Instructional Methods for Public Safety

✍ Scribed by William McClincy

• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 149
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Quality education starts and ends with competent and knowledgeable instruction. Today s students demand that educational programs be informative and challenging. With accreditation of EMS programs on the horizon and the mandate that instructors develop their own teaching materials, not simply use canned materials off the shelf EMS instructors need clear, detailed direction on course design and tools to enhance their courses. Instructional Methods for Public Safety offers a broad-spectrum view of the latest educational trends and cutting-edge information on emergency services instruction. Based on the current National Guidelines for Educating EMS Instructors by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and encompassing the recommendations of the EMS Education Standards, this resource offers new and experienced instructors concise guidance on the development of high-quality, interactive educational and assessment tools.

✦ Table of Contents

Title......Page 2
Copyright......Page 3
Brief Contents......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Acknowledgements......Page 10
About the Author......Page 11
Foreword......Page 12
Preface......Page 13
Part 1 Theoretical Foundations......Page 14
Using the Senses......Page 15
Helping Students Master Skills......Page 16
Realism......Page 17
Internal Motivation......Page 18
Transactional Analysis......Page 19
Learning Style Inventories......Page 20
Educational Background......Page 21
Learning Ability......Page 22
Summary......Page 23
Instruction......Page 24
Be a Professional......Page 25
Instructor Roles......Page 27
Bring Realism to the Presentation......Page 28
Use Analogies......Page 29
Summary......Page 30
Relevance of Educational Theory......Page 31
Reinforcement (Stimulation-Response) Theory......Page 32
Facilitation Theories......Page 33
Cognitive Learning......Page 34
Humanism (Perennialism)......Page 35
Behaviorism......Page 36
Summary......Page 37
Part 2 Educational Considerations......Page 39
Liability and Negligence......Page 40
Sexual Harassment......Page 41
Discrimination......Page 42
Contractual Agreement......Page 43
Instructional Insurance......Page 44
Notes......Page 45
Program Administration......Page 46
Course Coordinator......Page 47
Specialty Personnel......Page 48
Discipline and Performance Standards......Page 49
Written Documentation......Page 50
Financial Management and Accounting......Page 51
Summary......Page 52
History and Future of Accreditation......Page 53
Types of Accreditation......Page 54
Self-Study Assessment......Page 55
Regulatory Accreditation......Page 56
Summary......Page 57
Environmental Classroom Considerations......Page 58
Safety......Page 59
Lighting......Page 60
Lecture Setup......Page 61
Classroom Alternatives......Page 62
Summary......Page 63
Part 3 Creating Lessons......Page 64
Developing Behavioral Objectives......Page 65
Writing the Objective......Page 66
Cognitive Domain......Page 67
Affective Domain......Page 68
Psychomotor Domain......Page 70
Summary......Page 71
Building a Lesson Plan......Page 72
Assessment......Page 73
Educational Curricula......Page 74
Summary......Page 75
Teaching Strategies......Page 76
Experiential Learning......Page 77
Lecture......Page 78
Guided and Indirect Discussion......Page 79
Small-Group Interaction......Page 80
Role-Playing......Page 81
Simulation......Page 82
Summary......Page 83
Skill Presentation......Page 84
Level 2: Intermediate (Plateau)......Page 85
Full Skill Demonstration......Page 86
Practice with Direct Supervision......Page 87
Evaluation......Page 88
Role of the Assistant Instructors......Page 89
Summary......Page 90
Understanding the Role of Realism in the Public Safety Classroom......Page 91
Makeup and Moulage......Page 92
Lacerations......Page 93
Bruises......Page 94
Amputations......Page 95
Summary......Page 96
Part 4 Evaluation and Assessment......Page 97
Measuring Results......Page 98
Oral Evaluations......Page 99
Written Evaluations......Page 100
Essay Questions......Page 101
True/False Questions......Page 102
Multiple-Choice Questions......Page 103
Test Anxiety......Page 104
Testing Scenarios......Page 105
Scoring Sheets......Page 106
Student Remediation......Page 107
Summary......Page 108
Understanding Program Evaluation......Page 109
Item Analysis......Page 110
Score Distribution......Page 111
Average Scores......Page 112
Examination Reliability......Page 113
Course Evaluation......Page 114
Survey Format......Page 115
Checklists......Page 116
Summary......Page 117
Part 5 Educational Resources......Page 118
Behavioral Objectives......Page 119
Using and Designing Multimedia Systems......Page 120
Lesson Plan Content......Page 121
Behavior......Page 122
Putting a Presentation Together......Page 123
Virtual Reality......Page 124
Computer Scratch Pads and Whiteboards......Page 125
E-Ink......Page 126
Satellite TV......Page 127
Summary......Page 128
Computer Processors and Connectivity......Page 129
The Internet......Page 130
Computer-Based Examinations......Page 131
Computerized Tutorial Programs......Page 132
Computer Games......Page 133
Applicability of Distance Learning......Page 134
Learning Management Systems......Page 135
Online Collaboration......Page 136
Summary......Page 137
Glossary......Page 138
References......Page 141
Index......Page 143
Photo Credit......Page 149