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Another workshop is completed

The Six Day workshop has closed after a hectic week of effort all round. The last day was spent on presentations - a task that the students always find stressful. They are given some days to prepare a topic they have drawn from a hat. All the topics are related to a segment they will eventually include in their prenatal program, so working on the outline, their aims, the learner objectives and devising an appropriate teaching strategy gives them good practice for later.

We have also begun videotaping some of the presentations as well - again students names are drawn from a hat. At first they feel nervous about being taped, but quickly see that it is a great way of receiving feedback and checking how they are doing for themselves. The camera is silent and is not intrusive at all. Once a gain, this is a good rehearsal for their supervised teaching which will commence next year. All assessment of their classes is now done via videotape and we have found it to be very effective.

All I have to do now is prepare the student’s workshop assessments - we offer feedback on their participation in the program and pointers that we hope will be useful when they are working on their own classes. An honest appraisal now may save anguish and concern later when their supervisor is evaluating their tapes class series.

There is no doubt in my mind that those who complete our Course are outstanding educators with the necessary skills to facilitate effective parenting education. I just wish that all expectant parents could have the kind of educational experience that our graduates offer - they would be so much better prepared for birth and parenting than happens for many of them now.

Posted by andrea at November 20, 2003 04:10 PM

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