Countdown!!

Oh Happy Day!! Tomorrow I give my final exam and I am at the tail end of final grading on 130 resumes and cover letters!! Then it is on to QAs and Day Sheets! I loved working through the OSCE process! The detail of the event is amazing. I know that you learn each time you put one together - and the process is never really done - but it was fun to play! The radiology OSCE session was great ladies! See you all tomorrow evening.

OSCE

OSCE week has come and gone - onto other projects now - so this will be short tonight. I have spent the entire day on Mashups - ad nausea! The OSCE experience was fabulous to tackle. The idea of making the students each have a different exam, yet comparable, was an interesting concept. That way, they can't communicate/cheat with each other. Plus, with both stations doing this, the students could potentially have completely different - yet comparable experiences! No electronics in the waiting room would require proctoring - but in a high stakes testing situation, it would be appropriate. I loved the detail work of the OSCE - and would still like to see a senior exit OSCE designed in the future!

I would like to thank Cooke for all of her work and presentation. Cooke, your attention to detail is amazing. It is so fun to watch you present. You really are good at what you are doing!

OSCEs and more!

Hello All,

What a week! Nice to hear that the clinics will reopen this week. Wow! There really was something in the water! I am sure the students really enjoyed the extra time at this point in the semester! I, on the other hand did not use the time productively. I am now working on the final touches of my OSCE. I am not so sure about everything - but will run it by you later tonight via email.

I just opened email to find that Lisa invited faculty to the session tomorrow evening. Gulp! I thought it was just going to be the MDH students!! So it goes.

I have to write a final exam for approval on Monday. So, the weekend is jamb packed with church, more church, cooking, egg dying, cake baking, cleaning, test writing, OSCEs, and yard/garage work, church, church, family, and fun. We have our Grandpuppy over for the afternoon while my son plays Frisbee golf. Our dog is a brute and is stuck in his kennel for being a poor sport! So, I have to listen to his whining and crying because he wants out! Makes for great concentration!

See you Monday. Happy Easter everyone!
Kim

Another week slips by!

Wow, another week is gone! I can't believe how the semester is flying by. I know it always seems to speed up as we get closer to the end, but it really seems like I can't focus to get enough done. It must be spring fever! Anyone else there yet??

I have been focusing in on my OSCE. I still need to write the cases for the event, but other details are coming together.

Kjetsta - your day sheet was fabulous! It really simplified the session analysis. Yet, it included what needs to be observed. The way the sheet is layed out, you can circle what was good/bad in the session that affected the grade. Nice work!

See you all tomorrow,
Kim