As I watch my colleagues earn badges for the Ontario Extend modules I ask myself why I haven’t gotten around to applying for any of them yet. *sigh* I was part of the first cohort of the modules as one of the lucky guinea pigs who worked through the activities in-person and provided feedback on the online version. Through daily extends I naturally worked through a lot of the content needed for badging.
1. Identifying a concept that is often misunderstood in a discipline and created an analogy to help make sense of it
This I do every day. In the video below, for example, someone commented that they “loved the little emic guy swimming in the fish bowl.” Voice-over video has been an excellent way to showcase analogies like this.
2. Creating a concept map of a syllabus for a course
I drafted the infographic (which is a concept map) for this course, but had a graphic designer produce it.
Each gear represents a component of the course syllabus. They are connected in a way that leads to a final product in the course.
Does that count? If it doesn’t … can I use the concept map of myself that we did in the first Extend cohort. Since going through the cohort I actually have used a lot more concept maps in my teaching … much to the surprise of people like Peggy and Alan who listened to me complain about this process.
A work in progress #oextend pic.twitter.com/xgv3kway7c
— Laura Killam (@NurseKillam) August 14, 2017
3. Practicing note taking skills
Click on the “Professional Development” category of this blog to see my notes on various sessions I have been to since I started sharing notes publicly last term. It is actually pretty awesome to take notes on a blog.
4. Brainstorming a list of “What’s in it for me?” from a student perspective
My entire research course gets students saying wiifm … um the ability to call B.S. on crappy research #oext62 @ontarioextend pic.twitter.com/DO1Hx7lRsb
— Laura Killam (@NurseKillam) October 2, 2017
5. Identifying a concept in a discipline that is like driving a car and specified the component skills that are required to master this concept of skill
I reviewed the activity bank for this one for some ideas … and because I thought I had already done it. I agree with several of the posts, but feel that @JenBoothatGC is right when she identified APA as one of those concepts. To master this skill you just need to … read the rules … clarify them … follow the rules … read the rules again … and refer to your manual when unsure.
Good point: Once you learn how APA works you can go on auto-pilot. My brain is just wired to see APA errors … I have become so familiar with it that I don't even try – they pop right off the page. References & citing- a response by @JenBoothatGC https://t.co/CwkNBEiGaJ #oextend
— Laura Killam (@NurseKillam) September 26, 2018
6. Creating an introductory activity, connected to a discipline, to get to know learners
Again, I feel like this was a daily extend at one point. I know we discussed this, but cannot find the tweet.
I'm afraid NURSEry is already taken #oext206 @ontarioextend – the act of looking over one's patient in order to respond to their needs … or is it something else @greeneterry ? https://t.co/iXq9aRUqh7
— Laura Killam (@NurseKillam) June 17, 2018
Okay, here goes: Nursing is about caring. I could ask students to describe a situation in which they experienced or witnessed an act of caring that promoted healing for an individual.
I added it to the official responses here but it seems to be awaiting moderation.
7. Finding a nugget and making it as meaningful as possible
The Just listen nugget stood out to me, because I use to teach the importance of listening in a therapeutic communication course. It is too easy to forget sometimes just how powerful listening really is. Pearson is absolutely right about the power of empathy in teaching and learning. It is in that moment when we truly listen that we can make a meaningful and lasting impact on our students lives. Active listening is a skill that it critically important to teaching – and often difficult to actualize in the chaos of a busy term. Reminding myself to just listen is something I practice on an ongoing basis. It is essential.
8. Articulating a metaphor to describe their teaching philosophy
My teaching philosophy is written here (and could use some concision). Really it all boils down to flexibility and empowerment, which is reflected on my social media profiles as “Empowering Students to Learn Their Way.” My teaching philosophy in a metaphor is hard to nail down, but here is a shot:
Teaching is an Adventure
And a song that inspires me:
Lately ive had the song "Whatever it takes" by Imagine Dragons in my head when it comes to innovation #oext186 @ontarioextend https://t.co/JpdUrzS6BP
— Laura Killam (@NurseKillam) May 28, 2018
9X9X25 Challenge
Extenders, I know this is double dipping, but I did write enough to say I have done the things for this challenge. Could this be my second post?? Work smarter not harder – Right Jess??
20 Blogs are officially hooked in for the @ontarioextend #9x9x25 Challenge with a bunch more to come.
A few pre-challenge posts and a few official 1st posts are already coming in!
Have a look! https://t.co/RViCXDNDbk
— Terry Greene (@greeneterry) September 26, 2018
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