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Attendance at the AOE Symposium |
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B. Petterson (Phoenix College) b.petterson@pcmail.maricopa.edu |
college(s) |
Phoenix College |
discipline(s) |
health care, information technology, and health information technology |
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I attended the Assembly on Education Symposium sponsored by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). This Symposium is designed for educators in the health information profession to provide accreditation, professional certification, and industry updates and information. |
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I attended the Assembly on Education (AOE) Symposium in Louisville, Kentucky from July 13 through July 16, 2008. While there I obtained information on program accreditation changes, data on graduate certification examination success, tips for better online and classroom instruction including alternative teaching methods, brochures on or reviewed new textbooks, feedback on potential changes in credentialing, and handouts on all sessions to share with faculty members at Phoenix College. ------------------------------------------------------------ Outcomes: In a paragraph or two describe what worked well. Did you accomplish your objective(s)? Were you able to complete your summer project as written? If not, what did you modify and why? What did not go as well as expected, if anything? Were there any surprises? Note: Use the questions as guides for your outcomes. Do not include detailed list of workshops attended, speakers who presented, or a list of items you have seen, heard, or read. ------------------------------------------------------------ I believe that I was able to meet all of the objectives of my proposal including attendance at all outlined sessions and, in fact, left with more than anticipated. The symposium was an excellent event including timely speakers, opportunity to share experiences with other health information educators, and exposure to a broad spectrum of educational resources. As an example of an unanticipated benefit, I learned of a Web site sponsored by our national association called CourseShare where health information faculty members can both share their own and obtain course activities and projects of others. I also attended a session on podcasting, a technique I hope to adopt in the health information programs. ------------------------------------------------------------ Professional Growth: Your own professional growth is a large part of your project. Your professional growth is important to you, your students, your college, and possibly other colleagues. How did project affect you professionally? What skills did you learn? What environments were you working in and how might your summer project influence your teaching or other responsibilities? Did you gain a different perspective? Was it professionally valuable for you? ------------------------------------------------------------ During the AOE meeting I learned about new resources for personal use in the classroom as well as to share with the HIM Department's faculty members. I also learned of health care industry trends that are important to pass along to students and new components of the accreditation process including a mandatory graduate survey document that will help to ensure a postive accreditation outcome. I had the opportunity to observe the current Chair of the Council on Certification preside at two contentious discussion sessions where Council proposals were presented. Her humor and ability to listen and summarize set a great example for me as the incoming Chair of the same group. I also believe that, as a result, I will be better prepared to speak in support of the remaining proposals. ------------------------------------------------------------ Dissemination: How will you share this information with your colleagues, department, students, or college? ------------------------------------------------------------ I have already reported selected content to HIM Department faculty members and supplied each with handouts pertinent to her respective courses. Each, in turn, will update their course materials for presentation to students. Information on the Virtual Lab and on the CourseShare site have also been shared with faculty members. The Virtual Lab has been adopted by the Phoenix College Health Information Management Department for laboratory use or demonstration in approximately 8-10 different courses. At least one faculty member has obtained material from CourseShare. Information on the Council on Certification issues was shared with Council members and subsequently one of the proposals was dropped. Other proposals will be taken to the fall meeting of the AHIMA House of Delegates for their action. Note! As a professional courtesy to the owner of this package, if you use some aspect of this package or have some thoughts about it, please share your feedback via the comments form below. |
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Last modified: Sep-30-2008 Date created: Sep-30-2008 Visitor count: 379 Dublin Core Metadata record  This package is included in the Faculty Professional Growth Summer Project Reports special collection. |
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