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Tried to edit but it was too late: After taking the few minutes to formulate the above concepts into concise thoughts, it seems too stupid a question to even ask. Therefore... new questions: What are your favorite ways of encouraging independent study? What are your favorite ways of...

New Question The ability to study/learn independently is a necessity for a successful career in EMS. Agreed? Instructors who fail to teach ensure that only those who do study on their own will pass. (Actually explaining things to students is sometimes referred to as "helping them too...

You can make it! 1. Focus on passing the class & then the National Registry. Your textbook (& possibly accompanying DVD or online resources) will cover everything you need. As already mentioned, the Skill Sheets are available online and even if she's never done it, yes, she CAN teach you...

Thanks I really appreciate the feedback! Y'all are awesome!

For those that do their own slides... Do you start completely from scratch or do you revise the publisher's slides? If you are revising, do you find yourself changing content, adding info, or mostly deleting redundant slides?

How do you make it all fit into 150 hours? Does that include clinical time? Do you have to handle registration-type work such as verifying drug screens, TB tests, liability releases etc?

2nd/3rd order questions... What exactly are 2nd/3rd order questions? Can this be done with multiple choice? [Do you believe multiple choice can be used at all to effectively measure comprehension?] Can Fill-in-the-Blank be used efficiently? Does this mean more scenario-based? For...

Thanks for the good answers! This is what I needed. What have your experiences been with NR? What percent of students pass 1st try?

New Basic instructor here... many questions... What textbook do you use? What are its strengths? Weaknesses? Have you ever used a different text? How do they compare to each other? Do you teach from publisher slides? Whose? Make your own slides? Skip the slides entirely? Do you...