Writing Objectives
Congratulations — you’ve just finished conducting your needs assessment. What comes next? Action items should focus on determining what information needs to be taught and how to teach it. Learning is defined as a change in behavior — thus, learning objectives are a central component of planning because they describe observable and measurable behaviors that allow the educator to make judgments about the learning.
As you plan your session, begin by writing a list of concepts that need to be covered and determine what the learners need to know
Conducting a Needs Assessment
As an educator, you know staff need includes educational programs (knowledge, skills, and abilities), career development, and organizational development and goals. What you might not know is to start. The best way to begin is to conduct a needs assessment — ie, a powerful, systematic exploration of what activities and goals — distinct from perceived needs or “wants”— that should be accomplished within a certain time frame.
Conducting a needs assessment. A variety of techniques are available for conducting needs assessments. These incl
What Educators Need to Know
Ostomy Wound Management introduces Smart Talk, a new online exclusive that will address various aspects of staff instruction to help clinicians become better educators.
Educating others, whether peers, superiors, patients/clients, or new wound care personnel, is a huge, weighty responsibility. Education is serious business — it offers wonderful rewards for both the educator and the learner. Try to remember the first time you had that “ah-ha!” moment. Think about how proud you felt. Then imagine how the educator felt when that gleam of accomplishment flashe
