Paramedic / Educator German Red Cross / Freelancer Bendorf, Rheinland-Pfalz
Disclosure(s):
Michael P. Bernhardt: No financial relationships to disclose
Constructivism is a form of knowledge-, skill- and competency-building used in modern education through many fields. It has its merits and its critics. so how can it be embedded in EMS education? Is "building your own world - it is the only one you live in" even compatible with a best practice driven professional field like EMS? Does evidence based medicine allow for "the importance of uncertainty" stated by radical constructivism?
Learning Objectives:
..will be able to describe the roots and main streams of constructivism.
...reflect on constructivism as an educational tool.
...reflect on the possible use of constructivism as part of his / her educational efforts.