trainer, have the opportunity of being part of this exciting challenge and solution