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Hi Everyone,

Apologies for the extremely late post. My name is Chris from Sydney, NSW. Currently I am working as Nurse Educator/Teacher for TAFE NSW teaching the Diploma of Nursing for Enrolled Nurses. I have worked in a variety of Clinical settings with a background in Emergency Nursing. I am interested in developing my skills and knowledge in Clinical Education.

Looking forward to the course ahead!!

Thanks,
Chris

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I’m Alex and I’m from Sydney. I am almost halfway through a graduate certificate in clinical education.

I am a Clinical Nurse Specialist 2 in an adult inpatient mental health unit. Being in a major teaching hospital in Sydney, I have had a lot of informal experience in education; however I would like to move into providing clinical education more formally, so I’m hopeful that this course will help me to achieve that.

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My name is Lynette and I am the Clinical Manager of a private Rehabilitation Hospital in Sydney. I am in my 4th year of a Ma Health Admin. and am looking forward to this subject as my work does involve an aspect of clinical education. I have been nursing for 35 years and my background is primarily ED. Although my work now does involve a lot of governance and quality, my passion is clinical education. I hope to consolidate my teaching skills and learn Looking forward to further learning, please excuse my late entry I also have 6 children ranging from 8-18years.
Thanks,
Lynette

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Sorry about my late post.
My name is Kulsum and I work in a sub-acute hospital in sydney, eastern suburb . I mainly work in palliative care but I have worked in rehab and I sometimes work in medical ward.
I know this course will enhance my knowledge and skills.
Cheers

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My name is Corinne and although my post is late, I am really excited to be enrolled in this course, and in this unit particularly. I am a RN and have been for a very long time - I trained at the Royal Melbourne Hospital in the eighties - so we learnt on the job and practiced all of our clinical skills on real people. I have been involved in nursing education for a long time, with the last 10 years at ACU with VET students and most recently with the Diploma of Nursing students. These students only get 400 hours of professional experience placement, which is why I would love to hone my skills in simulation - our programs need to support our students for the real world and simulation is the key to this. I am really  looking forward to learning with you all.
Below is a photo of our team at ACU College, I am the really happy face in the back row, happy to be studying again; to have the opportunity to learn more about how simulation can improve nursing education. ACU College is in the modular building (Building 400), come and say hello anytime - you are all welcome!!
Best regards everyone :)
Corinne op't Hoog (ACU College)

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My name is Jaimee. I am currently based in Brisbane and working as a Clinical Facilitator for both QLD Tafe and Universities. I have been a nurse for 9 years and have worked in many specialties, but find facilitating/ teaching is my niche.

I love my current position and get much happiness and job satisfaction from teaching new nurses coming through in both the EN and RN capacity. I wish to continue my own professional development and evolve my career towards the tertiary setting. I therefore have commenced the Masters in Clinical Education.

I am very interested in learning in more depth learning theories and how to implement these into the diverse nature of students I facilitate. Also to ensure I am providing them with the best opportunity to learn through how I deliver learning styles/ needs whilst maintaining the appropriate professional boundaries.

All the best everyone. Jaimee

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I'm Sally, I'm a part time Clinical Nurse Educator in Anaesthetics & Recovery in Sydney, and have been in this role for around 6 years.  I find this role very rewarding and am passionate about education. This is my first subject in the Grad Cert in clinical education & it's been many years since I have studied at University level. I'm looking forward to the challenge and to improving my ability to be a more effective educator in the constantly evolving environment of health.
Regards
Sally

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Hi All,I am Ranjita Khadka, professionally I am Registered Nurse, been working for 7 years. My specialty is mental health. I have completed master of mental health nursing and currently doing diploma of clinical education. I work full time in mental health hospital and casually work as clinical facilitator/sessional trainer from University. I am very passionate about teaching and want to purse my career in teaching field. I hope this unit will help me to gain more knowledge and skills about clinical education and teaching.

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Hi All,I am Ranjita Khadka, professionally I am Registered Nurse, been working for 7 years. My specialty is mental health. I have completed master of mental health nursing and currently doing diploma of clinical education. I work full time in mental health hospital and casually work as clinical facilitator/sessional trainer from University. I am very passionate about teaching and want to purse my career in teaching field. I hope this unit will help me to gain more knowledge and skills about clinical education and teaching.

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Thank you
Ranjita

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My name is Amanda. This is my second unit in the Graduate Certificate of Clinical Education. I am a physiotherapist and work as physiotherapist and as an Allied Health Clinical Educator in regional Victoria. I thoroughly enjoyed my first unit and very much look forward to working with you all in this unit.

Amanda

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Hi all,

My name is Lee and I’m a clinical nurse educator (CNE) on the cardiology ward in a Melbourne hospital. This is my first unit of the graduate certificate in clinical education.

I was very lucky last year to get the position of CNE after many years of enjoying preceptoring graduate and post graduate nurses as well as educating ward nurses through my role as a wound resource nurse.

Having had a taste of a clinical education course which my hospital facilitated I was keen to develop a deeper understanding of clinical education. From this course I look forward to understanding the different theories of learning and being able to apply them to my practice as well as understanding the unique characteristics learners have and being able to adapt my teaching in response to this.

Cheers,
Lee

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My name is Susan. I am acting in a CNC role in Community Child Health on the Gold Coast. I have worked in the Community for many years as a Midwife, lactation Consultant and Child Health Nurse. I am very excited about this course as it is very relevant to my current role, which involves a lot of mentoring, clinical facilitation and provision of ongoing professional education to staff. I am looking forward to learning new (for me) and more effective methods for performing my role and enriching staff and student experiences.

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My name is Sarah and I am an RN with 8 years experience across critical care (ICU and ED) and Paediatrics, which is my passion along with clinical education. I have always found education such a rewarding role and have been involved with supervising, mentoring and facililtating nursing students both informally on the wards and through the Canberra ACU.  Recently, I also filled four months leave relief for the Clinical Educator role in our area, which has further motivated me to develop my skills in education as I thoroughly enjoyed this role.  This is my second unit of the postgraduate certificate in clinical education and I am really looking forward to learning how to further my skills and knowledge so that I can be of the most support to my students and colleagues.  I am also looking forward to learning from each of your unique and diverse clinical experiences!
Sarah

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Hi everyone,
My name is Biby. I am doing masters in clinical education. I am working as a nurse in a metropolitan hospital in Melbourne. I am very passionate about being a clinical educator.
I am looking forward to learning more about this and applying it in my clinical practice. Wishing you all a great learning experience.
Biby

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My name Isaac Njovu i a m 40 , trained ICU nurse with 15 years experience in critical care i want to advance and consolidate my teaching skills by undertaking this course , hope i find all well .

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My name is Robyn and I currently work as a Clinical Nurse Educator (CNE), in Oncology at Ballarat Health Services (BHS) Victoria. So, my nursing background has been in Oncology and Palliative Care however, I have moonlighted as a Midwife in a previous life.
This role was developed in 2015 in response to the emergence of an Integrated Cancer Service at BHS and the need to provide opportunities for the nursing workforce to develop clinical skills related to cancer care. The role involves varied learning opportunities for staff both generalist and specialist in the form of in-service education, study days, workshops and a Post Graduated Certificate in Oncology (associated with ACU) across the Grampians Region. It all sounds busy and I guess it is but I do get great support from specialist cancer nurses and medical staff who are all more than happy to share their knowledge. The position also sits in the nursing education centre at BHS so the support of fellow educators is invaluable.
I am looking to challenge myself... to once again become a learner. Not that you ever stop learning however, undertaking tertiary studies will help to bridge the knowledge gap in education theory and course curricula development.
I look forward to talking to you all throughout the semester and learning from your teaching and learning experiences.
Regards,
Robyn.

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Hey there,
my name is Patrick and I've just begun the Grad. Dip. in Clinical Education. I am currently working as an ALS Paramedic with Ambulance Victoria and prior to this I was working as a Medical Technician in a major hospital based in the western suburbs of Adelaide.

Working as a Paramedic sees me instructing Graduates, Internal Students and University Students alike. Due to the unpredictability of the pre-hospital environment, however, it is difficult to provide and sustain consistent educative efforts; placing a reliance on simulation, debriefing or working overtime for students to attain a high level of case exposure and develop the level of mental acuity required for the job.

Therefore I am hoping, in progressing my career to adopt a more educative approach, that I am able to build on the ability to instigate and facilitate peer-to-peer learning through simulation and structured debriefing following high acuity cases, and to generally develop my abilities as an educator in an increasingly difficult field to provide solid on-road education.

Thanks,
Pat

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Hi,

My name is Jacob, I have been working as an RN in an acute ward. Before migrating to Australia I worked overseas as a pharmacist. I have had numerous opportunities to work with students during their placements (mentoring them) which made my teaching passion stronger as I wanted to offer the best and in the right/acceptable manner. In my pursuits, I managed to get a job in an RTO as an educator as well. This has made me start my studies in clinical education. I would like to learn the best skills that would enable me to deliver effective teaching in a simulated environment and understand the curriculum design as the course progresses.

Kind regards.

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I have just started the course. I am currently working as a Nurse educator for Laureate International Universities/ THINK Health teaching the Diploma of Nursing  course.
I have a varied clinical background. I've spent 12 years as a Postnatal midwife, 6 years in Acute care/ general nursing. I also worked 14 years in corporate industry first as a surgical sales rep and more recently as a Continence Nurse Advisor (CNC) position.
My clinical education experience comes from 6 years as Clinical Facilitator teaching BN undergrads; 4 years in the CNA role teaching Continence to Aged care and hospital staff. Then more recently Face to Face and in lab simulation for my current role.
My aim in doing this course is to underpin my clinical teaching experience with a sound theoretical base. I am keen to pick up new strategies and techniques for dealing with my diverse learners (60% International and NESB cohort). I am also interested in learning more about Curriculum design and instructional development as I have been involved in this in an informal way in the past.

I look forward to many stimulating discussions as we progress through the learning materials together.
Cheers
Kimberley

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Hello everyone, my name is Greg and I am currently a forensic Clinical Nurse and live on the Sunshine Coast. I have an ED background that I really miss. My goal is to go back to ED and be involved in education. I currently have involvement in education and have enrolled in the Graduate Certificate, working towards the Masters, to enhance and develop my skills and value in this area. Looking forward to interacting more with you all and getting my head back into some study! :)
Cheers, Greg

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Hi,                               My name is Simone and I am from Melbourne. I am studying part-time and have nearly finished my Graduate Certificate in Clinical Education. My background is many years in Intensive Care and Anaesthetic nursing where I did do some informal teaching and supervising but always felt I should have a teaching qualification.  I have recently moved into Medical Device sales. A major part of my role is education- providing in service education, workshops and attending conferences. I am mainly educating to nurses and anesthetists with a range of experience and backgrounds.I am really enjoying all the learning and look forward to adding more feathers to my bow of education knowledge through this subject.

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Hi,                               My name is Simone and I am from Melbourne. I am studying part-time and have nearly finished my Graduate Certificate in Clinical Education. My background is many years in Intensive Care and Anaesthetic nursing where I did do some informal teaching and supervising but always felt I should have a teaching qualification.  I have recently moved into Medical Device sales. A major part of my role is education- providing in service education, workshops and attending conferences. I am mainly educating to nurses and anesthetists with a range of experience and backgrounds.I am really enjoying all the learning and look forward to adding more feathers to my bow of education knowledge through this subject.

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Kind regards
Simone

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Hi,

I’m Megan and I’m a nurse working in the Navy. I’ve been an RN for 10 years, with a background in Emergency nursing but I’m brand new to simulation and this is my first educator role. I’m looking forward to working with you all and learning from your experience - it looks like there’s a lot!

I’m based in Sydney at the Navy’s medical training school as the Simulation Coordinator. I get to work with a small team of instructors to make sure simulation scenarios are accessible and beneficial to the course participants.

I’m hoping to build up some confidence regarding my simulation skills and understanding of education in health care. I’ m also build a professional network of educated peers during this course.  Good luck with your studies everyone!

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Hello everyone,
my name is Mija, I have been working as a RN in a rehabilitation hospital in Hornsby area since 2009. I studied  a bachelor of nursing in ACU, graduated 11 years ago and I am taking a first step into the postgraduate study.  I hope I would manage and enjoy the roles of mother of 3 young kids, nurse and student this year.

I have come to realise that learning and teaching takes in anywhere, anytime of daily lives and relationships, so become interested in education, especially in clinical area. I would like to explore and learn literature of clinical education along with theoretical and practical foundations.

I look forward to a fruitful year with you all.

Warm regards,

Mija

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My name is Kim. I am a Nuclear Medicine Technologist from Geelong. I have been in this field for more than 15 years, I work in a large public hospital in the Medical Imaging department. I have recently been appointed to the tutor role in our area and am very excited to be helping to educate/mentor up and coming technologists. Although I have lots of clinical knowledge and have participated in the supervision, assessment of students and interns in the past I have no formal knowledge of clinical education. I am hoping that this subject will be able to fill the gaps in my knowledge so that I can for fill my role at work more efficiently and make me a great resource for the learners in our department.
Kind Regards, Kim

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Hi Everyone,
My name is Sarah. I am a registered nurse. I trained in Ireland and Qualified in 2011. I immigrated to Australia in 2013 . I am currently working at the University of Sydney, Sydney Nursing School as a Clinical Simulation Registered Nurse. I also work casually in the Clinical setting. I have just started the Graduate certificate in Healthcare Simulation education. I am very passionate about nursing and due to the increase in Simulation in Nursing practice i felt it was important that i increase my knowledge in Simulation education.

Kind regards,
Sarah

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Hi,
My Name is Sonia and I am a Clinical Midwife who is currently on secondment in a Staff Development Nurse position. A path that I wish to continue to pursue moving into the future. I work in Karratha (W.A) and have just commenced this Post Graduate Certificate. I would like to further enhance my knowledge in relation to understanding todays learners and get them to willingly participate in Simulation whilst further developing my own ability to  effectively facilitate simulations. Whilst the thought of going back to study after a number of years is daunting, I am also looking forward to the challenge.
Kind Regards, Sonia

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Hi, My name is Angel, I finished my bachelors in Nursing in 2012 from RMIT. I have just started my Masters in Clinical Nursing. I have always wanted to be an Educator,. I do mentor new graduates and students at my current job. While going through all of your posts, i realize i have a lot a lot to learn and I hope I'd learn from all of you from our discussions. Looking forward to do this unit with you all.

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Hi Flora and fellow students,
My name is Alicia. This is my second unit in the Graduate Certificate in Clinical Education.
I am currently working as a Clinical Nurse Educator at a Melbourne Hospital.
I really enjoy educating and am looking forward to learning more about the learning theories to increase the effectiveness of my teaching. I'm particularly interested in Learning Outcome 4: Evaluating the role of the clinical educator in responding to learner characteristics.
Good luck everyone!
Kind regards,
Alicia

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My name is Sueand I have been a Clinical Nurse Consultant in Palliative Care for the last 6 years. I work in a Consult Team and provide "on the spot" education to nurses and doctors providing palliative care to patients (outside of the specialist unit)  on a daily basis. I also co-ordinate an education program for the PC specialist unit and ad hoc presentations and in-services as requested within the acute setting. Into the future I believe there will be a growing need to provide education to empower all healthcare workers to feel confident in providing end of life care and I believe this course will help me in increasing my education skills and knowledge.  Regards Sue

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Hi,
My name is Amy. I am a nurse working in Melbourne. I have just completed my postgrad studies in Renal Nursing last year and am about to commence an ANUM role on the ward. I am entering this course to improve my educational skills as it is something I really enjoy in the ward environment and would like to further use in my upcoming role. I have long term goals to work in education and thought there is no time like the present to continue studying. Im looking forward to learning and gaining a deeper understanding of educational strategies that I can apply.
Thanks, Amy

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Hi,
My name is Daniel and I am an Emergency Medicine Doctor in Sydney interested in clinical education and simulation. I have been involved in medical student and junior medical officer education within the discipline of Emergency Medicine for the past 5 years.
I am looking forward to developing my simulation skills and applying these new found skills in my clinical workplace.

Kind regards,
Daniel

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My name is Deepu, I am from Geelong, Victoria.Originally from India , I have been living in Australia for the last 5 years.I just started the Graduate certificate in Clinical education I am passionate about nursing education,I had some experience in teaching nursing in India. I pursued my interest in education here in Australia  and last year I found my self in a full time  Nurse Educator role in an RTO in Melbourne.
I would like to learn the skills to facilitate rich learning experience for students in simulated learning environment,promote student centered learning in both class room and in the simulation lab.
Looking forward to learn and share the knowledge and experience of other professionals including nursing and other clinical education fields.
Kind regards,
Deepu

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Hi,
My name is Deborah and I have just commenced this Graduate Certificate and I am looking forward to the course.
I am a Clinical Nurse Educator and have educated for the past 16 years.
My clinical background is the Perioperative area and it is an area in which  I really enjoy working.
I am passionate about Education and feel very fortunate to work in the area.
I am looking forward to this unit and learning more about teaching a diverse group of learners and also increasing my skills facilitating education in the simulated environment.
Kind regards, Deborah

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Hi everyone,
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 for 22 years.

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 am a mother to three young adult children. 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 sincerely hope you will work out a good balance between your work, home chores and study because your well-being is important.

I also hope you will find this unit useful and enjoy studying with us. I am looking forward to working with you throughout the semester.

Kind regards,
Flora
(The picture below was taken at Mt. Wellington in TAS in Jan 2018)

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Hi everyone,
My name is Jianbo. I am a nurse educator currently teaching nursing diploma students in Melbourne. This is the second unit of my studying in postgraduate certificate in clinical education.

I am a RN and used to work in ICU and acute medical wards. In 2008, I moved into education as I developed a passion for teaching while mentoring junior nursing staffs.

After going through the content in this unit, I really would like to learn more about the different learning theories and models. How I can apply them effectively into my day to day work in clinical education.

Best regards
Jianbo