Teaching and Learning Portfolio

Week One MHST 624

Beginning a new semester in the pursuit of my MHST degree! I have been challenged this semester to identify my own learning goals for the course, how I will meet these goals, and how I will demonstrate to myself and my instructor I have met these objectives. We'll be using personal a personal learning portfolio to identify all of the artifacts create.

The importance of reflection has always been a part of my evolving teaching philosophy, so I began this challenge by reflecting on my experience as both a teacher and a learner in order to help identify what it really is I want to achieve in this course. Having recently transitioned in my professional life to a role where I work primarily with a multidisciplinary entry to practice level team I recognized that this shift from clinical teaching advanced skills to experienced and expert nursing staff, presents an excellent opportunity to structure my learning around. What don't I know about entry to practice level professionals? What sort of teaching and learning theory can provide a framework for my teaching? What are the considerations for a change to a interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary work environment? Do I know, what I don't know about these topics, or is some more research into the issues and challenges required?

This reflection allowed me to structure my learning goals, so here they are:

· Identify any unique learning needs or considerations for teaching with novice professionals.

· Expand on my knowledge related to preparing learners for interprofessional and multidisciplinary practice.

· Develop an understanding of multiple teaching theories and how they can be appropriately selected and applied to practical teaching with novice professionals.

· Demonstrate active involvement in course discussion as I learn from my peers and progress in my learning throughout the semester.

I hope that through the artifacts (assignments) that I will work through this semester I can meet these learning objectives and ultimately be more prepared in my professional practice. I have found throughout this journey to complete my masters degree that the closer I can relate my learning to my practice, the more I enjoy the course work. Adult learning theory in action right?

I also took some time this week to reflect what it means to be a good teacher and what kind of teacher I want to be. I found this TedX talk inspiring, and I hope you do to!

Nick Fuhrman. (2018). The One Thing All Great Teachers Do. TedX. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwTpfVQgkU0