The third article in my series for Lamaze International was published today, it covers writing educational objectives for more effective childbirth classes.
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The second installment in my series for Lamaze International’s blog for childbirth educators was published today. It covers all kinds of analysis that might benefit Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educators: Needs Analysis, Learner Analysis, and Contextual Analysis.
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Client: Birth Class Online (my own childbirth education company) Objective: Students will practice decision making about what to do if they suspect their water has broken. Methods: Drafted in Twine. Created in Powerpoint, published to HTML5 with Storyline
Branching Scenario: Did my water just break? Read More »
In my role as a regular contributor to the Lamaze International blog Connecting the Dots, I’ve written a series on how to apply the ADDIE process to childbirth class design. The first article, an overview of the process, was published today.
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Client: My own company Doulas In Training Objective: Learners will experiment with various ways to address common objections that might come up in client interviews. Methods: Storyline 360
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Client: Pampered Birth (my own birth education business) Objective: Learners will identify the new terms for late pregnancy. Methods: Made in Photoshop.
Infographic: What’s Term Anyway? Read More »
Client: Human Kindness Milk Bank Objective: Potential donors will be able to follow the steps to become a milk donor. Methods: Created in Photoshop. A quick view flowchart of the steps to become a milk donor. This will be shared on the milk bank web site and printed as material to hand out at health
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Client: Birth Connected (my own online childbirth class company) Activity Objective: Families will start thinking about prioritizing the choices on their birth plan to narrow down what is most important to them. Video Objective: To walk students through completing the exercise on their own. Methods: Filmed with the iPhone, edited with Camtasia.
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