Day 7

Today is our last day of teaching. We were tasked to implement the instructional design we have created in the workshop to a client. In our case, we had to implement a revised instructional design because we weren't able to meet the clients we were originally assigned to.

We were given a 15-20 minute time frame to carry out the activity. The rest of the session was allotted for the intern's own set of activities. We were able to achieve the goals intended for the session, but the implementation of the instructional design itself did not proceed as planned.

Today, I have witnessed the application of all those we learned from our previous sessions. One is understanding your learner. For example, one of our clients for the session was inattentive. We had to come up of a strategy in order to get his attention back to the task. Also, some of our clients were more comprehensive than the others. So our approach with providing instructions were slightly different from client to client.

The second is the difficulty to change behavior. In our group, our fault was providing positive feedback despite poor performance. In a way, it was provided to keep the client motivated and continue with the activity but it was not able to facilitate learning.

Lastly, I have learned the importance of flexibility to physical therapists. Carrying out a productive treatment session does not necessarily stem from implementing an instructional design word for word. Some may need a few adjustments, others may have to revise it completely.

This concludes the course. I hope to keep all that I have learned because I know that to become a better teacher is to become a good physical therapist.