Our first day for the course consisted of
three activities—yoga, video critiquing and role playing.
In our yoga session, we got to
focus on being a learner. The quiet environmental set up enabled us to concentrate
on our instructor. The instructor delivered the directions clearly and
demonstrated the poses which eased up the learning process. The poses were also
modified to match our capabilities as beginners. All of these were facilitative
to learning yet I still managed to execute poorly. I realized that observation
of the psychomotor skills is not sufficient to learning. It may be that my
mistakes were due to my lack of proprioceptive awareness or due to lack of other
visual cues (i.e. mirrors) in the environment. I also realized how effective
manual guidance is for me. This session made me conclude that the teacher may
have to exhaust different options in order to match the varying needs of
his/her learners.
The other activity was video
critiquing. In this activity, we were able to reflect on our performance as a
teacher. I realized the importance of self-analysis in this activity because
sometimes, upon execution, you do not recognize your mistakes, a habit of which
can hinder learning.
The third activity which is role
playing, a number of students were simulated as patients. It was difficult to
integrate all the concepts we have learned so far but the activity was able to
provide us a more realistic picture of our future clinical sessions. I realize
that I still need a lot of practice to train my teaching skills and that I have
viewed the concepts I have learned in isolation.
Overall, I have learned a lot from
this day. All of these are helpful in my future practice because the nature of
the profession requires us to be good teachers. And a good teacher starts from
understanding the needs of his/her learner and from being able to recognize any
shortcomings he/she may have.
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