LEARNING FROM AND WITH THE COMMUNITY IN ORDER TO BECOME

A COMMUNITY OF LEARNERS

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A 10 HOUR PARTICIPATORY CHW I CEU

OFFERED BY HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE -COLEMAN COLLEGE FOR HEALTH SCIENCE - CENTER FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS

FOR

CHW I’s WITH THE TEXAS A&M COLONIAS PROGRAM

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

INSTRUCTORS

ELIZABETH (LIZ) KELLY, #1

RICHARD (RICH) ROSING, #157

LEARNING GOAL

TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND APPLICATIONS WITHIN A COMMUNITY BASED SETTING THAT SUPPORT THE ADULT LEARNING PROCESS

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LEARNING OBJECTIVE #1 – List assets of the community you serve

1) Introduction by each attendee

2) Explain your understanding of the CHW I role

3) State your learning goal for this CEU

4) Relate your learning goal to your understanding of each of these words,

community health

5) Resources that offer further discussion concerning community and health.

www.WHO.int www.HealthyPeople2020.gov

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DEFINITION OF COMMUNITY

COMMUNITY: “a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.”

OR

“a feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.”

(Merriam-Webster Dictionary)

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WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

What are social determinants of health?The social determinants of health are the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age. These circumstances are shaped by the distribution of money, power and resources at global, national and local levels.

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Overview Health starts in our homes, schools, workplaces, neighborhoods, and communities.

HEALTHY PEOPLE 2020GoalCreate social and physical environments that promote good health for all.

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LEARNING OBJECTIVE #2 – Recognize the value of learning styles, learning retention strategies and instructional technology that facilitate

instructional design

Instructional Design: "instructional experiences which make the acquisition of knowledge and skill more efficient, effective, and appealing.“ (en.wikipedia.org)

1) Learning style inventories

2) Learning retention models for designing effective instruction

3) Instructional technology

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LEARNING RETENTION MODEL

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LEARNING RETENTION MODEL

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LEARNING OBJECTIVE #3 – Discuss Bloom’s educational taxonomy as a guide for curriculum development

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A taxonomy is defined as general principles of classifications; a hierarchical organization

Purpose: To encourage learners to increase learning through a progression of learning rather than memorization of content or what is taught.

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BLOOM’S TAXONOMY

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Utilizing Bloom’s taxonomy to write learning objectives

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Categories Key words for objectives

Learning activities

Knowledge – ability to recall previous learning

Choose, define, list, read, recall

Read, Q/A, recite, offer definitions

Comprehend – grasp meaning, explain

Compare, contract, define, find, show

Discussions, reflections, illustrate main idea

Apply –use learned material in new situation

Classify, estimate, expand, modify

Role play, case studies, build a critique, interpret

Analyze – separate materials into parts and show relationships

Determine, discover, outline, relationships

Plan an event, produce a skit, assess an ad or activity

Synthesis – put together separate ideas to form new whole

Construct, design, create, change

Self-study, learn through mistakes, conduct a debate, create using teams

Evaluation – judge worth of material against criteria

Appraise, prioritize, value

Write an article, make a presentation, SWOT

CRITERIA FOR WRITING LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Learning objective criteria

Definition

Specific Each objective is a distinct category for learning

Measurable Use only active verbs

Attainable Can be achieved within an educational setting

Results-oriented Prepares students for employment

Time focused Within the school program schedule

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Learning Objective Example

Identify one recent, community-based learning experience as a CHW I for advocacy activities

ORState a CHW I advocacy learning experience from your community

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Learning Objective Example

Explain your understanding for attending this CHW I CEU OR

Recognize the relationship between learning objectives the CHW I prepares and CHW workforce

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A rubric is a standard of performance that:

A rubric is a standard of performance that:

• Allows for assessment of student learning based on learning objectives;

• Includes levels and criterion;

• Allows for consistency in student evaluation;

• Provides student with clear feedback on how they learn and criteria to improve learning

Learning Objectives + Rubrics relate to learning outcomes (essential learning learners achieve)

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Description of rubric components

RUBRIC COMPONENTS

Components Component descriptors

Assignment title Relates to the learning objective

Descriptors Performance – states what is expected of student at each level

Criteria Levels to measure outcomes

Levels of Performance Content oriented taken from learning objective

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Learning with and from each other

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LEARNING OBJECTIVE #5 – Write a community-based lesson plan for presentation to the group

LEARNING OBJECTIVE #5 – Write a community based lesson plan for a future CHW class to be presented during the CHW I CEU

LESSON PLAN OUTLINE

Goal: (Broadly speaking)

Learning Objective: (SMART)

Source(s) for learning content and learning activities

Develop an educational rubric

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REFERENCE LISTINGS

www.HealthyPeople2020.gov

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http://ctle.hccs.edu/facultyportal/360/360guide.htmhttp://uncc.edu/learning - Bloom’s taxonomywww.teaching.berkeley.edu http://teachingcommons.depaul.eduwww.who.int – “Joint commitment to harmonize partners actions for community health workers and frontline health workers.”