PLANNING AND CONDUCTING CLASSES

Before entering a classroom, the teacher need to formulate objectives, select and organize content, choose teaching methods, and design assignment, and finally evaluate learning.

Developing a course outline or syllabus

Course outline include:The name of the course.The name of instructor.A one- paragraph course description.A list of course description.Teaching methods to be used.The method of evaluation.The text book or other readings.

A course outline or syllabus is consider a contract between teacher and learners.

II. Formulating objectives:

WHY we do need objectivesTo guide selection and handling of course material.To help teachers to determined whether people in the class have learned what you have tried to teach (EVALUATION)Are essential from the learners perspective. It guide the students in their studying.To justify the budget of the learning program.

Educational objectives suggested by bloom (1984) and divided into 3 domains:Cognitive (knowing)Psychomotor (doing)Affective(feeling, valuing).

Knowing and doing objectives easy to be measured but in the effective domain are not so easy to write and measure.

Wording of objectives:

Goal:" Recognize the parameters of effective hemodailysis"Objectives: The nurse will list and explain, with 95% accuracy, the parameters by which effective hemodailysis is measured"

The objectives characteristicsS SPECIFIC M Measurable A AchievableR RealisticT Timelines

III- Selecting Content:How much time you can devote to the topic.The kind of background the students have.What you need to include from a text book.

Give yourself time to discuss the meaningfulness of the subject and cover important points without getting bogged down in details that the learners will never remember.It rehearse your content orally in front of a mirror.

IV- Organizing ContentHeadingsSubheadingsShould follow a logical consequences (moving from general to specific) or (from Simple to complex)

V- Selecting teaching methods:

What are the factors affecting choice of method:It depend on the objectives and type of learning you are trying to achieve.In nursing the teaching methods selected should therefore emphasize students activity: Case study, discussion, Simulations, Role- playing, Cooperative learning, Computer use.

Number of people in the class. With high number modules, computer programs or handout with explanation is greatly useful. With small group ; brain storming, role- playing, and cooperative learning.

The Effectiveness of teaching methods depend on the out come criterion. If the criterion is the acquisition of knowledge may be lecture is useful. While acquisition of doing objectives it is useful to use training sessions.

Choosing the textbook:Quality of writingHow the book organized and the graphics that were included.Include introductions to chapters.(give an overview to content)Keywords in bold face is favorite.

Summaries at the end-of- chapter.Study questions, charts, tables, and pictures are also reflect the quality of the text.Cost.Permanency.Quality of print.Contain or start with a preface(overview

Note : Planning assignments e.g. Nursing care plan or e.g. case method discussion (presentation).

Conducting the classThe first classBegin introducing yourself.Welcoming the class can establish a pleasant atmosphere.Reading names and getting correct pronunciation.

Ensuring that every one gets the handouts.A little humor is usefulCommunicate your expectations for the course.Review the course syllabus.Try to whet the learners appetite for what is to come.

SUBSEQUENT CLASSES:Gaining and controlling the attention of the learners.To keep communication skills rule effectively going.