Instructional Methods
The instructional method involves an instructor presenting information verbally to a group of students.
What is a lecture?
Students take on assigned roles, such as patient or EMS provider, to practice communication.
What is role playing?
Students use this online activity to post written responses to a prompt and reply to classmates.
What is a discussion board?
An instructor shows students how to perform a skill, then has them practice it.
What is demonstration and practice?
Students first consider a question independently, discuss it with a partner, and then share their ideas with the class.
What is a think-pair-share?
An online quiz explains why each answer is correct or incorrect immediately after submission. This feature helps students recognize mistakes while the material is still fresh.
What is immediate feedback?
Students receive a realistic patient case and must identify the problem, compare possible treatments, and explain their decisions. This instructional method organizes learning around solving a problem.
What is problem based learning?
After a simulated emergency, the instructor guides the students through what happened, why t hey made certain decisions, and what they could improve.
What is debriefing?
Students cannot attend online at the same time. The instructor assigns a recorded lesson and a discussion that students complete before a deadline. This type of learning first their scheduled needs.
What is asynchronous learning?
Students watch an airway management lecture before coming to class, then use classroom time to practice skills and discuss patient cases.
What is a flipped classroom?
EMS students rotate though classroom areas to practice airway management, bleeding control, and patient assessment.
What are learning stations?
Students use an instructor provided rubric to review classmates' recorded patient assessments and suggest improvements.
What is peer review?
After a simulated EMS call, students reflect on their decisions and apply what they learned during another attempt. This approach emphasizes learning through experience and reflection.
What is experimental learning?
During a simulated emergency, one student performs every task. The instructor designates a team leader, airway provider, and medication provider to improve participation.
What are assigned group roles?
Students build an online collection of recorded skill demonstrations, completed case studies, and reflections to show their progress throughout the course.
What is an electronic portfolio?