PHYSICAL THERAPY EDUCATION AND LIFESPAN LEARNING ISSUES

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Declared in Doctor of Physical Therapy program Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Raise relevant questions and articulate their personal point of view relative to the seminar topics when participating in class discussion. Audience: Graduate 2. Examine and demonstrate adult learner concepts and learning preferences. Audience: Graduate 3. Examine the fundamentals of learning objectives in the mastery of clinical skills. Audience: Graduate 4. Recognize and examine the aspects of performance anxiety that relate to clinical performance and how to deal effectively with performance anxiety Audience: Graduate 5. Discuss and explain the role of the clinical instructor and the student/intern by satisfactorily completing assignments and participating in class discussion. Audience: Graduate 6. Compose effective behavioral learning objectives. Audience: Graduate 7. Demonstrate knowledge of learning theory and cognitive development. Audience: Graduate 8. Identify characteristics of learners through the lifespan. Audience: Graduate 9. Identify various roles the therapist plays in the realm of education. Audience: Graduate 10. Demonstrate principles of instructional design. Audience: Graduate 11. Implement effective group and individual presentation strategies. Audience: Graduate 12. Identify barriers to learning for clients and future students. Audience: Graduate 13. Effectively utilize instructional media for course presentations and for future educational endeavors as appropriate to presentation. Audience: Graduate 14. Integrate principles of Group Process for use in group projects. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Raise relevant questions and articulate their personal point of view relative to the seminar topics when participating in class discussion. Audience: Graduate 2. Examine and demonstrate adult learner concepts and learning preferences. Audience: Graduate 3. Examine the fundamentals of learning objectives in the mastery of clinical skills. Audience: Graduate 4. Recognize and examine the aspects of performance anxiety that relate to clinical performance and how to deal effectively with performance anxiety Audience: Graduate 5. Discuss and explain the role of the clinical instructor and the student/intern by satisfactorily completing assignments and participating in class discussion. Audience: Graduate 6. Compose effective behavioral learning objectives. Audience: Graduate 7. Demonstrate knowledge of learning theory and cognitive development. Audience: Graduate 8. Identify characteristics of learners through the lifespan. Audience: Graduate 9. Identify various roles the therapist plays in the realm of education. Audience: Graduate 10. Demonstrate principles of instructional design. Audience: Graduate 11. Implement effective group and individual presentation strategies. Audience: Graduate 12. Identify barriers to learning for clients and future students. Audience: Graduate 13. Effectively utilize instructional media for course presentations and for future educational endeavors as appropriate to presentation. Audience: Graduate 14. Integrate principles of Group Process for use in group projects. Audience: Graduate