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What is Education?
What is Education?
In every sector and service, education is critical to service delivery and quality improvement.
In every sector and service, education is critical to service delivery and quality improvement.
The desire to expand practice-based learning opportunities in educational settings and to find new solutions will aid us in providing safe and effective healthcare. This will necessitate new positions and opportunities, as well as novel ways of working.
The desire to expand practice-based learning opportunities in educational settings and to find new solutions will aid us in providing safe and effective healthcare. This will necessitate new positions and opportunities, as well as novel ways of working.
Practice-based learning must adapt to meet these requirements, and AHP students are encouraged to participate in practice-based learning that goes beyond clinical work and covers a broader range of AHP practice. Education is a key skill for all health professionals.
Practice-based learning must adapt to meet these requirements, and AHP students are encouraged to participate in practice-based learning that goes beyond clinical work and covers a broader range of AHP practice. Education is a key skill for all health professionals.
Why include Education in Practice Based Learning?
Why include Education in Practice Based Learning?
In education, practice-based learning refers to learning settings and placement designs in which AHP students can build the skills needed to facilitate effective teaching and learning.
In education, practice-based learning refers to learning settings and placement designs in which AHP students can build the skills needed to facilitate effective teaching and learning.
This could be for the purpose of gaining the knowledge and skills needed to teach other health care practitioners, either in a classroom (university) or in a clinical environment. It may also entail gaining the information and abilities needed to teach patients / service users, whether adults or children, as well as the ability to work with people who have special educational needs. It will also cover the acquisition of the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed as an independent learner.
This could be for the purpose of gaining the knowledge and skills needed to teach other health care practitioners, either in a classroom (university) or in a clinical environment. It may also entail gaining the information and abilities needed to teach patients / service users, whether adults or children, as well as the ability to work with people who have special educational needs. It will also cover the acquisition of the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed as an independent learner.
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This guide from Health Education England and will give you details about education placements, what to expect and top tips to help you prepare for your placement.
This guide from Health Education England and will give you details about education placements, what to expect and top tips to help you prepare for your placement.
Read this as soon as you know you are going on an education placement as it will help you prepare.
Read this as soon as you know you are going on an education placement as it will help you prepare.
Webinar
Webinar
Here is a video link to help give you an insight of what an education placement is and what is involved.
Here is a video link to help give you an insight of what an education placement is and what is involved.
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Click on the link below to view.
Careers
Careers
This link will show you the career opportunities out there for everyone interested in a career in education
This link will show you the career opportunities out there for everyone interested in a career in education
Top tips to get the most from your education placement!
Top tips to get the most from your education placement!
- Go into placement with an open and clear mind
- You're not expected to know everything - so don't worry!
- Embrace the opportunity to learn in new and different ways; an education placement will help you develop your clinical reasoning, communication, and professional skills, demonstrate your flexibility and enhance your employability.
- Make contact with your educator before you are due to start placement to help you prepare and discuss what learning opportunities might be available to meet your learning outcomes.
- Talk to other students who have completed a placement in an education setting.
- Make sure to arrange regular meetings with your practice educator to help you make the most of your learning opportunity. Be proactive in doing this.
- Don’t be afraid to ask for help or ask questions - you are a student, and you are there to learn. It may feel very uncertain at first, but this is all part of the learning process.
- Be proactive in your learning. Look for opportunities. Don’t be afraid to ask to attend staff meetings, leadership team meetings, watch teaching sessions to gain experience of different teaching styles and different types of teaching.
- Share your learning with your peers and equally learn from them.
- Voice your learning and understanding to your practice educators.
- Seek support when needed.
- Reflect on your learning throughout and document this in a variety of ways, e.g. formal written reflections, vlogs, blogs, Twitter etc. Reflection does have to be written. Experiment to see what works best for you.
Helpful Resources
Helpful Resources
The paper Adult learning theories: Implications for learning and teaching in medical education (Taylor & Hamdy, 2013) gives a nice overview of adult teaching and learning theories and is a good place to start. Reading and understanding this before you start your education placement will be helpful.
The GROW Model (Mindtools, 2020) is a great framework to help you develop coaching and communication skills.
Read the information in the 'Frequently Asked Questions' tab for more information of what to expect on your placement.
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