Clever Activities to Promote Active Learning

Recorded On: 05/17/2022

Research supports active learning as an effective teaching method that promotes critical thinking, investigation and creativity. Based on constructivism, active learning theory enables learners to build upon prior knowledge and develop their own understanding of a topic. Today’s diverse learners seek educational environments where they can obtain knowledge and learn how to apply it through guided assignments. Join us for this webinar where Windy Rothmund, RDH, M.S.D.H., and Cheri Barton, RDH, M.S.D.H., both from Eastern Washington University, will demonstrate novel activities to engage allied health students and to foster deep, meaningful learning. During this webinar, participants will learn how to enhance student engagement through the application of active learning strategies.

Learning Objectives:

Discuss the relationship between active learning and knowledge comprehension.
Appraise current curriculum to determine need for active learning.
Identify novel active learning activities.

Original Release Date: May 17, 2022

Expiration Date: May 17, 2025

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Disclaimer

The purpose of this presentation is to educate and to inform. This is not a substitute for professional care and is not intended for use for the diagnosis or treatment of individual conditions. Guests on this presentation express their own experience, opinions and conclusions. Guest statements do not express the viewpoint of ADEA. The mention of any product, service, organization, activity or therapy should not be construed as an ADEA endorsement.

CE Information:

The American Dental Education Association is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider.

An evaluation form is available to participants after the conclusion of the webinar. To earn continuing education (CE) credit for participation in the webinar, the online evaluation must be completed in full by May 17, 2025. After completing the evaluation, webinar participants can print and save the CE Verification Form.

ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry.

The American Dental Education Association designates this activity for 1.0 continuing education credit.

All speakers agree that neither they nor members of their immediate family have any financial relationships with commercial entities that may be relevant to their presentation.

Windy Rothmund, RDH, M.S.D.H.

Eastern Washington University

Windy Rothmund has over 20 years of experience in private practice and is an assistant professor at Eastern Washington University in Spokane, Washington. Prof. Rothmund’s teaching roles include head and neck anatomy, histology and embryology, oral pathology, research, junior clinic lead, and graduate courses. She is an advocate for oral health and serves as past chair for the American Dental Education Association Section on Addiction Education, President of the Sigma Phi Alpha Supreme Chapter, and recipient of the 2022 ADEA Leadership Institute Phase V Leadership Development Tuition Scholarship.

Speaker agrees that neither they nor members of their immediate family have any financial relationships with commercial entities that may be relevant to their presentation.

Cheri Barton, RDH, M.S.D.H.

Eastern Washington University

Cheri Barton is a full-time faculty member at Eastern Washington University (EWU) in Spokane, Washington, and an Affiliate Faculty member with the University of Washington School of Dentistry (UW SOD). She is the senior clinic lead at EWU, and her teaching roles have included Radiology (lab and lecture), Senior Clinic II, III and IV, Periodontology I and II, and she is also the course director for Introduction to Periodontics for the UW SOD Regional Initiatives in Dental Education (RIDE) program. Prof. Barton is the recipient of the EWU College of Health Science and Public Health 2020 Deans Excellence Award. She is also an active member of the Supreme Chapter of Sigma Phi Alpha and was the 2021 President. Additionally, Prof. Barton serves as President of her local chapter of Sigma Phi Alpha.

Speaker agrees that neither they nor members of their immediate family have any financial relationships with commercial entities that may be relevant to their presentation.

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