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My name is Tahani. I am from Canberra and have been living in Australia for 10 years now. I am originally from the Philippines.
I am working in a medical and surgical ward in one of  the private hospital here in Canberra. I have been on this field for almost 10 years.
I am currently studying my Masters in Clinical Nursing specialising Surgical nursing. HLSC608 is one of my electives. I am so excited to learn more about clinical education as I also deal with students and new graduates in our ward.This will help me to broaden my knowledge on how to precept or teach them more efficiently

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Hi all,
My name is Nathalie and I'm working part time in clinical anaesthesia and part time in simulation in Melbourne (Monash Health). I'm in my last year of training in anaesthetics. I'm pretty passionate about teaching and am really looking forward to learning more about how to teach effectively as well as different methods of teaching and theories of learning.
It's been some time since I was a student and things have certainly changed in terms of the technology but I'm looking forward to it all.
Have a great semester!
Nat

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My name is Armin and I am an Anaesthetic Provisional Fellow based at Flinders Medical Centre in Adelaide. I can currently doing part of my provisional fellowship in Simulation and Education and therefore have decided do the grad. cert. in healthcare simulation education.

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My name is Tom and I am an Anaesthetic Registrar based in Sydney.  I have encountered a lot of simulation based learning in my career thus far and found it most beneficial.  I have enrolled in this grad cert to explore the theory behind such learning, particularly human factors, and to hopefully be able to set up and run my own simulation based learning. Best of luck to everyone.

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My name is Sarah, sorry about being tardy, I have been trying to access this via my apple products to no avail. (now currently staying back at work to use the work PC. I am an Anaesthetics fellow in my last year of training in Brisbane. I have an interest in education and training of junior doctors and registrars and I am hoping to improve my teaching by improving my understanding of education processes.
I am an auditory learner myself and I am finding online work difficult as I prefer direct communication and practice and lectures to reading, I am trying to understand education theory to help my own learning as well as make me a better educator.

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My name is Michelle. I am an Emergency Physician on the Sunshine Coast.

What a great joy to discover a group with diverse interests and experiences all converging with the shared goal of driving quality learning! Can't wait to share all the points of view and experiences.

This will be the start of a Grad Cert in Healthcare Simulation in Education.
I come to this study motivated by experience as a learner and facilitator (there I made a choice in terminology..) in emergency medicine. I graduated 2001 and this is my first foray into online learning. Very nervous that I may have bitten off more than I can chew. Currently, I am responsible for curriculum design, delivery and simulation for juniors not yet in specialist training programs.

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My name is Ryan Barker - I'm a Paramedic and a Cardiac Physiologist. I am currently educating Student Paramedics/Nurses at QUT whilst studying and giving lower back massages and making nachos for my heavily-pregnant wife!

Looking forward to getting back into some structured study, reading widely and basking in general human connectedness in unfamiliar territory!

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Hi everyone, my name is Chloe. I am a registered nurse and have worked a number of years at RPA's Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgical Unit. I really enjoy the specialities and all the challenges that come with it.

I am starting the graduate certificate in clinical education to kickstart my education career. I have been A/CNE for a few days here and there and have played a huge role in educating new members of staff, but am hoping through completing this course and gaining the skill and knowledge needed to gain a more permanent position in education.

Through this course, I hope to gain the necessary skill and knowledge required. Through this learning, I also hope to do some self-reflection in order to mould myself to be the best educator I can be, as well as it apply it to my own clinical practice.

I look forward to participating in this unit.

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Good Morning to you all, my name is Belinda. I work in a public hospital in Sydney. I specialise in the field of Drug Health. On-line study is a new way for me to learn. This being my first unit of this course, I'm feeling anxious and excited. I have been working as an acting CNE for over 12months, prior worked as a CNS. This was a big shift for me professionally.  I want to explore and expand my CE knowledge. Also  learn new and more effective ways for me to improve my practice. After a few years of pondering I have made a commitment to my own development and enroll in postgraduate study. 

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Good Morning to you all, my name is Belinda. I work in a public hospital in Sydney. I specialise in the field of Drug Health. On-line study is a new way for me to learn. This being my first unit of this course, I'm feeling anxious and excited. I have been working as an acting CNE for over 12months, prior worked as a CNS. This was a big shift for me professionally.  I want to explore and expand my CE knowledge. Also  learn new and more effective ways for me to improve my practice. After a few years of pondering I have made a commitment to my own development and enroll in postgraduate study. 

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Belinda

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Hi everyone, my name is David and I work in Brisbane as an Anesthetic Registrar. I have been a training registrar for a few years now; it is an often stressful but rewarding job. In my work, I relish the opportunity to mentor doctors, students and nursing staff. I hope to gain from this course greater skills in teaching my junior colleagues.  Between juggling family (2 young kids) and full time work, I am a bit hesitant about plunging back into the study, but here goes…! Best of luck to you all.

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Hi everyone, my name is David and I work in Brisbane as an Anesthetic Registrar. I have been a training registrar for a few years now; it is an often stressful but rewarding job. In my work, I relish the opportunity to mentor doctors, students and nursing staff. I hope to gain from this course greater skills in teaching my junior colleagues.  Between juggling family (2 young kids) and full time work, I am a bit hesitant about plunging back into the study, but here goes…! Best of luck to you all.

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Hi everyone, my name is Cathy (Jin Wen). I am a perioperative nurse in one of the private metropolitan hospitals. I am currently on the last year of my masters of clinical nursing course. I have had some students working with me in the intense perioperative environment which have raised my interests in clinical education.  I am hoping  to learn more about education and how to educate more efficiently through this unit. Looking forward to learn from this unit. 

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Hi everyone, my name is Cathy (Jin Wen). I am a perioperative nurse in one of the private metropolitan hospitals. I am currently on the last year of my masters of clinical nursing course. I have had some students working with me in the intense perioperative environment which have raised my interests in clinical education.  I am hoping  to learn more about education and how to educate more efficiently through this unit. Looking forward to learn from this unit. 

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My name is Taryn and I trained and worked in South Africa as a
Podiatrist.
A hand injury lead me to start a new profession in this fabulous country  Australia. I now work full time as the Operational Theme Lead and Simulation Co-ordinator at a private University in Gold Coast.

I am a little nervous as I am returning to study for the first time in 15 years! With the significant difference in online studying I am going to have to get my old brain working again...

I am most looking forward to be able to understand the educational theories behind the program that we run and be able to contribute more to the future development of our simulation program. I have the added challenge of being Allied within a Medicine program.

I am a strong supporter of Simulation in Healthcare and believe it is a field that is only going to grow.

I hope to learn from you all.

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Hello everyone

My name is Lyndal Maxwell.  I am a physiotherapist and currently work in the School of Physiotherapy at ACU Nth Sydney.  Alison, who has already introduced herself, is one of my Brisbane colleagues.  For many years I worked as a clinical physiotherapist and was involved in supervising students and junior staff in acute hospital settings, predominantly in Melbourne.  As an academic at ACU I work teaching the theoretical bases, and practical aspects of, cardiorespiratory physiotherapy to undergraduate students.  I am doing this unit as part of the Grad Cert in Healthcare Simulation and this is my first semester.  Like you all I will be juggling work and study.  I am looking forward to gaining a better understanding of the theoretical background supporting the delivery methods for clinical education as well as an understanding of the challenges faced by other healthcare professionals both in academic and clinical environments as well across Australia.

Here’s to a semester learning with and from you all.

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My name is Lyndal, I am a physiotherapist working as an academic at ACU Nth Sydney. Alison, who has already posted a welcome, is one of my Brisbane colleagues.
I worked for many years as clinican, which involved supervising students and now as an academic I am teaching both the theoretical and practical aspects  of cardiorespiratory physiotherapy.

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I'm Steve. I currently work as an anaesthetic reg in Cairns base hospital as an advanced trainee. I am enrolled in this subject as part of the grad cert in Health care simulation. Teaching is a massive part of my workplace, and i receive and give 'on the job teaching' every day as part of my role as senior reg. My interests lie facilitating SIM - as this is a huge part of my current training, and in providing a nurturing platform for learning for the junior staff i come in contact with. I would like to gain a more theoretical grounding to my current teaching methods, and hopeful improve my understanding to the needs of the learner, to make my teaching opportunities more effective.

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Hi there, my name is Charmaine and I am currently working as a clinical nurse specialist 2 for an acute adult community mental health team; part of my role as an autonomous clinician is to mentor and provide clinical supervision to 2nd & 3rd year nursing students and juinor nursing colleagues.  I am passionate about mental health nursing and hope to enhance my skills in providing students with an optimal community mental health placement to ignite their passion to join this wonderful profession.

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Hi there, my name is Charmaine and I am currently working as a clinical nurse specialist 2 for an acute adult community mental health team; part of my role as an autonomous clinician is to mentor and provide clinical supervision to 2nd & 3rd year nursing students and juinor nursing colleagues.  I am passionate about mental health nursing and hope to enhance my skills in providing students with an optimal community mental health placement to ignite their passion to join this wonderful profession.

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My name is Wana and I have been a Registered nurse for the past 8 years. I am currently a Student Clinical Facilitator and I have undertaken this course to improve my skills and ability to inspire others to be great nurses. There's so much that goes into  teaching, guiding and facilitating other upcoming nurses. I believe in equiping our future nurses with the right skills to be great nurses not just average. I love what I do and I hope that my passion for health and providing great care inspires others to do their job well also.
I look forward to all aspects of his course and I am already excited by the content. Look forward to learning from all of you taking part also. kind regards
wana

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My name is Simon, I am an anaesthetics registrar in my third year of the 5 year ANZCA Training Program.  I have been working as a doctor since 2011, in Cairns since 2012.  I am undertaking this unit as part of the Grad Cert in Healthcare Simulation Education.
I have worked in several different areas of critical care, including Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesia.  I have been involved in teaching junior doctors both formally and informally during the past few years, including giving small group tutorials and larger presentations to the various departments I have worked in.
Clinical simulation has been used extensively in the departments where I have worked as a learning tool and I have been involved in these primarily as a learner.  I have found simulation to be very useful for my own learning and I hope to become involved in simulation training in my own department and wherever I may be working in the future.
Look forward to working with you all.

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My name is Marianne and I am working as an acting nurse educator for aged care within a Sub acute service. Before that I worked as a clinical nurse teacher for five years.
My background is in nursing for almost (!) 40 years, and has included orthopaedic, midwifery, medical, surgical, day procedure, rehabilitation and aged care. I trained in the hospital system and have also completed my nursing degree. Clinical teaching is something I am really passionate about, so I thought it was time I complete a grad dip in clinical education. Teaching and coaching has always interested me and I have seen so many changes in this area for nurses over the years, so I'm really looking forward to learning from you all.

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My name is Marianne and I work in an acting role as a nurse educator for two aged care units within a sub acute service. I have been working as a clinical nurse teacher for 5 years previously nd have always been active in some kind of coaching or teaching role, such as being the basic life support ward trainer.
My background has been in nursing or the past almost (!) 40 years, including orthopaedic, midwifery, surgical, medical, day procedure, rehabilitation and aged care. I also have a passion for wound care and, obviously, teaching in the clinical setting. My basic training was hospital based but I have also completed my nursing degree.
I'm really loving this new challenge of working as an educator within a collaborative and positive team, so I decided it was time to complete the grad dip in clinical education. It's a bit nerve-racking for me, but I hope to learn a lot from you all!
Regards,
Marianne

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My names Samantha O'Neill and I am currently employed as a Remote Mental Health Nurse in the NT. I am based in Alice Springs but fly or drive in and out of remote communities all around the NT. For example, next week on Thursday I fly from Alice Springs to Docker River (south/west of NT, within 10kms of the WA boarder), then fly to Lake Nash on Friday, which is approximately 10kms from the QLD boarder and is one of the most northern communities we service. So I needless to say I jump around a bit, and have a limited ability to access the internet or phone reception.
I'm originally from Victoria with my background being in Forensic Mental Health.

I'm hoping by taking this subject I will be able to provide support and facilitate learning to future peers who enter into such roles, and to follow another passion of mine - teaching!

Have a good semester everyone!

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Hi, my name is Lucy and I'm a Practice Development Nurse at St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne. I am currently covering a role as the Coordinator of Short Courses (Continuing Education), but my usual role is in graduate support, which involves providing clinical support and supervision to the graduate nurses. I have  been in Nursing Education for 5 years and this has also included work with undergraduate students in the past. This is my final subject as part of my Certificate in Clinical Education. I enjoyed the subjects I completed in Semester 2 of last year and look forward to continuing to apply learning gained through this subject to my the practice setting.

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Hi, my name is Lucy and I'm a Practice Development Nurse at St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne. I am currently covering a role as the Coordinator of Short Courses (Continuing Education), but my usual role is in graduate support, which involves providing clinical support and supervision to the graduate nurses. I have  been in Nursing Education for 5 years and this has also included work with undergraduate students in the past. This is my final subject as part of my Certificate in Clinical Education. I enjoyed the subjects I completed in Semester 2 of last year and look forward to continuing to apply learning gained through this subject to my the practice setting.

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My name is Michelle. I completed my Bachelor of Nursing through ACU, Ive not previously attempted online study, so this will be an interesting experience for me.
I work in regional Victoria on Nurse Bank. I am fortunate in being able to work in many areas, and in different roles. My clinical teaching experience has predominantly been in residential care. I've found it very challenging yet also rewarding.Through this course of study I am hoping to gain a level of professionalism and depth that currently I don't feel I have.
Looking forward to this semester.

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My name is Xiaoyan (Yan) and I am currently working as a Palliative Care Clinical Nursing Specialist in community health care service. As a senior nurse, I work with general RNs to look after palliative care patients in community. It is a part of my role to provide palliative care in-service or education to support general nurses to look after patients together. Therefore, I feel it is necessary  to learn the knowledge and create a better understanding of clinical education, and I look forward to improve my clinical skills with all of you.

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Nice to meet everyone. My name is Karen Edge.

Last week I started work at Mercy Hospital for Women In Melbourne as a Clinical Educator in Maternity. A role I have been in, at a Mitcham Private Hospital for the last 5 years.
I've been nursing for a LONG time and have worked in acute care and in the community; I love working with new learners and teaching & supporting existing staff (new or old!).

I have enrolled in the Masters of Clinical Teaching to learn about how best to facilitate adult learning in the clinical setting and to discover the theories of learning and how to apply these to teaching in the clinical setting.

I am quite nervous about juggling work (0.8EFT), a husband and two sporty teenage boys with studying.

Austin nurses; if you ever want to catch up face to face to go over anything let me know:)

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Hi everyone , my name is Maxmillion and i work at royal north shore hospital as an orthopaedic/trauma nurse. I have been nursing for about 5 years and i have also managed to work in other facilities across Sydney gaining a huge range of clinical skills.I have just begun this course so i look forward to this semester's challenges.i have had a few interim jobs as an acting educator which have been absolutely fun and they are the reason why i have embarked on this course.I love teaching  so i think HLSC 608 will help me build my knowledge and put my skills into practice as i facilitate students in the future.I also believe this unit will help teach me more about time management as i will learn to keep a good balance between my full time work and my life.

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Hi everyone , my name is Maxmillion and i work at royal north shore hospital as an orthopaedic/trauma nurse. I have been nursing for about 5 years and i have also managed to work in other facilities across Sydney gaining a huge range of clinical skills.I have just begun this course so i look forward to this semester's challenges.i have had a few interim jobs as an acting educator which have been absolutely fun and they are the reason why i have embarked on this course.I love teaching  so i think HLSC 608 will help me build my knowledge and put my skills into practice as i facilitate students in the future.I also believe this unit will help teach me more about time management as i will learn to keep a good balance between my full time work and my life.

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My name is Kelli and I am a Clinical Nurse Educator in the Adult and Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at JHH in Newcastle. I am very new to NSW Health, having recently come from 17 years of adult and paed ICU and Cardiac Cath Lab in Melbourne. I also have an interest and degrees in Tropical Nursing and Humanitarian aid and have been fortunate to work in many countries around the world. I have education expereince in both the clinical and uni settings, but seek this formal qualification to enable myself to devise creative and contemporary education for my very challenging specialty! I love critical care and am a trauma junkie, so am looking forward to learning from such a diverse range of people and hearing their experiences here.
Here is my self-watering plant system from when I went away for a week, for your enjoyment!! (Or there's about to be a major trauma scenario at my house....)

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Hello All,                          My name is Alexis and I am currently working as a Clinical Nurse Educator of an Upper Gastrointestinal/Melanoma surgical ward. I have been in the position for two years but have worked on the ward for the last 10 years.  I love my job. I think nursing is one of the most rewarding jobs, even when its 3pm in the afternoon and I haven’t had lunch.        I completed my Bachelor of Nursing at UTS after completing my Enrolled Nursing and haven’t studied for quite some time. I feel with all the changes and expectations of the role I needed to do some study. I find it challenging trying to adapt to everyone’s different learning styles so I am hoping this course will give me the techniques and skills to provide the best education opportunities for the people I work with. I am a bit worried about how I will balance study and full time work but I can only try and know that all of us are in the same boat. I look forward to starting the course.

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Hello All,                          My name is Alexis and I am currently working as a Clinical Nurse Educator of an Upper Gastrointestinal/Melanoma surgical ward. I have been in the position for two years but have worked on the ward for the last 10 years.  I love my job. I think nursing is one of the most rewarding jobs, even when its 3pm in the afternoon and I haven’t had lunch.        I completed my Bachelor of Nursing at UTS after completing my Enrolled Nursing and haven’t studied for quite some time. I feel with all the changes and expectations of the role I needed to do some study. I find it challenging trying to adapt to everyone’s different learning styles so I am hoping this course will give me the techniques and skills to provide the best education opportunities for the people I work with. I am a bit worried about how I will balance study and full time work but I can only try and know that all of us are in the same boat. I look forward to starting the course.

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My name is Emily, I'm a clinical nurse specialist at the Austin Hospital in the orthopaedic and plastics unit.
I have chosen this subject as an elective as part of my masters of clinical nursing as I would like to move into an education role in the future.
I work full time and have been studying for ,any years but still find maintaining the work, Uni ,life balance a challenge.
I look forward to tackling this Semester with all you you

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My name is Megan and I am an Exercise Physiologist at Donvale Rehab Hospital in Melbourne.  I have worked as an EP for around 10 years and have increased my involvement with students over the past 3-4 years.  It is quite hard to secure placement in Melbourne for EP's and I want to ensure that the way the EP team are delivering education during student placements is to the best standard, which is why I am competing this course.  I have just started the course and am very much looking forward to it!
Apart from providing the best teaching environment for students on placement, I would also like to further my skills to ensure I can adapt to any student learning styles and needs.

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My name is Darren and I work fulltime as a Clinical Nurse (part-time Clinical Nurse Teacher) in Cardiac & Lung Transplant Surgery at the Prince Charles Hospital in Brisbane. Having worked as a CNT for about 4.5 years, I am convinced that clinical education is the career path I should follow and have therefore enrolled in this Course. The time is now right as my three children are school age and my wife has returned to work. I also hope to work in a more regular hours position to spend more time with my family. I am passionate about education and helping my colleagues in their quest for learning. I hope to develop a better understanding of clinical learning theories and education strategies and be able to better perform my current role and any future nurse education roles that may present. I look forward to studying with you all. Outside work and study I like to learn photography and follow various sports.

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My name is Amanda and I am currently working as a Clinical Facilitator with student and graduate nurses in the Gold Coast University Hospital.
I have worked in a variety of clinical areas but enjoyed the critical care areas the most.
I have done a Graduate Certificate in Critical Care about 5 years ago after not having studied formally for around 15 years prior to this and also in a very different way to how University study is done now.
I enjoy working with students and graduates seeing through their eyes the development of their skills and being a part of this process. It makes me appreciate my profession and reminds me why I became a nurse.
I am hoping that by doing this course I can expand my knowledge base to incorporate this into my everyday work and help me to create a better understanding of what I do.
I decided that now was a good time to return to formal study as my 3 boys are young adults and even though I am doing this part-time around full-time work I can do this without too many distractions hopefully.

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My name is Mary and I'm a RN currently working as a private Scrub and Practice Nurse for a Upper GI and Laparoscopic Surgeon at Strathfield Private Hospital. I've spent the last 15 years as a scrub/scout nurse in theatres where I have educated and preceptored new grad nurses. A big component of my current role is educating bariatric pt's pre and post op - which i thoroughly enjoy!! Returning to uni was a major goal for me and after many years i have finally built the courage to do it. I believe education is the key to our evolving profession and i hope to achieve through this course the knowledge to further enhance my skills and practice as a nurse and educator. I have the support of my incredible 7 year old son and my amazing family and i can't wait to start this adventure.

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Huge welcome every one. My name is Chanchal , I work at the Austin Hospital In Neuro rehabilitation unit. I am quite liking being a rehabilitation nurse. I am originally from India and have been living in Melbourne for the last 5 years. I like this country especially for its multiculturalism.

The whole last year was pretty eventful for me. I had my first baby in April. I started studying Post graduate in Aged care
(after 10 years being away from studies with ACU itself ) and struggled a lot with my second semester ,as for the first sem my boy was just lying and smiling at me but for second semester he became so active that he want to type my assignments quicker than me. So as I am in the habit of studying from last year and I don't want all the hard work of retraining myself to study if I have any more gaps in studies , and because my career change as an educator for overseas nursing students I am taking up this course.

The best thing is my boy just started walking and every time I turn my computer on he reaches there. To check my unit outline itself I had to do it at work. Lets see how this year is going to be for me And it is a great pleasure to know everyone is excited about this course, so am I.

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My name is Kelsey and I am just starting the Graduate Certificate in Clinical Education. I am Registered Nurse at the Royal Melbourne and I have just completed the Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing in the Medical stream and have always held an interest in education.
I am excited to see what this course will teach me as I have many friends who work in education. I have been approached to begin applying to educational roles in my field and believe this course will allow me to pursue that dream.
Hopefully I can balance my online studies with my new role as a step parent with 50/50 custody of a very energetic 4 year old! Good luck everyone

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My name is Brigette, I am a  nurse and I work in AAU at Dandenong Hospital in Victoria.

I am new to both online learning and ACU, so like many other I am feeling a tad nervous.

Over the course of my time in the public health system I have had the opportunity of working with many of the undergraduate and post graduate students.  It is an area that I thoroughly enjoy and am hoping to move into a more permanent position within the education department.

In undertaking this course of study I am hoping to broaden my horizons and learn more about the adult learner and how I can help to facilitate their learning experience to full advantage

On a personal note, I am a mother of two nearly grown young men, a wife, a daughter and a grand daughter! I work part time, will be studying part time and will continue to be a full time mother. I love to keep fit, cook (bagels are my latest fad), garden and go out to dinner.

I am really looking forward to the adventure ahead.

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Hi everyone,
My name is Alison, I am a physiotherapist from Brisbane currently splitting my time between working in ICU at PAH (hello Julie!), at ACU's school of physiotherapy teaching into their Cardiorespiratory subjects, and of course trying to keep up with two small children. This will be the first subject of a Grad Cert in Healthcare Simulation and my very first time studying
since the late 90's so I'm a bit nervous about how it will go! I've done a lot of physio teaching for under graduates and new grads but am looking forward to having some theoretical knowledge of teaching under my belt to help improve my teaching skills and be able to have a qualification in this area for the future. I love seeing students grow into graduate members of my team and educators themselves. There hasn't been much time lately for hobbies but I do enjoy a nice glass of red and kicking my feet up with a trashy magazine.

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Nice to meet you all. My name is Stefan, I am a physiotherapist based in Townsville. Like a lot of the other participants in this course I think the biggest challenge for me will be balancing my time between family life, part time studies and full time work. During my career I have had a few roles as a clinical educator and I found them challenging and very enjoyable. Therefore I undertook this course to assist with career prospects in clinical education, increase my awareness of teaching methods and increase my tool box of strategies to teach in a clinical setting. So looking forward to the challenge, and good luck to everyone else.

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My Name is Melanie and I am a Radiation Therapist at Liverpool/Campbelltown Cancer Therapy Centre. Throughout my career I have worked in Sydney, Newcastle and Launceston TAS. I love my job, find it very rewarding and am so passionate I would love to teach others.

This semester is going to be a great challenge as I will be juggling full time work, part time study and my wedding/honeymoon in April.

I started a Diploma in Clinical Education with the intention to start a masters last semester and found it challenging but very interesting and rewarding. For anyone in their first semester I encourage you to be as organised as possible and try and relate the theory to your profession, especially if your allied health. I have so far had excellent experience with online learning.

I am hoping this course will help me not only be a better teacher, but also to move forward in obtaining a Radiation Therapy Clinical Educator position which is quite competitive. I have a lot of experience in mentoring students and new grads and have assisted Clinical Educators in their workload.

I am most looking forward to module 4 and 5. I think it will be interesting to look at learning characteristics of adult learners.

Looking forward to the challenge.

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I am Meg Howe, currently I am based at Epworth in Melbourne. I currently work to deliver medical clinical skills training, teach into undergraduate nursing and learning to deliver simulations within the centre and with some fellowship partners.

Feeling mostly excited and a tad nervous about starting studies this semester with ACU. Both ACU and the graduate certificate are new to me. Let's see how the inevitable work/life juggle goes!

My clinical background is in critical care but I have worked across a variety of areas. My special interest in is community care and I work a (very) part-time job at my local GP clinic.

Through this unit I am particularly looking at understanding the theories of learning (module 3) and applying this understanding to a current course that I am running within the hospital.

Interestingly, there is this ongoing debate at work as to if 'educator' or 'facilitator' is a more appropriate term to describe various positions within the department. I see this within the educational trends section, it will be interesting to see what comes up around this topic!

Looking forward to this semester, Meg

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Thankyou Flora, it is lovely to meet you too.  My name is Julie Symons, I did my bachelor of nursing at QUT  and I have previous experience in undergraduate and graduate clinical facilitating with the NPDU at PAH. I am currently working at the PAH and have worked in many areas such as periop, ICU, mental health and day surgery.  I had my children and am now returning to study. I haven't studied for a while but am looking forward to this learning experience as I really want to return to teaching and facilitating so I decided to undertake this course to pursue this area in my nursing career as I absolutely loved teaching and facilitating grads and undergrads. Personally, most of my time is organising the kids and house and we try to do things outdoors as much as possible like bushwalking and bike riding.

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Hi all,

My name is Flora. I am privileged to be your lecturer for this unit. I am from China originally and have been living in Australia (Sydney and Darwin) for 21 years.

I have obtained a number of qualifications including a Graduate Certificate in University Teaching and Learning (GCUTL) at Charles Darwin University, a Bachelor of Nursing and Master of Clinical Education at the Australian Catholic University, and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, in Psychology) at the Australian National University.

I began my university teaching career in 2005. I have been teaching undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) students. I also had an opportunity to supervise Higher Degree by Research (HDR) students at Charles Darwin University (CDU). The PG units at ACU I am responsible for are HLSC 608 - Theoretical Foundations of Clinical Education and HLSC618 - Curriculum Development and Instructional Design. I was involved in designing and developing new units in the Bachelor of Nursing course at CDU. I have been privileged to work with many international students at two universities and have developed a good understanding of their experiences and concerns while living and studying in Australia.

I believe that teaching involves a mutual relationship between teachers and learners. I see that both teachers and learners have obligations for each other. My philosophical approach in teaching is pragmatism which allows for the development and extension of knowledge into real world experiences and encourages critical thinking. In my opinion, the responsibility as a lecturer is to provide learners with materials, guidance, and feedback that will stimulate them to find their own ways of learning, to achieve success both in their studies and in applying their knowledge to solve problems in their lives.

I find teaching rewarding because I have opportunities not only to share my clinical skills, knowledge, and expertise with students, but also to learn much from the discussions and insights presented by students.

I like reading, listening to music, gardening and travelling. I walk about an hour per day. I am trying to keep fit in order to take care of my family and job well. I hope you will work out a good balance between your work, home chores and study because your well-being is important. I hope you will enjoy this unit and I look forward to working with you in this semester.

Kind regards,
Flora