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In this first post of the New Year, Dr Susan Clarke, in her role as module co-ordinator<\/strong> considers the value of reflection<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve been enjoying the Friday ritual of reading Maggie and Iain\u2019s Connected Learning blog so thought I might share some of my thoughts on the importance of reflection- not the students\u2019 reflection, but our own reflective practice as educators, and specifically as module coordinators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A record of real time feelings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most of you know that I was one of, and am now solely, the module co-ordinator for EBN2. Most years, I keep a reflective diary on my experiences through the module. I do this for several reasons, primarily because my memory is really bad and I want to make sure when we come to run the module for the next intake that I know which bits need tweaked but also because it is a record of my real time feelings and reflections. We all internalise this, right? So I\u2019m just putting my thoughts to paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Justifying the need for action<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don\u2019t write reams of text and it mostly consists of bullet points, but I write notes to myself of what worked and what didn\u2019t work and why that might be. The why is very important and I don\u2019t think you remember that if you don\u2019t write it as you experience it. Another important aspect is the action points- suggestions for what I can change that will address the problem. Again, too easy to ignore these suggestions if I haven\u2019t made a note to myself of the \u201cwhy\u201d to justify the need for action. We are all busy and have competing priorities in this incredibly varied job we do so we could be forgiven for not instigating change if we didn\u2019t need to!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year, more than most, with the new curriculum, the move to online\/remote delivery and the fact that EBN2 is now totally delivered in one teaching phase (will I even remember what a PICO is by the time it rolls around again never mind the nuances of timing the delivery of key messages?!), my ritual has been invaluable. Just a few moments at the end of each week to write my reflections meant that, when we had our debriefing meeting at the end of the module, I was able to identify key learning points for our team and to make suggestions for modifications when delivering it to the February cohort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another tool to maximise our teaching practice<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is an entirely new curriculum. We expect too much of it and ourselves if we think it will work perfectly straight out of the box so, dare I say it, evidence based<\/em> modifications for future cohorts are not only necessary but essential to make it work as well as it can. We teach the students action cycles of plan, do, study, act and that can equally be applied to our education setting as to their healthcare practice. Combining our personal reflections with student feedback, external examiner feedback and team debriefings means we have a well-rounded view of our modules and is just one more tool in our armoury to maximise our teaching practice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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