Course:	Teaching Techniques for Teleclass Instructors
ID:	T435
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About this course

This course is intended for Certified Asthma Educators who wish to become teleclass instructors.

Teleclasses pose unique challenges to the asthma educator. Since class instruction is provided over the phone, with no visual contact between students and instructor, teaching techniques need to be both adapted and enhanced in order for the teleclass experience to be positive and productive. Speaking styles have to be changed to compensate for the lack of eye contact, and telephone etiquette must be established and observed.

This course will explain the techniques required for successful teleclass teaching. It will provide preparation and teaching guidelines, together with basic rules that can help teleclasses to run smoothly. It will also offer real-life examples, and give participants an opportunity to conduct a brief teleclass.

Objectives

After successfully completing this course, the asthma educator will be able to:

plan a teleclass
deliver an interactive and successful teleclass
presentation
teach patients or other health care professionals,
using proven teleclass techniques

What the course teaches you

presentation techniques that have been modified to suit
the teleclass format
rules for creating teleclass lessons and presentations
teaching tips and techniques unique to teleclasses

Course materials

Participants will receive a course binder by mail. General course materials will be sent by e-mail. Prior to each class, material specific to that class will be sent by e-mail.

Certificate of completion

Participants will be awarded a Certificate of Completion. In order to successfully complete the course, involvement is required in class activities, and each participant must also teach a brief teleclass.

Course structure

The course is taught in four units, conducted by phone, one unit a week. Each unit will last a minimum of 1 hour 30 minutes. If necessary, class time will be extended to 2 hours.

Class size

To ensure individual attention and effective personal interaction, only 4 persons are accepted for each class. Registrations are accepted and classes are held as soon as we have four registrants. To participate in the next course, register as soon as possible.

Course dates

Click here for our Course Schedule.

Course fee

The fee for Teaching Techniques for Teleclass Instructors is $355. This includes tuition and all course materials, including a 3-ring course binder. Payment may be made by credit card, bank draft, company check or approved purchase order.

To register, call (780) 988-6014.

Continuing Education (CE) credits

Participants will earn 12 CE hours. The Asthma Education Clinic Ltd. is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (Provider 14165) for 12 contact hours.

Instructor

The course will be led by Gaynor Govias, Chief Instructor at The Asthma Education Clinic, and developer and instructor for The Clinic's many asthma courses, including Asthma 401, the preparatory course for asthma educators planning to take the AE-C examination.

Ms Govias is a graduate of the National Respiratory Training Centre (U.K.). She has been a Certified Asthma Instructor since 1994, and was Director and Vice Chairperson of the National Board, Allergy Asthma Information Association.

Ms Govias regularly makes presentations at national conferences, conducts national and international workshops, and provides consulting services to various organizations. A certified teacher with over 30 years of teaching experience, she has worked as a consultant in the development of teaching materials, teaching programs and workshops for both children and adults. She has over 20 years of experience in designing and administering asthma educational programs for various special groups.

She is the author of numerous publications and articles for asthma educators, and co-author of Asthma Education: Principles and Practice, which was published in August 2005.

For more information

Please phone us at (780) 988-6014, or contact us by e-mail: education@asthmaed.com