New Avenues for Adult Learning: Medical Careers in a Digital World

Mary SchroederOwatonna Adult EducationAugust 2012

Agenda

• What is the Medical Coding & Online Prep class?

• What are the 4 themes built into every class period in the Course Curriculum?

Career OptionsMedical CodingCollege CultureTechnology and Online Prep

How is the course structured?

• Purpose: To develop skills and strategies necessary to be successful students in an on-line learning post-secondary environment

• Course: 52 hours face to face instruction

• Coursework: On-line homework required

• Class demographics:Offered on site twice weekly Thirteen students participated

What are the 4 themes of every class? Career Options Medical Coding College Culture Technology and Online Prep

Medical Coder

Medical Office Assistant

Unit Manager

Medical Transcriptionist

…Beginning with the End in Mind…

What are the 4 themes of every class? Career Options Medical Coding College Culture Technology and Online Prep

Building a Portfolio Writing a Resume

Assembling List of References

Online Networking Sites (e.g., Linked In)

Exploring Career Options…

What are the 4 themes of every class?

Learn about

Medical Coding

Patient Rights

10 Key Data Entry

Medical Procedure

Terminology

Legal & Ethical Issues

Office Culture,

Insurance Terms, and Common Phrases

Career Options Medical Coding College Culture Technology and Online Prep

What are the 4 themes of every class?• Selecting a College• Getting Accepted into College

o Accuplacer Preparationo Filling out the FAFSA

• Being Successful at College o Managing Learning and Teaching Styleso Time Managemento Learning Strategies

Career Options Medical Coding College Culture Technology and Online Prep

What are the 4 themes of every class? Career Options Medical Coding College Culture Technology and Online Prep

Building Microsoft Office Proficiency

Using a Dashboard for completing assignments

Using the Internet to complete assignments

Building Collaboration

Navigating a College Dashboard

Virtual Communication Skills

Concluding Thoughts…

Resources and Texts• Bridge I & 2 Resource Guide for Medical Coding Specialist• MN ABE Southeast Transitions Group• Medical Office Prep Unit Materials by Eloise Teisberg/Hubbs Center

(see: Hubbs Center–Staff–Curriculum-Bridge-Curricula-Career Pathways–Medical Office)

• Mavis Beacon• Microsoft Office Tutorials - by Bernard John Poole (http://www.pitt.edu/~

poole/onlinebooks.htm)• MLC Microsoft Tutorials - Web• Class Chatter Dashboard for Teachers - Web• Teacher Developed Materials

Resources: Class Chatter• Using Class Chatter blogging website to teach:

• Writing• Communicating and collaborating with others• Responding to a selected reading.

• Go to this to view my classes or to set-up a class: http://www.classchatter.com

• Samples of themes explored: \\ROOSEVELT01\STAFF\mschroeder\Medical Coding Case Study #1 Legal Issues.docx

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpPX70V_zIY&feature=autoplay&list=PLB9120E2656622098&lf=results_video&playnext=2

• Assignment: What are three insights that you have gained and how would you use them in a medical office or part of a medical team?• http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=iETrOvKBrTg&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PLB9120E2656622098

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9Cacld_4Io talking to your professor• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecFMuk-9UmA&feature=related

• Assignment: Discuss and then reply to two other student’s discussions

Reflections

Great Moments

• Speakers• College Trip• Self realization and self

empowerment – powerpoint about self

Growth Edges

• Time • Materials • Curriculum• Syllabus & Expectations –

Rigor of this class.