172 Scenario-based Training Is an Effective Tactic for Teaching Applied Livestock Management Practices to Extension Personnel

2021 ◽  
Vol 99 (Supplement_3) ◽  
pp. 92-92
Author(s):  
Jennie L Ivey ◽  
Lew G Strickland ◽  
Justin D Rhinehart
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Teaching Effectiveness ◽  
Training Session ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Extension Agents ◽  
Adult Educator ◽  
Topic Area ◽  
Virtual Training ◽  
Training Tool ◽  
Instructor Effectiveness

Abstract Developing livestock and equine trainings to empower county Extension agents is challenging, especially when spanning in-person and online delivery modules. Real life application of training concepts is difficult, particularly when participants have varied backgrounds and experience. Thus, we assessed if scenario-based training modules were an effective training method across in-person and virtual formats. The same scenario-based training was delivered at three, regional in-person trainings (n = 42), and one virtual training (n = 32). Training format consisted of four, species-specific lectures addressing various production topics. Small groups then developed recommendations for a specific scenario, followed by a debriefing session consisting of group reactions and specialist recommendations. Topic-area application to county programs, instructor effectiveness, and overall benefit of the training session were evaluated (Qualtrics, in-person n = 26, 62% completion; virtual n = 17, 53% completion). Data were assessed using analysis of variance and mean comparisons (α=0.05), with Tukey’s pairwise post hoc analysis where appropriate (STATA 16). Across all sessions, likert scale responses (1=poor and 5=excellent, n = 43) indicated lecture sessions were applicable to county areas of need across material content (mean±SD, cattle=4.71±0.57, equine=4.64±0.50), teaching effectiveness (cattle=4.77±0.42, equine=4.75±0.43), and overall quality (cattle=4.68±0.57, equine=4.67±0.51), respectively. Scenario-based training benefit was not influenced by the number of times an agent had attended in-service training on livestock species, agent appointment (youth vs. adult educator), or training location (p >0.05). Attendance at previous in-service trainings (cattle P = 0.005; equine P = 0.013) and agent appointment (cattle P = 0.0006; equine P = 0.05) had a significant impact on the number of questions agents reported to have received on scenario topics in the last 12 months. More topic area questions were reported by agents with adult education responsibilities and previous training attendance. Based upon these results, scenario-based training is an effective in-person and virtual training tool for 4-H and adult Extension agents of varying experience.

On-farm udder health monitoring

2011 ◽  
Vol 39 (02) ◽  
pp. 95-100
Author(s):  
J. C. van Veersen ◽  
O. Sampimon ◽  
R. G. Olde Riekerink ◽  
T. J. G. Lam
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Health Data ◽  
Control Points ◽  
Udder Health ◽  
Critical Control Points ◽  
On Farm ◽  
Clinical Problems

SummaryIn this article an on-farm monitoring approach on udder health is presented. Monitoring of udder health consists of regular collection and analysis of data and of the regular evaluation of management practices. The ultimate goal is to manage critical control points in udder health management, such as hygiene, body condition, teat ends and treatments, in such a way that results (udder health parameters) are always optimal. Mastitis, however, is a multifactorial disease, and in real life it is not possible to fully prevent all mastitis problems. Therefore udder health data are also monitored with the goal to pick up deviations before they lead to (clinical) problems. By quantifying udder health data and management, a farm is approached as a business, with much attention for efficiency, thought over processes, clear agreements and goals, and including evaluation of processes and results. The whole approach starts with setting SMART (Specific, Measurable, Acceptable, Realistic, Time-bound) goals, followed by an action plan to realize these goals.

scholarly journals P131 Transferring critically ill Covid-19 patients in ITU - A multidisciplinary training exercise

BJS Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Tebbett ◽  
Ian Purcell ◽  
Shereen Watton ◽  
Rathinavel Shanmugham ◽  
Alexandra Tebbett
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Critically Ill ◽  
Situational Awareness ◽  
Training Session ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Team Leadership ◽  
Simulation Method ◽  
Task Management ◽  
In Situ Simulation ◽  
Staff Members

Abstract Introduction During Covid-19 many staff members were redeployed to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) with little opportunity to train in the new skills they would require. One such skill was the transfer of a critically ill, and contagious, patient from ICU; a risky and complicated procedure which requires planning, preparation, risk assessment, situational awareness and, ideally, experience. To assist our colleagues in this skill an existing ICU transfer course has been adapted to cover the Covid-19 situation, or any similar contagious pandemic, in patient transfer. Methods An in-situ simulation method was chosen as the most realistic method of immersing our participants into the environment of ICU and to highlight real-life complexities and issues they may face. A multidisciplinary training session was devised so that novice anaesthetists, ACCPs and nurses could learn together, reflective of the usual team. Human factors such as communication, team leadership, task management and situational awareness are the focus of the post-simulation debrief, and human factors sheets have been created to guide the participants in analysing these skills. Pre- and post-simulation confidence, knowledge and attitudes will be assessed using validated appraisal tools and questionnaires to gather both quantitative and qualitative data about the experience. Discussion Multidisciplinary training is often difficult to arrange, due to the different requirements, processes, and procedures each department demands. A hidden blessing of Covid-19 is the realisation that this barrier can be broken, for the benefit of our patients and colleagues alike, and training sessions like this implemented.

scholarly journals Home-based Cardiac Rehabilitation - the real barriers of programs at distance

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
J Brito ◽  
I Aguiar-Ricardo ◽  
P Alves Da Silva ◽  
B Valente Da Silva ◽  
N Cunha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Exercise Training ◽  
Cardiac Rehabilitation ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Training Session ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Participation Rate ◽  
Exercise Session ◽  
Exterior Space ◽  
Supervised Exercise ◽  
Home Based

Abstract Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. Introduction Despite the established benefits of cardiac rehabilitation (CR), it remains significantly underutilized. Home-based CR (CR-HB) programs should offer the same core CR components as Centre-based programs (CR-CB) but several aspects need to be adapted, communication and supervision must be improved. Although CR-HB has been successfully deployed and is a valuable alternative to CR-CB, there is less structured experience with these non-uniform programs and further studies are needed to understand which patients (pts) are indicated to this type of program. Purpose To investigate pt-perceived facilitators and barriers to home-based rehabilitation exercise. Methods Prospective cohort study which included pts who were participating in a CR-CB program and accepted to participate in a CR-HB program after CR-CB closure due to COVID-19. The CR-HB consisted in a multidisciplinary digital CR program, including pt risk evaluation and regular assessment, exercise, educational and psychological sessions. The online exercise training sessions consisted of recorded videos and real time online supervised exercise training group sessions. It was recommended to do each session 3 times per week, during 60 min. A pictorial exercise training guidebook was available to all participants including instructions regarding safety, clothing and warm-up, and a detailed illustrated description of each  exercise sessions. Also, for questions or difficulties regarding the exercises, an e-mail and telephone was provided. Once a month, real time CR exercise sessions was provided with a duration of 60min. Results 116 cardiovascular disease pts (62.6 ± 8.9years, 95 males) who were attending a face-to-face CR program were included in a CR-HB program. The majority of the pts had coronary artery disease (89%) and 5% valvular disease. Regarding risk factors, obesity was the most common (75%) followed by hypertension (60%), family history (42%), dyslipidaemia (38%), diabetes (18%), and smoking (13%). Almost half (47%) of the participants did at least one online exercise training session per week: 58% did 2-3 times per week, 27% once per week and 15% more than 4 times per week. Participants who did less than one exercise session per week reported as cause: lack of motivation (38%), preference of a different mode of exercise training such as exercise in the exterior space (26%), technology barrier such as impossibility to stream online videos (11%), fear of performing exercise without supervision (4%), and limited space at home (4%). Conclusions Our study based on real-life results of a CR-HB program shows a sub-optimal rate of participation in exercise sessions due to different causes, but mainly for the lack of motivation to exercise alone or preference for walking in exterior space. The knowledge of the CR-HB program barriers will facilitate to find out strategies to increase the participation rate and to select the best candidates for this type of programs.

ASSESSMENT OF SOIL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES OF FARMERS IN ZARIA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 411-417
Author(s):  
Salamatu Suleiman ◽  
Usman Kibbon Adamu ◽  
Jibril Abdullahi
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Soil Management ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Animal Manure ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Extension Agents ◽  
Soil Management Practice ◽  
Set Up

This study examined the soil management practices of farmers in Zaria Local Government Area, Kaduna state, Nigeria. Both primary and secondary means of data collection were employed in the study. Purposive sampling technique was used to select both the study locations and the respondents based on the characteristics of the population and the objectives of the study. The sample size of 384 copies of questionnaire was purposively used to acquire data from the selected respondents. This was analyzed in SPSS 2.0 version, using simple descriptive statistics such as frequencies, percentages and mean derived from 4-point Likert scale. The study indicated that the most adopted soil management practice by the respondents was the use of animal manure with 28.1%. This is followed by Mixed Cropping (26.3%). while shifting cultivation is the least practice (1.7%). The results also revealed that manure application is the most effective soil management practice with a mean score of ( = 4.21). while the lowest mean score is zero tilling with a value of ( = 1.51). Findings also showed that Soil fertility depletion is the strongest challenge to soil management practices with 32.9%.  The paper concludes that farmers in the study area can adopt many soil management practices. The paper recommends that there is need for mobile advisory teams of agricultural extension agents and the N-power agro unit to be set up, equipped, mobilized to reach out farmers to increase their awareness on adoption of improved agro soil management practices through training and consultation with farmers.

scholarly journals Teaching Materials Development and Meeting the Needs of the Subject: A Sample Application

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdullah Aydin ◽  
Cahit Aytekin
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Effectiveness ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Teaching Material ◽  
Teaching Materials ◽  
Mathematics Textbook ◽  
Waste Products ◽  
Material Development ◽  
Bridge Model ◽  
Tangent Function ◽  
The Subject

It has been determined that the drawings, photographs and pictures related to the subject of the continuity of the tangent function on page 68 of the Ministry of National Education’s twelfth-grade mathematics textbook contradict principles 1, 7 and 10 of Yanpar’s (2007) teaching material development principles. According to these principles, teaching materials should: i) be simple, plain, and understandable, ii) reflect real life as much as possible, and iii) be easy to develop or revise, if necessary. This study aims to develop a portable tangent bridge model to meet the needs of the subject of the continuity of the tangent function. With this aim: i) teaching with the analogies model in the design of the teaching material, ii) “this is my project” format in the development and iii) Yanpar’s (2007) principles were considered. The design of the model lasted 14 weeks. At the end of the study, a portable tangent bridge model from waste products was designed and developed. This model is thought to contribute to the teaching effectiveness of teachers (Shulman, 1987) with content knowledge alongside with pedagogical knowledge (Shulman, 1986). With this contribution, the needs of the subject as described by Taba (1962) and Tyler (1949) will be met. This model will also serve as an example of meeting the needs of the subjects of knowledge and its product, technology, as highlighted by Cahit Arf (Terzioglu &Yilmaz, 2006).

Knowledge Transfer Issues in Teaching

2017 ◽  
pp. 58-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neeta Baporikar
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Research Knowledge ◽  
Professional Schools ◽  
Current State ◽  
Theory To Practice ◽  
Knowledge Management Practices ◽  
Organizational Science ◽  
Practical Implications

Professional schools typically build their raison d'être on the mission of developing knowledge that can be translated into skills that advance the practice of the professions. On the other hand practitioners fail to adopt the findings of research in fields be it medicine, management or engineering. Further, knowledge created is not always in the usage mode, that too in real life practical situation. Action scientists focused on the characteristics and behaviors of researchers to explain this lack of implementation of research knowledge. Identifying the major gaps between scientific knowledge and actual knowledge transfer issues is crucial in today's scenario. Hence, the purpose of this chapter is to identify knowledge transfer issues, discuss the issues and advancements therein, and highlight practical implications of relating theory to practice with focus on management discipline. The issues discussed herein are not only of utmost importance but crucial for understanding, given the current state of management education, organizational science and knowledge management practices.

Training Infrastructure to Participate in Real Life Institutions

2016 ◽  
pp. 192-219
Author(s):  
Pablo Almajano ◽  
Maite Lopez-Sanchez ◽  
Inmaculada Rodriguez ◽  
Anna Puig ◽  
Maria Salamó Llorente ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Worlds ◽  
Water Rights ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Training Process ◽  
Virtual Training ◽  
3D Virtual Worlds

This chapter presents an example of a virtual training scenario that allows trainees to learn the rules of real human institutions before joining them, that is, before having to cope with the consequences of their binding actions in real (serious) settings. The development of the training scenario is based on a combination of Electronic Institutions technology with 3D Virtual Worlds, and is enhanced with tutoring agents that provide assistance services along the training process. The theoretical benefits that result from this approach are demonstrated through an authentic scenario that represents a market (i.e., an institution) devoted to trading water rights. This scenario has been tested with real users, and thus, its benefits have been empirically assessed.

scholarly journals Peer-led pediatric resuscitation training: effects on self-efficacy and skill performance

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Binkhorst ◽  
J M Th Draaisma ◽  
Y. Benthem ◽  
E. M. R. van de Pol ◽  
M. Hogeveen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Basic Life Support ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Training Session ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Pediatric Resuscitation ◽  
Resuscitation Training ◽  
Skill Performance

Abstract Background Peer-led basic life support training in medical school may be an effective and valued way of teaching medical students, yet no research has been conducted to evaluate the effect on the self-efficacy of medical students. High self-efficacy stimulates healthcare professionals to initiate and continue basic life support despite challenges. Methods A randomized controlled trial, in which medical students received pediatric basic life support (PBLS) training, provided by either near-peer instructors or expert instructors. The students were randomly assigned to the near-peer instructor group (n = 105) or expert instructor group (n = 108). All students received two hours of PBLS training in groups of approximately 15 students. Directly after this training, self-efficacy was assessed with a newly developed questionnaire, based on a validated scoring tool. A week after each training session, students performed a practical PBLS exam and completed another questionnaire to evaluate skill performance and self-efficacy, respectively. Results Students trained by near-peers scored significantly higher on self-efficacy regarding all aspects of PBLS. Theoretical education and instructor feedback were equally valued in both groups. The scores for the practical PBLS exam and the percentage of students passing the exam were similar in both groups. Conclusions Our findings point towards the fact that near-peer-trained medical students can develop a higher level of PBLS-related self-efficacy than expert-trained students, with comparable PBLS skills in both training groups. The exact relationship between peer teaching and self-efficacy and between self-efficacy and the quality of real-life pediatric resuscitation should be further explored. Trial registration ISRCTN, ISRCTN69038759. Registered December 12th, 2019 – Retrospectively registered.

Consolidation Effects in a Full-Body Diving Task

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 291-303
Author(s):  
Maxime Trempe ◽  
Jean-Luc Gohier ◽  
Mathieu Charbonneau ◽  
Jonathan Tremblay
Keyword(s):  
Skill Acquisition ◽  
Training Session ◽  
Video Camera ◽  
The Body ◽  
Initial Training ◽  
Body Movements ◽  
Training Tool ◽  
Significant Performance ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Full Body

In recent years, it has been shown that spacing training sessions by several hours allows the consolidation of motor skills in the brain, a process leading to the stabilization of the skills and, sometimes, further improvement without additional practice. At the moment, it is unknown whether consolidation can lead to an improvement in performance when the learner performs complex full-body movements. To explore this question, we recruited 10 divers and had them practice a challenging diving maneuver. Divers first performed an initial training session, consisting of 12 dives during which visual feedback was provided immediately after each dive through video replay. Two retention tests without feedback were performed 30 min and 24 hr after the initial training session. All dives were recorded using a video camera and the participants’ performance was assessed by measuring the verticality of the body segments at water entry. Significant performance gains were observed in the 24-hr retention test (p < .05). These results suggest that the learning of complex full-body movements can benefit from consolidation and that splitting practice sessions can be used as a training tool to facilitate skill acquisition.

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