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My name is Oana and I am a Student Clinical Facilitator at the RBWH. I love my role in empowering students to achieve their goals. I am undertaking further studies by doing the Diploma in Clinical Education to expand my knowledge and better assist students in developing their skills and knowledge in the field of nursing. I enjoy the aspect of teaching and I have been working with students either as a preceptor or facilitator since I started my nursing practice.

My goals are to better understand the needs of the student, how to facilitate their practicum to assist them in achieving and excelling in their goals and finally to empower the next generation of nurses to be better equipped in their skills and knowledge.

I look forward to learning from all of you.
Oana

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My name is Kulsum and I work in a sub acute hospital in Sydney. It is a medical, palliative and rehab setting. I do not have any nursing background, so I decided to study more to broaden my knowledge and skills. My 3 kids, work & gym keeps me pretty busy but I always find time to read my Mills & Boons.
Looking forward to good semester.
Warm Regards.

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My name is Melanie and I am a Radiation Therapist at Liverpool Cancer Therapy Centre. I have mentored Radiation Therapists as well as familiarising nurse, medical physicists and doctors in my profession. I love my job and the people I work with. I am studying Masters in Clinical Education. This is my third semester (part time) and I am really enjoying studying. From this unit I am hoping to gain a better understanding of curriculum and how to adapt it in the clinical workplace.
Looking forward to working with you all.
Mel

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My name is David and I am an Anaesthetic Registrar from Brisbane. I am undertaking my 2nd Semester of Grad Certificate of Clinical Education. Teaching other healthcare professionals in a timely and pertinent manner is a key aspect of my job. From this unit I hope to gain skills in curriculum design to help improve my attributes as a teacher and mentor. Outside of work, I enjoy keeping fit, playing with my two kids and reading a good book.
Best of luck!

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My name is Simone and I am in my third semester of study (part time) for Clinical Education.
My background is ICU (adults and Paediatrics), Anaesthetics and PACU with a brief stint in Hospital in the Home. Along the way I have also completed a Naturopathy Degree,  whilst helping to facilitate learning of junior and new nurses, in various roles as such as a preceptor, presenting in-services and clinical facilitation for Post graduate nurses.
I have recently joined a Medical Device company and education is a large part of my role.
Three of things I would like to get out of this unit are:
*How to begin to design a module and curriculum by understanding the theory and processes, etc that influence it.
*How to keep the students/subjects engaged through module design and content.
*Being able to evaluate my own curriculum so as to ensure a high standard of design that promotes learning.
All the best for a good semester.

Kind regards
Simone

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My name is Julie and I am in last semester of grad cert of clinical education.  I have had a long break from studying and am doing this as I facilitated students and new grads and wish to pursue this again and hope to have a better understanding of clinical education from this.  I learned so much from first semester.  I am an RN in perioperative and enjoy teaching new staff and grads at the moment.

Hopefully get some good conversations going

Julie

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My name is Jabu.

This is my first 1st semester in Master of Clinical Education after a long break from studying. I am working as a registered nurse at RSL Lifecare in the learning and development department,  part of my role is to conduct quality audits and  provide staff support and education. I looking forward to gaining knowledge and skills in developing and presenting education programs face to face and over multimedia

I am looking forward to engaging with you all,

All the best

Jabu

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My name is Karen and this is my 2nd semester of Masters in Clinical Education (I'm doing it part time)
I have been working as a Midwifery Educator for about 6 years, initially in a private hospital and am now in a public tertiary hospital.
In my role as a Midwifery Educator, I work with and support undergrad, postgrad students, graduate midwives, return to practice and all maternity staff. I love sharing my passion for midwifery and love that we never stop learning.
Development of curriculum relevant to all skill mixes and to all different levels can be challenging, I am looking forward to increasing my knowledge in curriculum development.
Looking forward to engaging with you all.
Kind regards, Karen:)

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My name is Lisa and am not really that exciting!!
I have worked for the last three years as a Clinical Skills Educator for three Melbourne Universities with postgraduate medical students and also with undergraduate nursing students. I love working with young people and previous was a school nurse for 12 years.
This is the second last unit of my Masters. I really enjoy education and the journey that you take with your students.

Wishing everyone all the best

Lisa

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Hi everyone,
My name is Chloe. I'm currently in my last semester of the graduate certificate in clinical education.

I'm a registered nurse working in the cardiothoracic and vascular surgical unit at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney. I've had experience working in a number of roles, including acting CNE, NUM and casual facilitating for university students.

From this unit I hope to gain knowledge in curriculum development , learn to develop curriculum relevant in my clinical area, and am eager to hear about the success of curriculum implementation from other educators.

Looking forward to interacting with you all :)

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My name is Darren McMillan and I am a Clinical Nurse Teacher in Cardiac/Transplant Surgery at the Prince Charles Hospital. I love nurse education and this is my last subject to complete the Graduate Certificate in clinical education. I look forward to studying with you all and have found the previous discussion forums very helpful in reflecting on my practice and learning about the challenges that educators from various health backgrounds face on a day to day basis.
I'm hoping that this subject will really transform my clinical education role, as my current teaching is a bit reactive and sometimes not very well planned for many reasons, some beyond my control. I see this subject as important for helping me to develop relevant, timely, learner centred clinical education curriculum in my current position and any future nurse education roles I might undertake.
Outside work, I enjoy spending time in the outdoors with my wife and three children and learning the art of photography.
All the best for the semester. regards. Darren

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My name is Jane.  I am an ICU Liaison nurse in a metropolitan public hospital in Melbourne.  I am in my third year of the Masters in Health Administration and this is my first education subject!
As part of my role I am required to support staff on the ward and be able to provide education resources for their learning and development.  I look forward to working with you all.
Kind Regards,
Jane

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My name is Brigette. I am a wife and mother to two beautiful young men. My eldest is in his 2nd year of a Bachelor of Computer Science and my youngest is completing year 12 this year aiming for a Bachelor of Music next year. I am currently studying the Master of Clinical Education, this is my second semester. So far I have really enjoyed the course content and am looking froward to new challenges. I started my nursing career as an EN and then continued to RN. Currently I work on a busy Acute Assessment Unit in Melbourne's Outer South East. As I am interested in education and spend a lot of time working as a preceptor to student nurses and new graduates. I completed my Cert IV in Training and Assessment early last year, so now I am also one of the hospital assessors. In two weeks time I take up a sessional clinical support nurse role for 11 weeks, which I am very excited and nervous about! However, I am hoping that the position will lead to a more permanent education position in the future. I am hoping that through this unit of study I will feel more confident in the development of curriculum that will meet the needs and interests of varying students, such as ESL and the millennials. I am very interested in the way education is changing through development and delivery. Engaging our future students is vital and challenging.
Good luck everyone.

Hi Flora, it will be lovely to work with you again. Looking forward to a good semester.

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My name is Megan and I am about to commence Semester 2 of the Graduate Certificate Clinical Education.  I am an Exercise Physiologist at a rehabilitation hospital in Melbourne, Victoria.
I have had the pleasure of supervising students during their placement over the years which sparked further interest into clinical teaching.
I am studying the course to increase my knowledge on how to effectively supervise and teach students according to their learning needs. I have already learnt invaluable lessons from the previous two units and am looking forward to furthering that knowledge this semester.
Good luck with the semester.

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Hi Flor and fellow students. My name is Tim Jones, I am currently working as a Flight Paramedic for CareFlight on a helicopter in Broome, WA, but I live on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. I also work sessionally as a paramedic lecturer at ACU in Brisbane. I'm looking forward to learning lots in this unit and wish everyone luck with it.
Kind regards,
Tim.

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My name is Deepu ,from Geelong ,Victoria.I am a nurse working in a  medical ward.I am excited to start grad cert in clinical education at ACU.
I work with nursing students as a preceptor and going to take up a new role of facilitator.I hope learning more about the curriculum and it's significance in clinical education helps me to deveop one down the track.
Also I have played the role of  an assessor for some of the clinical competencies on the ward.
I am looking forward to know more about the curriculum ,it's significance in clinical education,know about instructional design and learn as a team .
Deepu

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My name is Biby John . I am currently working as a senior Rn in a busy urology ward in one of the biggest private hospital in Melbourne. I started my career since 2007 back in India. I migrated to Australia in 2009 .
I enjoy being a preceptor to nursing students and new graduates. I have just commenced Masters in clinical education
I hope this unit will enable me to achieve adequate knowledge about curriculum development and instructional designs that can in turn put forward to improve organisational outcomes.
My best wishes to everyone. May you all have a great time here.
Cheers,
Biby

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Hi everyone, my name is Janna and I'm currently a Clinical Nurse Specialist in a regional Victorian Private Cath Lab, however in 3 weeks I commence the Clinical Support Nurse role in the public Cath Lab, which will be my first official education role. I work part time and also look after my 11 month old.

I am just over half way through the Grad Dip in Clinical Education, and aim to continue to Masters level.
Through my upcoming new role I will be required to develop and implement new training programs and I'm excited for this well timed unit. My aim is to apply the theory we will learn in this unit to the programs I must develop, in particular how to integrate the tasks I need to teach into a cohesive curriculum that meets the required outcomes.

Looking forward to getting started!

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My name is Alka John. I am currently working as an ANUM in a  medical-surgical ward in a private hospital in Melbourne. I have been nursing since 2005 and I have enjoyed being a preceptor to the newly graduated nurses and nursing students. I just commenced the Graduate Certificate in Clinical Education course as a pathway to the Masters.

Through this unit I would like to improve my theoretical knowledge in curriculum development , learn in-depth about instructional design models and learn to develop curriculum that I can use in my clinical settings.

I wish you all, the very best and hope we will have a wonderful learning experience!!

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My name is Naomi and I'm a Clinical Nurse Teacher in a North Brisbane Emergency Department. I enjoy educating colleagues and I am lucky to do this on a daily basis. I have just had a semester off from studies so I am very excited to get back into it!. I have already benefited highly from the course content whilst completing this grad cert, so it will be great to apply this to curriculum design and development!

Will be great to get to know you all over the course of this subject :)

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My name is Sarah, I'm an Anaesthetic fellow interested in teaching and improving education resources for junior doctors and Anaesthetic trainees. I'm working full time and a mum with a very playful almost 3yr old boy. My aims for this unit are to get a better understanding of curriculum design and how this interplays with assessment, learning styles and teaching strategies. The assessment for this subject looks very interesting and I'm interested in learning as much as possible

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My name is Angela and I live in Kingaroy Qld. I am a clinical nurse in Emergency but this year I have been working in nurse education and love it which is what has lead me to this course. This is my first module and looks daunting but challenging at the same time. I am looking forward to learning from this course so that I can progress my career into nurse education full time.
As a clinical nurse I do a lot of clinical teaching and think this course will help me enormously.
For relaxation and exercise I walk my dog (a very spoiled labrador) and yoga. We live on 40 acres and have an orchard and several organic vegetable and flower gardens that keep me busy as well as designing and trying to establish a rain forest.
I am looking forward to meeting everyone and learning together and from each other
Cheers
Ang

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My name is Louise and this is my final unit for my Grad Cert in Clinical education so I'm a little excited about completing this course! I live in a small country town on the Darling Downs in Queensland and work in a nearby rural hospital, mostly in the Maternity unit as a Clinical Midwife.
This course has expanded my horizons and outlook on nursing education and is opening opportunities for me to further my career in Clinical Education. I am looking forward to learning more about curriculum design and how I can apply this in my workplace to enhance and promote the concepts of lifelong learning and inter-professional education amongst my colleagues.  I look forward to sharing the learning experience with you all!
Louise

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Hi all,
My name is Flora. I am your Lecturer-in-Charge for this unit.

I began my university teaching career in Australia in 2005. I have been teaching both undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) students.  I also had the opportunity to supervise Higher Degree by Research (HDR) students at Charles Darwin University (CDU).

I hope I will learn about who you are from this platform, be able to guide you through the unit, and be available to support you as much as I could so that you will  achieve your learning outcomes at the end of this semester.

I enjoy reading, listening to music, gardening and travelling at my leisure. I walk about an hour per day and play Tai Chi 2-3 times a week to keep fit. I hope you will strive for a good balance between your work, home chores and study because your well-being is important.
Finally, I hope you will enjoy this unit and I look forward to working with you in this semester.
Flora

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flora on the Hua Montain in China July 2017