scholarly journals Sustainable Pharmacy: Piloting a Session on Pharmaceuticals, Climate Change, and Sustainability within a U.S. Pharmacy Curriculum

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine Gruenberg ◽  
Dorie Apollonio ◽  
Conan MacDougall ◽  
Tina Brock
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Student Evaluation ◽  
Course Evaluation ◽  
Student Response ◽  
Knowledge Gain ◽  
Student Groups ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Pharmacy Curriculum

Objective: To design and assess an innovative session for pharmacy students that addresses the role of pharmaceuticals with climate change and sustainability. Innovation: One hundred and sixteen third-year students at the University of California, San Francisco School of Pharmacy participated during their required Health Policy course. This 3-hour session included guided pre-course activities, an interactive lecture, a panel of healthcare professionals discussing complex decision-making and small group case-based learning. Curricular assessment was conducted through pre-/post-test measures of knowledge acquisition, student evaluations, and course projects. Critical Analysis: One hundred and two students (response rate 88%) completed the pre-test and 115 students (response rate 99%) completed the post-test assessment. We identified a significant increase in the proportion of correct answers on post-test questions addressing drug disposal legislation (75% pre-test vs 91% post-test, p=0.002) and the predicted effects of climate change on health (55% pre-test vs 90% post-test, p < 0.001). The session was also well received; average student evaluation scores were above 4 in all areas of course evaluation (where 5=ideal). In addition, 17% of student groups (relative to 0% in 2015) proposed a sustainability-related policy as their final coursework project. Next Steps: The development and implementation of this brief session resulted in knowledge gain and favorable student response. This project is feasible for other Schools of Pharmacy to adapt and implement. Conflict of Interest: None   Type: Note

scholarly journals Transition from Paper to Online Course Evaluation: Preliminary Trends in Student Response Rate and Overall Professor Evaluation

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher R. Dennison ◽  
Cagri Ayranci ◽  
Pierre Mertiny ◽  
Jason P. Carey
Keyword(s):  
Response Rate ◽  
Student Evaluation ◽  
Course Evaluation ◽  
Student Response ◽  
Online Course ◽  
Quality Of Instruction ◽  
Evaluation Of Teaching ◽  
Instructor Effectiveness ◽  
First Time

Student evaluation of teaching (SET) hasbeen used as a metric to arguably evaluate instructoreffectiveness and quality of instruction since the 1920s.SET is used in decisions regarding annual evaluation (offaculty) and is one of the most researched topics inevaluation of instructor effectiveness. Central researchquestions associated with SET include whether SET is anappropriate measure of effectiveness and whether it leadsto improved teaching and quality of graduates.In the fall 2013, the Faculty of Engineering at theUniversity of Alberta for the first time administered SETonline. The transition from paper-based and in class SETto online and out of class SET provides a uniqueopportunity to investigate changes in SET response rateand ratings of overall instructor effectiveness that couldbe attributed to change in protocol and that wouldsuggest protocol-related bias. Our preliminary resultsshow lower response rates for online SET andeffectiveness scores that were outside one standarddeviation of the previous 5-year mean. These findingsshow the importance of continuing to monitor web-basedSET results and point to directions of further research. Atthis time, this will not be possible, as the Faculty ofEngineering has discontinued online SET testing after asingle term.

scholarly journals Teaching evaluation and student response rate

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 206-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tashfeen Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Effective Communication ◽  
Course Evaluation ◽  
Teaching Evaluation ◽  
Student Response ◽  
Improve Response Rate ◽  
The West ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The University

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to share the author’s viewpoint on how to increase student response rate in course evaluation surveys. Design/methodology/approach The approach is to highlight measures which increased student response rate in online surveys of the author’s teaching evaluation at The University of the West Indies, Jamaica. Findings This viewpoint suggests that student response rate to course evaluation can be improved by the lecturer’s effective communication. The examples of effective communication are given in this paper. Originality/value This work will encourage the lecturers to initiate more student engagement to improve response rate of their teaching evaluation.

scholarly journals Development and usability testing of an educational mobile learning app for climate change and health impacts

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elif Aydoğan ◽  
Ali Derya Atik ◽  
Ergin Şafak Dikmen ◽  
Figen Erkoç
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
User Behavior ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Mobile App ◽  
Health Impacts ◽  
Health Providers ◽  
Learning Context ◽  
Smart Learning Environment ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Climate Change And Health

Abstract Objective Mobile applications, social media platforms are changing Internet user behavior; creating a new era of education in a connected world. We have previously reported training needs of health providers in the climate change. Aim is to develop and test an Android® Mobile app as an effective smart learning environment for climate change health impacts. Materials and methods The quasi-experimental design method was used in five phases: easy-to-reach, rich content Mobile app design and development for Android® operating system, scale development, finalizing scales to be used, implementation, data collection, analysis. Dependent t-test of pre-test and post-test awareness scores was analyzed. Usability and satisfaction were assessed with two scales; quantitative data with descriptive statistics. Results The developed Mobile app was effective in enhancing students’ learning experience, and well-received in terms of adopting and using such technology for educational purposes. Pre-test and post-test scores different statistically (p<0.05); increasing participants’ awareness level and were satisfied. Conclusion We conclude that our Mobile app, m-learning project, is successfully incorporated into the learning context; when tested, raised awareness about climate change and health effects for the public. To our knowledge, no currently existing tool to provide new mobile application for climate change education and promote awareness exists.

Student Pharmacists Self-Perceived Confidence in Communication Skills With Healthcare Practitioners Before and After a Seminar Course

2021 ◽  
pp. 089719002110184
Author(s):  
Kimberly L. Barefield ◽  
Caroline Champion ◽  
Lucy Yang ◽  
Brent Rollins
Keyword(s):  
Survey Design ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Pharmacy Practice ◽  
Course Evaluation ◽  
Internship Experience ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Student’S T ◽  
Strongly Agree ◽  
Pharmacy Curriculum ◽  
Question Survey

Introduction: Competent pharmacy practice requires the ability to critically evaluate the medical literature and communicate pharmacotherapy information and recommendations to healthcare practitioners. Given the limited research on how these skills are taught, a seminar course in the third year of the pharmacy curriculum was designed to strengthen these skills and abilities. Methods: This was a prospective, pre- and post-cohort survey design. Students were informed of the study’s intent with participation being voluntary and not affecting their course grade. Students received the same survey at the beginning and end of the semester. The 20-question survey assessed self-perceived confidence in the domains of communication and literature evaluation using a 5-point, Likert-type Strongly Disagree-Strongly Agree Scale. Demographic information and students’ previous pharmacy work and internship experience were collected as a part of the survey. Descriptive statistics and Student’s t-test were used to assess the research question and comparisons of student demographics. Results: Sixty-eight of a possible 91 students (75% response rate) completed both the pre- and post-survey. There was no statistically significant differences between any of the measured demographics. Overall, students slightly agreed they were confident in their communication and literature evaluation skills in the pre-course evaluation, with communicating drug interactions as the least confident area. Post-course, students were significantly more confident in all but 5 of 20 measured areas. Conclusion: The Seminar course resulted in a positive change in students’ perception of confidence to communicate with healthcare professionals and ability to evaluate drug literature.

scholarly journals Impacts of the Fossil Fuel Divestment Movement: Effects on Finance, Policy and Public Discourse

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 2529 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noam Bergman
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
Grey Literature ◽  
Fiduciary Duty ◽  
Student Groups ◽  
Finance Industry ◽  
Fossil Fuel Industry ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact

The fossil fuel divestment movement campaigns for removing investments from fossil fuel companies as a strategy to combat climate change. It is a bottom-up movement, largely based in university student groups, although it has rapidly spread to other institutions. Divestment has been criticised for its naiveté and hard-line stance and dismissed as having little impact on fossil fuel finance. I analyse the impact of divestment through reviewing academic and grey literature, complemented by interviews with activists and financial actors, using a theoretical framework that draws on social movement theory. While the direct impacts of divestment are small, the indirect impacts, in terms of public discourse shift, are significant. Divestment has put questions of finance and climate change on the agenda and played a part in changing discourse around the legitimacy, reputation and viability of the fossil fuel industry. This cultural impact contributed to changes in the finance industry through new demands by shareholders and investors and to changes in political discourse, such as rethinking the notion of ‘fiduciary duty.’ Finally, divestment had significant impact on its participants in terms of empowerment and played a part in the revitalisation of the environmental movement in the UK and elsewhere.

scholarly journals Trauma Course for an Aerial Medical Transport System in the Amazon Rainforest of Ecuador

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Francisco E Mora ◽  
Benjamin Nicholson ◽  
Jay Lovelady ◽  
Harrinder Dhindsa ◽  
Lina V Mata ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Airway Management ◽  
Transport System ◽  
Skill Training ◽  
Trauma System ◽  
Course Evaluation ◽  
Amazon Rainforest ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Medical Transport ◽  
Aeromedical Transport

ABSTRACT Objectives Aerial transport of injured patients in rural Southeastern Ecuador is provided by humanitarian organizations with no medical personnel or assistance. We sought to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of a tailored aeromedical transport (AMT) course for nonmedical personnel (pilot and technicians) in the jungles of Ecuador, where there are no formal medical crew members. Methods Fixed-wing aeromedical flights in the Amazon province of Morona Santiago were analyzed to delineate the injury patterns (IP) and reason for transport (RFT). An 8-hour didactic and hands-on AMTC course based on IP and RFT was developed and administered by the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) International trauma system development program (ITSDP) and VCU Life Evac with extensive experience in aeromedical education and training. Pre- and post-test course evaluation was used to assess the medical background and knowledge retention of the participants. Results A total of 5,716 fixed-wing aeromedical transports between Jan 2003 and Dec 2005 were analyzed. The course was developed based on 1176 (20%) RFT resulting from traumatic injuries. Course structure based on identified IP included 4 didactic lectures and hands-on skill training in aerial physiology, airway management, bleeding control, shock, musculoskeletal injuries, immobilization and patient transport. Fifteen students (4 pilots, 4 engineers, 2 physicians, 4 aerial staff and 1 flight operator) participated in the course. Pre- and post-test evaluations demonstrated significant improvement in knowledge from 53% (average 10.53, STD 1.6) to 73% (average 14.53, STD 2.13) p-value < 0.0001). Critical deficiencies in information uptake were identified in airway management and flight physiology Conclusion A tailored AMTC may serve as the first step toward the development of a regionally specific aeromedical transport service. Long-term follow-up is needed to evaluate the real impact of this intervention in terms of morbidity and mortality. How to cite this article Aboutanos MB, Mora FE, Nicholson B, Lovelady J, Dhindsa H, Mata LV, Kleiman D, Chin T, King A, Ivatury RR. Trauma Course for an Aerial Medical Transport System in the Amazon Rainforest of Ecuador. Panam J Trauma Critical Care Emerg Surg 2012;1(1):1-5.

scholarly journals Implementasi Research Based Learning (RBL) pada Mata Kuliah IPA Terpadu di Pro-gram Studi Pendidikan Fisika

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 82
Author(s):  
Fanny Rahmatina Rahim
Keyword(s):  
Physics Education ◽  
Student Response ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Integrated Science ◽  
Science Courses ◽  
Group Design ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Cluster Random Sampling

To help realize UNP's vision towards a research-based university, awareness of Educators is needed to be active in providing innovation in classroom learning such as transforming conventional learning into research-based learning. This aim of this study was to analyze the implementation of research-based learning in Integrated Science courses Class VII in an effort to improve the ability to think critically and creatively. The study used the Quasi Experimental Research method with the design of the Pretest-posttest Control Group Design. The study was conducted in two sample classes obtained from cluster random sampling techniques by providing research-based learning treatment to the experimental class and ordinary learning to the control class. The research data was pre-test and post-test instrument, student response questionnaire and observation sheet during the learning process. With the implementation of research-based learning, the ability to think critically and creatively students of Physics Education FMIPA UNP was expected to be able to increase.

scholarly journals How can climate change and engineered water conveyance affect sediment dynamics in the San Francisco Bay-Delta system?

2017 ◽  
Vol 142 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 375-389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernanda Achete ◽  
Mick van der Wegen ◽  
Jan Adriaan Roelvink ◽  
Bruce Jaffe
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
San Francisco Bay ◽  
Sediment Dynamics ◽  
Delta System ◽  
Water Conveyance

scholarly journals Projected Evolution of California's San Francisco Bay-Delta-River System in a Century of Climate Change

PLoS ONE ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (9) ◽  
pp. e24465 ◽  
Author(s):  
James E. Cloern ◽  
Noah Knowles ◽  
Larry R. Brown ◽  
Daniel Cayan ◽  
Michael D. Dettinger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
San Francisco Bay ◽  
River System

An Interdisciplinary Exploration of the Climate Change Issue and Implications for Teaching STEM Through Inquiry

2018 ◽  
pp. 1008-1030
Author(s):  
Michael J. Urban ◽  
Elaine Marker ◽  
David A. Falvo
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Human Population ◽  
Limiting Factors ◽  
Time Constraints ◽  
Teaching With Technology ◽  
Climate Change Issue ◽  
Inquiry Approach ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Education Today ◽  
And Mathematics

The importance of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines, and teaching through an inquiry approach, are critical facets in education today. The purpose of this chapter is to share useful observations and recommendations about teaching STEM through inquiry for practicing teachers. Three cases are used to collect data about participant interactions with an interdisciplinary activity related to climate change, human population growth, and atmospheric pollution (e.g., greenhouse gases and smog). Fifty-five participants, most of whom were pre-service teachers, completed a technology-rich activity, post-test assessment, and survey about the experience. The findings discussed include research results, the perspectives of the facilitating instructor, and recommendations for teaching technology-laden investigations through an inquiry approach. In general, the challenges related to teaching with technology and time constraints were found to be significant limiting factors in the success of inquiry-based teaching in STEM.

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