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Direct linkDenial, A. – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2012
From 2003-2007 at the New England College of Optometry, the Integrative Seminar Course (ISC) was used to facilitate students' learning of clinical reasoning. To examine students' perceptions and experiences regarding their learning, an end-of-year Likert-style survey was administered to 96 first-year students after completion of the ISC. Analysis…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Optometry, Allied Health Occupations Education
Peer reviewedMcClain, Anita – Journal of Optometric Education, 1987
Mind mapping, which challenges the right side of the brain, is recommended as a technique for designing classroom work and stimulating more effective and efficient comprehension. (MSE)
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Classroom Techniques, Course Organization, Curriculum Development
Peer reviewedCummings, Roger W. – Journal of Optometric Education, 1986
Aspects of laboratory preparation necessary for undergraduate or graduate optometric training in the use of therapeutic drugs are discussed, including glaucoma therapy, anterior segment techniques, posterior segment, and systemic procedures. (MSE)
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Organization, Drug Therapy, Higher Education
Peer reviewedBennett, Edward S. – Journal of Optometric Education, 1982
A 4-week course teaching interpersonal skills helps optometry students develop self-awareness in handling patients and other practice problems. Among the topics covered are questioning techniques, patient communication types, children, and difficult questions. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Course Descriptions, Course Organization, Helping Relationship
Peer reviewedBuzzelli, Andrew R. – Journal of Optometric Education, 1994
At the Pennsylvania College of Optometry, a core course in pediatric optometry was revised to use a problem-centered approach and implemented with a class of 147 students. Students were assigned specific roles to distribute work evenly. A survey found students responded positively to this approach. (MSE)
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Course Organization, Educational Strategies, Higher Education
Peer reviewedChristensen, Jerry L.; McKitrick, James – Journal of Optometric Education, 1980
The Michael's Group Remediation System was utilized in teaching a course dealing with the optics of the eye. The system features instructor pacing, written study objectives and content materials, weekly quizzes, and remediation. This mode of presentation was judged by instructor and students as being extremely successful. (Author/JMD)
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Course Evaluation, Course Objectives, Course Organization
Peer reviewedConway, Robert; Kember, David – Optometric Education, 1993
The design and evaluation of an optometry practice management course at Hong Kong Polytechnic are described. The course includes lectures and small group projects on specific ethics and management topics. A survey of participants found they preferred group projects, with elements of peer teaching and seminar approaches, to traditional lectures.…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Comparative Analysis, Course Content, Course Descriptions
