Conference Session

Pedagogical Developments in BME

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randolph, Randy Hutchison, Randy Hutchison, Clemson University; John DesJardins, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

confident with the subject matter outside theclassroom and were able to apply it in “everyday” situations. Student A recalled tearing a tendonin her foot during the summer after the study abroad class and going to the doctor’s office. Sheelaborated that: “I could visualize how my foot was twisting when I tore the tendon. I made the podiatrist go up to the board to explain how my tendon was formed. It was just nice to talk to the doctor as a student in his practice.”This student was particularly shy and this interaction showed a change in her confidence with thesubject matter. During the study abroad class, this student had trouble taking a leadership rolewhen playing the “expert.” Changes in self efficacy relative to the course