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The Fieldwork Planning Matrix – Maximizing The Learning Environment In Non-Traditional Community Based Settings, Arlene Lorch, Otd, Otr/L, Ches, Tina Angelis, Edd, Otr/L
The Fieldwork Planning Matrix – Maximizing The Learning Environment In Non-Traditional Community Based Settings, Arlene Lorch, Otd, Otr/L, Ches, Tina Angelis, Edd, Otr/L
Department of Occupational Therapy Posters and Presentations
OBJECTIVES
•Learn about a matrix guided tool utilized to plan and structure unique fieldwork experiences.
•Identify key elements associated with “matrix” implementation.
•Understand multi-faceted uses of the manual.
BACKGROUND - NONTRADITIONAL FW
•More community-based sites are needed to meet FW placement demand
•Typically, these FW sites rely upon non-traditional, distant supervision.
•These learning environments require high degree of structure to support experiential self-directed learning
•High structure requires detailed planning
•A planning matrix method to maximize the learning environment is proposed.
Creating An Infrastructure To Support Faculty Outcomes Research On Teaching And Learning, Susan Toth-Cohen, Phd, Otr/L, Susan Wainwright, Phd, Pt
Creating An Infrastructure To Support Faculty Outcomes Research On Teaching And Learning, Susan Toth-Cohen, Phd, Otr/L, Susan Wainwright, Phd, Pt
Department of Occupational Therapy Posters and Presentations
This presentation discusses the Teaching and Learning Initiative (TLI), a comprehensive program for building faculty capacity to design and implement educational research in a school of health professions. The TLI is a staged program based on Eade's (1997) approach to capacity building, which the authors apply to the academic environment. The TLI consisted of 4 stages:
1. Initial planning and data gathering.
2. Training faculty in educational outcomes research.
3. Faculty submission of educational outcomes research for intramural funding.
4. Participatory action research approach to further develop faculty capacity for the scholarship of teaching and learning, including educational outcomes …
Promoting Health Literacy Through Leading Edge Occupational Therapy Education, Susan Toth-Cohen, Phd, Otr/L, Annalisa Synnestvedt, Ba, Ots, Alyssa Frey Peachey, Ots
Promoting Health Literacy Through Leading Edge Occupational Therapy Education, Susan Toth-Cohen, Phd, Otr/L, Annalisa Synnestvedt, Ba, Ots, Alyssa Frey Peachey, Ots
Department of Occupational Therapy Posters and Presentations
Synopsis:
Health literacy has become a vital focus of U.S. healthcare. By incorporating health literacy knowledge, attitudes, and skills into entry-‐level education, occupational therapy professionals can enact a leading role in health and human services teams to address our national healthcare goals.
Poster presentation at the American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, April 2013.