The American Heart Association (AHA) developed this 16-hour program. It includes lecture, practice, and testing scenarios. Proficiency cards are issued for a 2-year period. Any fees collected for this course will not represent income for the American Heart Association.

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This 8-hour course was developed to assist ACLS providers in maintaining ACLS proficiency. Individuals who possess a current ACLS card are eligible to renew through this 1-day program. Any fees collected for this course do not represent income for the American Heart Association.

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The ACLS skills check off is designed for those students that have completed Part 1 of the HeartCode ACLS Anywhere Course online and require a skills check off test to receive the American Heart Association ACLS course completion card. Appointments will be made for the skills check off based on instructor availability. Upon receipt of registration form, instructor will contact registrant to set up mutually agreed upon time and day.

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This 8-hour course is designed to prepare experienced ACLS providers to teach ACLS courses. Students must provide a letter of recommendation from an ACLS Course Director and instruct in one future ACLS course under supervision prior to successful course completion. Any fees collected for this course do not represent income for the American Heart Association

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This 16-hour course is an advanced level continuing education course sponsored by the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) and endorsed by the National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP). Participants apply critical thinking skills to integrate pathophysiology and assessment findings to determine treatment intervention. Provider recognition is approved for 3 years.

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This course is designed to train currently certified AMLS Providers to teach AMLS in accordance with current National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) guidelines. The AMLS Instructor Program is endorsed by the National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP).

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This eight-hour program was developed through the State Prehospital Care Program. The program is essential for the skills instructor and includes:

Role of the assistant instructor
Attributes of professional instruction
Techniques appropriate for the adult learner
Classroom communication
Coaching skills
Steps in teaching motor skills

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These courses were developed through the Emergency Medical Services Section of the Health Facilities and Emergency Medical Services Division to build upon each other and are taught in a sequential manner. In order to register for the Primary Instructor Course, you must have completed the one-day Assistant Instructor Course.

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This course is designed to give the participant a foundational understanding of various perspectives and strategies to conduct a learning needs assessment. Attention will be paid to the defining needs assessment along a continuum from primarily objective to primarily subjective. Participants will discover a multitude of strategies for collecting data, analyzing data, and making sound decisions for continuing education offerings. Issues such as sources of information, influences affecting the process, and outcomes resulting from a needs assessment will be explored via the Frasard (2010) model of learning needs identification and prioritization.

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This 4-hour course is open to anyone who wishes to obtain a CPR course completion card and is a prerequisite for the EMT-Basic course. Any fees collected for this course do not represent income for the American Heart Association.

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This 3-hour course is open to anyone who wishes to renew a current BLS Healthcare Provider card. Any fees collected for this course do not represent income for the American Heart Association.

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This 8-hour course is designed to train current CPR providers to teach CPR and AED in accordance with American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines. Any fees collected for this course do not represent income for the American Heart Association.

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The BLS skills check off is designed for those students that have completed Part I of the Healthcare Provider Online Renewal Course by American Heart Association and require a skills check off test to receive the BLS for Healthcare Provider course completion card. Appointments will be made for the skills check off based on instructor availability. Upon receipt of registration form, instructor will contact registrant to set up mutually agreed upon time and day.

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Crisis intervention is a specialized acute mental health intervention and has been referred to as "emotional first aid." Most crisis interventions are typically done individually (one-on-one). This program is designed to teach participants the fundamentals and protocol for individual intervention. Participants are provided an opportunity to practice the concepts presented. The training session meets the requirements of the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF).

Course topics include: The role of individual crisis intervention in CISM, Psychological reactions in crisis, Listening and communication skills, Mechanisms of action in crisis interventions, Crisis communication techniques, The SAFER-R model of individual crisis intervention and Questioning techniques

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The CISM: Group Crisis Intervention training program is open to new members of CISM teams and to individuals who are interested in learning about critical incident stress management. This training session meets the requirements of the Colorado CISM network and the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF).

Course topics include: Critical incident stress (CIS), CISM team considerations, Defusing simulation, Types of CISM Interventions, Stress symptoms, Debriefing simulation, The Seven Phase CISM Model and Conducting CISM interventions

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Crisis intervention is sometimes called "emotional first-aid." Crisis interventions are typically done individually (one-on-one) or in groups. The Assisting Individuals in Crisis program is designed to teach participants the fundamentals of individual intervention. The audience for this class includes emergency services, school personnel, and industrial peer support personnel without formal training in mental health, and mental health professionals who desire to increase their knowledge of individual (one-on-one) crisis intervention techniques.

The Group Crisis Intervention training program is designed to present core elements of a comprehensive, systematic and multi-component crisis intervention curriculum. The Group Crisis Intervention course prepares participants to understand a wide range of crisis services including crisis education, significant other support services, on-scene support services, demobilizations after large scale traumatic incidents, small group defusing, and Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD).

The need for follow-up services and referrals when necessary is also described. This unique combination course is an intensive crisis intervention training experience. Participants must attend all 3 days for successful course completion. This training meets the requirements of the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation.

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In the course of nearly everyone’s life, they will, at some time, encounter people grieving the loss of a loved one from a traumatic event. This course is designed to help both professional and lay people identify characteristics of trauma and traumatic events, the normalcy of traumatic grief reactions, learn good death notification and body identification techniques, become skilled at identifying warning signs of complications, and learn the importance of early interventions and support utilizing the SAFER-R model. Participants will increase their knowledge of how trauma impacts the grief process and will gain skills for evaluating and supporting persons who have experienced traumatic loss. Upon completion, participants will be able to: identify types of traumatic events and the characteristics of trauma and grief; describe normal responses to trauma and normal grief responses; describe factors that may complicate the traumatic grief process; learn practical and effective methods of death notification and preparation for body identification; identify the primary needs of people experiencing grief following trauma; and outline techniques for supporting people grieving a trauma and for self-care.

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Knowledge of the sequence of crisis intervention processes and the appropriate use for individuals or groups, and at what times and under what circumstances, is crucial to all effective early intervention programs. This course will present essential information for the assessment of both crisis situations and the effects of critical incidents on individuals involved in those situations. Participants will learn to create an effective plan of action to assist those in crisis. Strategic planning and tactical decision-making and the rationale for choosing one set of crisis intervention processes over another are emphasized. Participants will complete a series of exercises designed to sharpen their assessment and crisis planning skills. This course builds confidence that crisis interventionists will make the right choices of interventions for the populations they are assisting under special circumstances.

Course topics include: strategic planning as it applies to crisis intervention; the elements of the National Incident Management System and relate those elements to crisis intervention; comprehensive, integrated, systematic and multi-component crisis intervention program; the planning process designed to assist the participants in assessing target populations and in determining the type, timing, and resources necessary to assist large numbers of people involved in a crisis; and the most important crisis intervention tactics to apply in a simulated complicated or large-scale crisis event.

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CISM Group Crisis training is a prerequisite.

The CISM: Advanced Group Crisis Intervention training program has been designed to offer the experienced provider the latest information on critical incident stress management techniques and post-trauma syndromes. Special emphasis is placed on troubleshooting difficult and complex situations. This training session meets the requirements of the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation.

Course topics include: crisis intervention concepts, rationale for CISM, post traumatic stress syndromes, research findings, troubleshooting common problems, dealing with difficult debriefings and defusings, mass disaster applications, and application exercises.

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Basic CISM training is a prerequisite.

This workshop is designed to give the participant an experience using a solid framework for developing learners' skill performance.  Built upon Dorothy Mackeracher's (2004) phases of physical learning coupled with Kolb's (1984) levels of skills acquisition, the process of developing skills is taught in the EMS context. Participants will learn by doing both as a facilitator and participant.

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This course is designed to give the participant a foundational understanding of some of the issues surrounding the selection and mentoring of new instructors. Transitioning field EMS providers to the world of teaching and instruction is a challenge for any educational institution. Participants will learn about mentoring new instructors in the areas of: building professional relationships, legal implications of teaching, lesson planning, time management, learner assessment, preventing teacher burnout, dealing with classroom management issues, and working within the political and cultural make-up of the educational institution. A rich resource handbook will provide participants with a wealth of information to plan an effective new instructor mentoring program at their own institution.

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This 8-hour course introduces the basics of 12 lead acquisition and interpretation. A strong knowledge of basic cardiac rhythms is required. The focus of the program is 12 lead interpretation including axis determination, IVCD, infarct pattern recognition, hypertrophy, and electrolyte changes.

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HealthONE EMS, in partnership with Arapahoe Community College, offers the Basic EKG course. This 30-hour course is open to all interested parties and is of particular benefit to those working in emergency departments, telemetry units, or preparing for entry into a paramedic program. Please note that this course will cover dysrhythmia interpretation and analysis. It does not include the management of dysrhythmias.

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Students registering for this class must apply for stipend at College In Colorado.

Please use the registration form below to register for Continuing Education hours when attending a HealthONE EMS primary or refresher course for CE hours. Please call (303) 788-6317 for a current schedule of available dates and topics.

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Please review the EMT Career Flowchart

The HealthONE EMS Department, in partnership with Arapahoe Community College, offers the EMT-Basic course, consisting of a minimum of 180 hours of classroom and practical sessions and at least 44 hours of clinical rotations in the hospital and ambulance settings (outside of regular classroom time). The course is designed to meet the requirements of the Emergency Medical Services Section of the Health Facilities and Emergency Medical Services Division.

This course prepares the student for the National Registry exam and Colorado State EMT-Basic certification.

Download the Englewood EMT-B Packet
Download the North Suburban Medical Center EMT-B Packet

Hard copies of the EMT-B course information packets are available by request.

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Students registering for this class must apply for stipend at College In Colorado.

HealthONE EMS, in partnership with Arapahoe Community College, offers the EMT-Basic Refresher course consisting of 48 hours of classroom and practical sessions and a 4-hour State Certification Practical Skills Examination. The course encompasses the continuing education requirements for Colorado State EMT-Basic renewal.

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Students receive two semester hours of college credit.

Students registering for this class must apply for stipend at College In Colorado.

HealthONE EMS, in partnership with Arapahoe Community College, offers the EMT-Paramedic course. The course consists of a minimum of 436 hours of classroom and practical sessions and 650 hours of clinical and field experience. The course is designed to prepare the student for the National Registry examination. The program may be completed in 6, 12, 18, or 24 months. Please contact Dennis Edgerly at (303) 788-6384 for further information.

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Click here to download the EMT Paramedic Application Packet.

Students registering for this class must apply for stipend at College In Colorado.

Paramedic Program Accreditation Information

• CoAEMSP
• CAAHEP

The goal of the Paramedic Refresher course is to provide a review of the paramedic curriculum and to prepare the student to successfully complete the Colorado Paramedic certificate renewal. The course meets all National Registry mandatory core content requirements and the Colorado State renewal requirements. It is designed to refresh and reinforce previous knowledge and explore new concepts. It includes a one-day Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) refresher program. The 64-hour course is scheduled for one 8-hour day each week.

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This course is designed to give the participant a foundational understanding of various perspectives and strategies to conduct continuing education program evaluations. Attention will be paid to Kirkpatrick’s (1984) model of evaluation and its application to EMS education. Each level will be explored in detail with strategies for implementation considered. Additionally, the topic of formative and summative evaluations from the instructor’s (or teaching institution’s) and learner’s perspective will be included with implications for program development and continuous improvement.

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The goal of the First Responder Course is to provide a foundation in prehospital care of sick or injured patients. The course meets all National Registry mandatory core content and Colorado Division of Fire Safety requirements. A certificate of course completion will be granted upon successful completion of all course requirements. The course has several components:

1. online, for chapter work, assignments, and exams
2. face-to-face class time for review, Q/A, and skills
3. online chat time, with virtual classes scheduled throughout the course

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This course is designed to give the participant a foundational understanding of how various learning styles impact learning achievement. Several of the most significant learning theories will be spotlighted with particular focus on David Kolb's (1984) experiential learning model and learning styles inventory. Participants will identify their preferred learning style, preferred teaching style, and correlate these insights to the classroom setting. Participants will explore the idea of a "teaching around the circle" approach to classroom facilitation to maximize learning. Various teaching strategies and learning activity ideas will be included in the dialogue.

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HealthONE EMS, in partnership with Arapahoe Community College, offers the IV Approval course. Students certified as EMT-Basics are permitted to perform intravenous insertion under medical direction following successful completion of the course. The class includes 24 hours of the theory of fluid therapy and practical training and 8 to 16 hours in-hospital clinical experience.

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HealthONE EMS, in partnership with Arapahoe Community College, offers the IV Approval course. Students certified as EMT-Basics are permitted to perform intravenous insertion under medical direction following successful completion of the course. The class includes 24 hours of the theory of fluid therapy and practical training and 8 to 16 hours in-hospital clinical experience.

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IV Student Application Packet

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This workshop is designed to introduce the participant to the concept and philosophies of learner-centered instruction in an experiential manner. Participants will be exposed to a variety of teaching strategies that can be used to teach any topic by actually experiencing the strategies first-hand. Attention will be given to achieving learning objectives without lecturing and how to effectively implement these strategies in your classroom.

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This course is designed to give the participant a foundational understanding of various legal issues that impact EMS instructors and educational institutions.  Topics include: discrimination, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), students records, copyrights, curriculum selection and design, test validation, instructor liability, and training institution liability.  In addition to what could be litigious in EMS education, the course will focus on a risk management perspective on each of the legal exposures included.

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The Table Top MCI class is designed to help the EMS provider better understand the Incident Command structure and their role within that structure. The class will discuss the different roles required to successfully operate a MCI and the different agencies that need to be involved. Students will be given a scenario for a simulated community and will run the disaster drill in real time. All levels of provider are welcome to attend. No previous MCI experience is necessary.

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The National Registry ALS skills review is offered for EMT-Paramedics and EMT-Intermediates who want to review and practice for the National Registry ALS skills examination.

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The National Registry written examination is offered for the EMT-Basic, and the written and practical examination is available for the EMT-Intermediate and the EMT-Paramedic.

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This one-day course is designed to train current PALS providers to teach PALS in accordance with American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines. Students must provide a letter of recommendation from a PALS Course Director and instruct in one future PALS course under supervision prior to successful course completion. Any fees collected for this course do not represent income for the AHA.

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This 16-hour program focuses on acute care of critically ill pediatric patients. Content is appropriate for physicians, nurses, and paramedics involved in emergency care. This course meets all requirements as set forth by the American Heart Association (AHA). Any fees collected for this course do not represent income for the American Heart Association.

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This 8-hour program was developed to assist PALS providers in remaining current in PALS. Individuals who possess a current PALS card are eligible to renew through this 1-day program. This course meets all requirements as set forth by the American Heart Association (AHA). Any fees collected for this course do not represent income for the American Heart Association.

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This course was developed by the American Academy of Pediatrics and includes the most recent educational developments in prehospital pediatric care including the pediatric components of the National Standard Curricula for EMT-Basics, Intermediates, and Paramedics.

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This renewal course was developed by the American Academy of Pediatrics for providers with a current PEPP card requiring renewal. Content includes the most recent educational developments in prehospital pediatric care including the pediatric components of the National Standard Curricula for EMT-Basics, Intermediates, and Paramedics.

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This course is designed for the credentialed healthcare provider who infrequently sees critically ill children. The main focus of the course is prevention, and specifically the assessment, recognition, and stabilization of pediatric victims at risk of severe cardiopulmonary distress. Course content covers pediatric assessment, recognition and management of respiratory distress and failure, recognition and management of shock, respiratory and circulatory management, resuscitation team concept, and the Chain of Survival. This course is not intended for advanced providers who routinely provide pediatric care.

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This workshop is designed to give the participant an insider’s view of issues they may face as a skills evaluator during a practical skills exam. A major focus for this workshop is the National Registry of EMT’s guidelines for evaluators, legal issues with skills evaluation, objectivity, and documentation. Participants will roll-play as an evaluator with live and simulated skills exams and engage in critical dialogue about how their actions and inactions can impact practical exam candidates, test coordinators/administrators, and teaching facilities.

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This skills examination determines competency in specific skills as defined by the State Prehospital Care Program for certification or recertification of the BLS (EMT-B) or ALS (EMT-P).

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This 8-hour program is designed to familiarize preceptors with their roles and responsibilities and the EMS Program expectations. The goals are to improve the quality of the precepted experience for students and preceptors and to improve the consistency of objective assessment of student performance.

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The PHTLS Provider course is an intensive 16-hour experience. It is available to all levels of prehospital care providers and programs are typically attended by emergency first responders (fire, police, search and rescue, etc.), EMTs, paramedics, nurses (including: industrial based occupational health nurses), physicians, and physician assistants.

The course is scenario-based, with lectures and interactive skills station components meant to enhance the prehospital care providers' knowledge, and further develop the critical thinking skills required to effectively treat the trauma patient in the field.

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The PHTLS Refresher course is an 8-hour workshop that incorporates interactive teaching sessions and evaluation stations. Candidates who wish to participate in a refresher course must have successfully completed a PHTLS or BTLS provider course within the last 4 years prior to the course. Recognition of successful completion of PHTLS provider and Refresher courses is for 4 years.

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This 8-hour course is provided in accordance with the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians guidelines and is designed to prepare the PHTLS provider for a role as a PHTLS Instructor/ Coordinator. This course is open to interested paramedics, EMT-Is, nurses, and physicians who have successfully completed the PHTLS Provider course. Upon completion of this program, the participant will be eligible for Instructor/ Coordinator status, pending approval of course faculty and evaluation of performance in both lecture and practical situations in a future PHTLS Provider course.

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This series of instructor courses is designed to aid the EMS instructor in democratically negotiating the program planning process. Understanding issues of power, interest, and practical action in planning decisions about continuing education programs is critical in conducting effective continuing education programs. Viewing program planning as a social activity where negotiating interests in relationships of power is the focus of this series. Outside reading and several individual work assignments will build upon one another throughout the series to develop good program planning skills. Enough time is scheduled between levels to ensure ample opportunity to complete each assignment and are prerequisites for the next level. The course facilitator will be available and will expect interaction, virtually or in person, to help participants develop and refine deliverables. Participants without completed assignments will not be allowed to progress to the next level.

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This course is designed to give the participant a foundational understanding of reflective practice for education. Participants will examine the key principles of reflective practice, its value in education, the various forms of reflective practice, and a process for practical application. Additionally, participants will learn how to evaluate the results of using reflective practice in their classrooms.

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The teaching technique of simulation enhances the transition from classroom to field performance. This session explores techniques for retention of information, cognitive skills such as analysis, synthesis and evaluation, and affective skills. The participant will create, conduct, and evaluate a patient simulation.

The moulage lesson is designed to prepare the participant to create basic wounds and skin conditions for classroom simulations using live patient models.

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This workshop is designed to give the participant practical experience with conducting test item validation. Participants will be exposed to steps in validating test items with particular focus on various issues of validity and reliability beyond what is typically undertaken in EMS education. Participant will learn how to use Microsoft® Excel to analyze data and make determinations on item performance. Participants who register for this workshop should bring with them several examples of test items as a foundation for learning.

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This workshop is designed to give the participant a practical experience of writing learning objectives in each of the three learning domains (cognitive, psychomotor, and affective) while learning about the fundamentals of good learning objectives. Participants will gain insight about why learning objectives are so important in education, the qualities of useful learning objectives, and the pitfalls of poorly written learning objectives. Much of the time spent in this workshop will be focused on writing and revising learning objectives that are (or will be) part of continuing education the participant teaches. Participants who register for this workshop should bring with them several examples of learning objectives as a foundation for learning.

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This workshop is designed to give the participant a practical experience of writing test items in the cognitive learning domain. Types of items include multiple choice, true/false, matching, short answer, and essays. Associated topics related to test item writing will include the use of publisher-provided test generator items, the revised Bloom’s Taxonomy educational objectives, and grading of test items. Much of the time spent in this workshop will be focused on writing and revising actual test items that are (or will be) part of continuing education the participant teaches. Participants who register for this workshop should bring with them several examples of test items as a foundation for learning.

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