Last Monday, we were instructed to make our instructional designs. We were assigned a patient to treat and tasked to work with the given conditions. I was assigned to a patient with CVA who has been receiving treatment in CTS-AA.
My first step was to list down my objectives for the client. I realized this as the most important step since it is the blueprint of the whole instructional design. According to Alan Lakein, “Failing to plan is planning to fail.” I realized that well defined objectives will help me and my patient unify our goals for the program.
Throughout the day, our professors and peers were available for consultation. I thought that this was helpful since peers were able to share their perspective. It was like acquiring pieces of a puzzle but, in the end, it was still up to me to decipher how and where these pieces will fit.
Our professors were also there to guide us and to advise us in situations we couldn’t figure out. It was really comforting that they were just there and it was our discretion to approach them.
It was a good experience since we were given a dose of actual patients and situations. It taught me not to be ashamed in asking for help. In my perspective, the effort and thought I put into our activity was higher than usual because I was inspired by the thought of making a design for a real patient. Also, it helped that the environment was conducive to learning, due to the availability of professors and to the allowed input of my batch mates.
To end, I learned that for every client, no matter how similar their cases may seem, the need for a personalized program is essential for their optimal learning and betterment.
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