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Implementation Of Active Learning Components Into An Otc Course, Sara Wilson Reece, Nicole Phipps
Implementation Of Active Learning Components Into An Otc Course, Sara Wilson Reece, Nicole Phipps
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When faculty is preparing for didactic class, it is important for the faculty to consider that students only retain about 10% of what they hear, while they retain up to 90% of what they say or do.1 Active learning facilitates learning by enhancing a student’s learning experience in that he/she surpasses understanding of a subject into analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of the subject. Incorporation of active learning strategies such as minute writes and the use of i>clicker audience response system, have been shown to improve a student’s performance on free-recall quizzes and comprehensive exams up to two letter grades.
What Factors Contribute To Or Inhibit Publishing Among Medical Librarians, Skye Bickett, Christine Willis, Melissa Wright
What Factors Contribute To Or Inhibit Publishing Among Medical Librarians, Skye Bickett, Christine Willis, Melissa Wright
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OBJECTIVE: To discover what factors influence librarians to publish or present their work. The study aims to determine what type of publications and presentations are most prevalent, what external factors impact the decision to publish or present, what internal factors affect the decision, and why one chooses to do one rather than the other or both.
Pediatric Obesity Class: Teaching Kids How To Live Healthy Lifestyle, Sara Wilson Reece
Pediatric Obesity Class: Teaching Kids How To Live Healthy Lifestyle, Sara Wilson Reece
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Childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. At The Longstreet Clinic, PC, Diabetes Education and Medical Nutritional Therapy Department, and Pediatric Department have joined together to create the Pediatric Obesity Class to address the epidemic of pediatric obesity in the local community. In the class, the child and parent are taught about calories, how to develop healthy eating habits and become physically active as a family. Visual aids as well as hands on activities for both nutritional and physical activity components of class are utilized. Thus far, approximately 120 children along with their parent(s) have participated in …