I have been preparing my first poster to deliver at the Allied Health Network Conference in Bendigo on Friday, 27th February 2009. I wasn't sure what to present, as I am in the early stages of my research and I have lots of options for which direction I might take. I have decided to present my thoughts about Critical Reflection and the use of an on-line blog. I have attached the notes here and I will present the poster on Friday. I welcome any feedback about the poster and I will be back next week to let you know how it went.
Helen
5 comments:
Hi Helen,
Look good! Not too scary for those unfamiliar with blogging.
thanks Buckeye - I'll let you know how I go.
Cheers
Helen
Hi Helen
I have enjoyed reading your posts, and in two separate headings you have explored themes on learning by experience. I haven't read a lot of literature on these ideas, but it seems to me that the second year nursing students I work with in a secondary care setting often learn from situations which provoke anxiety (the whole new setting itself provokes anxiety). Some degree of anxiety is likely to heighten awareness biologically (flight/fight response) and potentially improve learning. I would think that people often view anxiety as negative, especially at the time, although it might later be forgotten. We might think then that we learn from negative sitations, and in answering your post it has made me think about asking students to think explicitly about a positive learning experience.
Hi again Helen
I see my last post has put in my photo of Taz the wonder dog. I didn't realise it would do that and I posted that photo because I am new to blogging and the whole idea of putting me out there was horrifying!
Any way I wanted to also comment about learning by experience and can you learn by others' experience. Might it be about how firmly set in that learning is. If you gain an idea of what an experience might be like through reading someone else's account you have an idea but not much else.
I was recently talking with a nurse who had managed a patient with acute pulmonary oedema, while precepting a student which is why I was around. She described how this patient has been managed and I compared it with experience I had had with a patient with pulmonary oedema. This experience is still very clear in my mind and I do not think that reading or being told about it in some other way could have such a profound learning effect. I do think though that we can learn something from the experience of others.
I just asked my partner Ian who is an occupational therapist and he says he thinks you can learn from others if you can pick out similarities in those experiences and you have got some sort of framework to hang it. For example I have just been on a five day tramp in an areas Ian has only covered a part of and he says that he has trouble imagining some of the areas I describe.
Hi Ruth
Thanks for the lovely comments and I love your photo of Taz the wonder dog - he looks great!
You raise some really interesting points in your posts and I thank you for dropping by to share your thoughts.
Helen
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