Scaffolding for Success: Supporting Allied Health Students Through Scenario-Based Learning
Tuesday, October 14 | 1:00 P.M. ET
Are your allied health students disengaged or overwhelmed with course material?
Traditional teaching methods often overwhelm students with high cognitive loads, leaving them feeling unmotivated and unprepared for their future careers. With the average tenure of a nurse now just three years, ensuring that students are practice-ready upon graduation is more important than ever.
Join us for an engaging webinar where we tackle the critical issue of student disengagement in allied health education. This webinar is designed for educators and directors at high school and post-secondary institutions, offering innovative strategies to enhance student engagement and readiness.
During the session, we will explore a range of effective strategies to address content overload and create a more engaging learning environment. These strategies include prioritizing course content, aligning concepts across learning environments, and implementing scenario-based learning techniques. By integrating these approaches, educators can develop a curriculum that not only captivates students but also equips them with the skills necessary for successful careers in allied health.
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Why Watch this Webinar?
Prioritize Course Content:
Learn to apply the "Need to Know, Nice to Know, Nuts to Know" framework to focus on essential skills that are directly relevant to students' future careers.
Integrated Learning:
Discover how to align and “scaffold” content across different learning environments to meet learners where they are, such as classrooms, labs, and clinical settings, to prevent siloed thinking and reinforce knowledge.
Scenario-Based Learning:
Understand how to use case studies and simulations to provide a holistic and intuitive educational experience that mirrors real-world applications.
Identify transferrable healthcare skills in diverse populations
- Gain insights into recognizing the hidden potential within diverse populations.
- Identify transferable skills that are often overlooked but are essential to healthcare roles.
- Learn to see beyond traditional backgrounds and discover how adaptability, customer service, and problem-solving abilities can be harnessed to address your staffing needs, enriching your team with a wealth of untapped talent.
Develop efficient and cost-effective allied health training programs
- Learn to create efficient, cost-effective training for in-demand allied health fields.
- Get the blueprint for upskilling individuals into roles such as medical assistants, patient care technicians, pharmacy technicians, and other specialties.
- Find out how to craft educational routes that cut costs, improve learning, and quickly connect untapped talent to your staffing needs.
Build partnerships with community organizers and learning resource providers
- Delve into the strategic process of building robust partnerships, which is key to creating a sustainable talent pipeline for your health system.
- Learn how to leverage these partnerships to access a broader candidate pool, enhance your training resources, and foster a community invested in the success of your healthcare services.
- Strengthen your workforce and community ties simultaneously for long-term benefits.
Provide healthcare career pathways and support successful transitions
- Discover how to build clear healthcare career paths, aligning skills with the right allied health roles to attract and keep top talent.
- Uncover methods to ease transitions into healthcare, making newcomers feel valued and prepared.
- Discuss how to foster a growth environment that leads to a dedicated, stable workforce in your health system.
Our Presenters
Kelly Cobb, BSN, RN
Product Integration Specialist and Educator at National Healthcareer Association
Kelly is a seasoned Product Integration Specialist and Educator at the National Healthcareer Association. With a diverse background in nursing and allied healthcare education across simulation, hospital, academic, and CTE settings, she's dedicated to advancing competency-based learning. Her impactful consulting and advocacy for shared resources have elevated the healthcare education community. In the upcoming webinar, she will draw on her extensive experience to share key strategies for bridging the theory-practice gap in healthcare education.
Tywana “Ty” Lawson, MSN, RN
Integration Specialist Health Sciences Educator at National Healthcareer Association
Ty is an educator with more than 15 years of experience as an administrator and instructor in Allied Health and Nursing. As an Implementation Specialist at the National Healthcareer Association (NHA), Ty is passionate about promoting best practices in health sciences education.
Megan Williams, M.Ed
Senior Learning Experience Designer at National Healthcareer Association
Megan is a learning designer with over a decade of experience transforming healthcare education. She believes learning should feel human, holistic, and empowering for both learners and instructors. Blending technology with proven strategies, she reimagines how we approach healthcare education and professionals upskill, making every learner more confident in practice, and every educator feel like the hero of their classroom.
Carla Biondiollo, MSN, RN
University of Texas
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