Teaching Plan and Critique

The assignment is to develop a teaching plan for a clinical education session on a topic relevant to the workplace and role. The plan must include a 15-minute education session for a small group of intra/inter professional healthcare professionals, with a focus on learning styles and educational theory strategies. The plan should be presented in three parts: Part A (teaching plan), Part B (written critique), and Part C (PowerPoint presentation). The teaching plan will be evaluated based on its clarity, structure, and alignment with learning objectives and theories.

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3928NRS Clinical Teaching for Health Professionals
Semester 2, 2016
Assessment Item 1: Teaching Plan and Critique
Maximum of 2000 words
Weighting 60%
Due Date: Thursday 15th September, 1100 hrs
Aim:
The aim of this assignment is demonstrate an understanding of learning styles and
educational theory strategies through the development of a teaching plan for a clinical
education session.
Task and Instructions:
Educators who teach in clinical settings face complex situations requiring evidence-
based educational and evaluative strategies (Suplee, Gardner & Jerome-D’Emilia, 2014).
Task:
You are required to construct a teaching plan for a 15 minute education session to be
delivered in the clinical setting, on a topic relevant to your workplace and role. This is to
be an intra/inter professional small group audience and must have a health care
focus, for example, to a group of student nurses, new graduate nurses, nursing
peers or other health professionals, but NOT for patient/family education.
This task is to be completed as three (3) separate parts to assist your understanding
of the teaching process.
Part A: (15%) – 300-500 words
Complete the provided table outlining your teaching plan
 Complete all parts of the table
 Develop four (4) Learning Objectives
 Include timings and activities
 Dot points are encouraged
 References are not needed or appropriate in the table
Part B: (35%) – 1200 -1500 words
Provide a written critique of your planned teaching session with the discussion
supported by the use of scholarly literature (at least 8 references). This part should be in
essay format using the following headings:
Introduction:
 Describe the target audience and any special considerations for this specific
group;
 Provide a short background on the topic and its relevance/significance for
this group;
 Provide a rationale for the teaching session
Preparation:
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 Consider the context/environment in which the session will occur and
outline any problems and possible solutions;
 Describe how you would determine learner readiness and prepare for the
session;
 Briefly outline the manner with which you would deliver/implement the
session;
 Describe the most appropriate method of evaluating the session.
Development of Learning Objectives:
 Explain how the Learning Objectives (LOs)were developed using Bloom’s
Taxonomy and
 Justify the appropriateness of the LOs by using the SMART acronym;
Theoretical underpinnings: (at least 600 words)
 Must use current and seminal literature for this section, and elsewhere as
appropriate
 Describe the strategies used to meet the different learning styles of the
group and discuss how these link to theory
 Identify and critically discuss the application of principles of Adult Learning
to aspects of the session
 Identify and critically discuss one learning theory that will underpin this
teaching session and provide a critique of how the teaching strategies and
activities reflect this theory;
Conclusion:
 Provide a short summary of the key educational theories and principles that
informed the teaching session
Part C: 10% 300-500 words
Create a PowerPoint presentation to deliver your teaching session and guide the reader
(and student) through the content. You do not need to present the session
 10-15 slides only (including cover sheet slides, title slide and references)
 Use 20 – 28 point font
 Make sure slide is not too busy – no more than 4 points per page
 Be creative e.g. include photos, diagrams and tables
 You could include a short video, but no more than 3 minutes
 Identify when student activity (group work, demonstration, practice) will occur
 Your teaching session so should not include any reference to educational theory
 Include a references slide with 3-5 references
Instructions
Essay format is to be used for Part B in accordance with academic writing standards, and
using APA6th Ed referencing style throughout.
Include an assignment cover sheet and title page with your essay, but do not need to
include the marking guide.
Please refer to the Nursing and Midwifery Writing and Referencing guide on the course
site for information, formatting, referencing and exemplars.
Submission:
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IMPORTANT
Part A and B:
You need to submit your teaching plan and written critique as one word
document (copy into template for cover sheet) and upload via the specific
Turnitin Part A and B Final Submission point under the Assessment tab on
L@G.
Please label your submission - Part A and B and your student number
only
Part C:
You need to save your PowerPoint presentation (using template which includes
the cover sheet) and upload via the specific Turnitin Part C Final submission
point under the Assessment tab on L@G.
Please label your submission - Part C and your student number only
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CRITERIA MARK
Criteria One: Presentation of teaching plan in Table (Part A)
 Appropriate title, relevant to topic (1)
 Clear outline of context and setting (1)
 Clear aim provided (1)
 Learning objectives well structured (8) (2 per LO)
 Structure of session (timings and activities) and (3)
 Outlines resources to be used (1)
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Criteria Two: Teaching Processes ( Part B essay)
Uses scholarly literature appropriately to support a discussion which
clearly
 Introduces the topic, the learners and rationale for session (2)
 Discusses and critiques practical preparations to support and
engage learners including the learning environment, resources and
teaching activities (2)
 Discusses potential challenges of the clinical environment as a
setting for education and includes strategies to address identified
challenges (3)
 Uses Bloom’s Taxonomy to develop learning objectives and
explains use of SMART acronym to justify (6)
 Outlines and justifies an evaluation strategy(s) (2)
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Criteria Three: Theoretical underpinnings ( Part B essay)
 Identifies and critically discusses scholarly literature related to
different learning styles (4)
 Identifies and critically discusses scholarly literature (current and
seminal) on Adult Learning Theory and one other relevant learning
theory (6)
 Provides clear rationale / justification for chosen teaching strategies
in the context of learning styles, relevant theories and principles (4)
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Criteria Four: Presentation and Referencing (Part B essay)
 Provides a conclusion that summarises the overall essay (1)
 Conforms to the Assignment Presentation Formatting Guidelines
including correct word count, cover sheet and title page (1).
 Essay is supported with at least eight [8] different sources from the
scholarly literature, including seminal literature (2)
 Referencing in-text and reference list as per APA Style 6th (2)
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Criteria Five: Power-point presentation Part C
 Completed cover sheet slides and title page slide (1)
 Clear introduction and outline of teaching session (1)
 Learning objectives included (1)
 Background slide(s) to provide clinical context and rationale
(referenced) (2)
 Slides reflect teaching and learning activities (3)
 Structured and sequential session (1)
 References slide – up to 5 references APA 6th (1)
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Refer to Pre-submission Checklist before uploading to Turnitin!
Total Marks
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7901NRS Assessment Item 1: Teaching Plan Marking Guide
(Parts A, B and C)
3928NRS Clinical Teaching for Health Professionals: Semester 2, 2015. Assessment item 1:
Teaching Plan.