Week 4

Question 1

What is a community of practice?

Answer 1

A group of people with a common interest who learn from each other and work to improve their skills on a regular basis

Question 2

Component is a community of practice

Answer 2

Domain: the field of interest
Community: the group
Practice: shared resources

Question 3

How does learning in the clinic differ from learning in the classroom?

Answer 3

Life application of skills vs basics

Question 4

What is the primary learning activity for a classroom? What does it include

Answer 4

Acquisition of knowledge

• definitions
• characteristics
• reasons for examinations, tests
• expected outcomes

Question 5

The primary learning activity in the lab is….

That includes…

Answer 5

Acquisition of skill

• tests and measures
• hands on skills

Question 6

The primary learning activity for the clinic is…

This includes…

Answer 6

Use of knowledge and skill for clinical decisio making and patient management

• eval
• diagnosis
• prognosis
• determination of appropriate interventions

Question 7

Components of professional identity

Answer 7

Personal values, attitudes, morals, and beliefs
Professional ethics and codes of practice
The law, legal rules, and principles

Question 8

In clinical learning we expect:

Answer 8

Development of professional behaviors (communication and inter-professionalism)

Active domain of learning application

Question 9

Why are professional behaviors hardest to teach in the classroom?

Answer 9

It’s situational

Question 10

Affective domain components:

Answer 10

Beliefs
Attitude
Values
Norms
Standards

Question 11

Code of ethics, standards of practice and core values work together to do what?

Answer 11

Set expectations of professional abilities and behaviors

Question 12

Theoretical perspective on Learning in Clinical Setting

Answer 12

Learning is grounded in experience

It is only through the application and interpretation of knowledge that education occurs

Question 13

Active participation in practice is what helps students and novice clinicians learn how experienced practitioners ______ and _________ throughout the day

Answer 13

Act

Interact

Question 14

Active participation in the community of practice of the clinical setting enables students to do the following:

Answer 14

◦ Develop their own identities as professionals

◦ Turn their theoretical knowledge into practice knowledge

◦ Further validate understanding of norms, standards and ethics of the profession at large

◦ Learn how experienced practitioners act and interact throughout the day and how they communicate

◦ Learn what it really takes to belong to and become fully participating members of the profession

Question 15

Lave and Wenger and Wenger

4 Components of Social Interactions Necessary for Learning

Answer 15

◦ Learning by Experiencing
◦ Learning by Engaging in Practice
◦ Learning by Belonging
◦ Learning by Becoming

Question 16

Legitimate Peripheral Participation

Answer 16

Framework for understanding how newcomers learn by engaging with members of the community in progressively more complex and inclusive ways

Question 17

Legitimate Peripheral Participation includes

Answer 17

◦ Expectations
◦ Roles
◦ Social Norms
◦ Sense of Belonging
◦ Culture of the “Clinic”

Question 18

What types of access are essential to learning

Answer 18

Activities
People
History
Challenges

Question 19

What can dialogue contribute to learning

Answer 19

Connects learning individuals and develops shared meaning within the community of practice
◦ Enables us to explore our roles within the community
◦ make meaning from our experiences
◦ validate what we see and do in practice
◦ develop a sense of belonging