The process of integrating CHCS, AHLTA, and DEERS into my records management course is somewhat novel. Our lesson plans for retraining military members into the medical career field did not incorporate technology other than PowerPoint. However, at the tech-school level (those not cross-training, but entering the career field at the beginning of their military careers), instructors have been using laptops and having students access these systems to enhance the lesson. After hearing of this, I decided to use a similar approach for my "re-trainers". I did, however, personalize my lesson plans (with higher-level approval) to mesh this into my lesson.
I did seize the opportunity to allow the students to be creative when building their "dummy" medical records. Students' interest intensified when they had the freedom to create patients with funny names, injuries, and diseases. I also tasked the students with searching for, and adjusting the fictional patients created by their classmates. There is much more opportunity here for me, and other instructors, to improve upon this design.
The decision to use this technology proved effective. At every course's end, the students have an opportunity to critique the course and the instructor. All feedback regarding the medical records lesson has been positive.
I did seize the opportunity to allow the students to be creative when building their "dummy" medical records. Students' interest intensified when they had the freedom to create patients with funny names, injuries, and diseases. I also tasked the students with searching for, and adjusting the fictional patients created by their classmates. There is much more opportunity here for me, and other instructors, to improve upon this design.
The decision to use this technology proved effective. At every course's end, the students have an opportunity to critique the course and the instructor. All feedback regarding the medical records lesson has been positive.