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Andrew L. Brewer, MS, NBHWC

Instructional Technologist at Northwest AHEC, Nationally Certified Health and Wellness Coach
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Curiosity, Unlimited Memory, and the PIC Method

Feb 16, 2021 10:00:00 AM / by Andrew L. Brewer, MS, NBHWC posted in Educator, engagement, learning, training, memory

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I was on the Cybex elliptical for some early morning cardio listening to the QuickRead Podcast summarizing the book Unlimited Memory by Kevin Horsley. Here I heard of the PIC method to increase the ability to store long term memory. The PIC method of learning is thinking about your Purpose, Interest, and Curiosity about the topic at hand. No matter the modality of a learning activity, we must ask ourselves what is our purpose for participating, why are we interested, and how can we enhance our curiosity towards the subject matter. Approaching a learning activity this way helps you dial in your concentration and helps you create long term memory to retain new information, clinical pearls, and life lessons.

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A Mission to Care

Feb 12, 2021 12:00:00 PM / by Andrew L. Brewer, MS, NBHWC posted in Social Determinants of Health, NCDHHS, telehealth, engagement, Wellness, public health, Healthcare Insights, mental health, Healthy Opportunities, Community

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I recently connected with Jeremy Moseley, the Director of Community Engagement of FaithHealth, to discuss the mission and their ministries. Their mission is to build, align and animate religious and community assets to improve access to health care and the health of the community - a mission that aligns well with Northwest AHEC's. 

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Northwest AHEC Supports Lifelong Learning!

Feb 5, 2021 9:04:36 AM / by Andrew L. Brewer, MS, NBHWC posted in Educator, engagement, technology, curriculum, teaching, learning, instruction, training

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Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is one of our main service areas at Northwest AHEC. We provide a myriad of learning activities throughout the year for all healthcare disciplines. Many who attend these activities are doing so to earn continuing education credits that keep licensure requirements current. While it is important, earning CE credits doesn't need to be the only motivating factor. So why not create a new path to enhance your career and earning potential by discovering new ways to expand your knowledge as a lifelong learner?

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Supporting Your Journey as a Lifelong Learner

Jan 29, 2021 12:33:09 PM / by Andrew L. Brewer, MS, NBHWC posted in curriculum, teaching, learning, training, virtual

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Mapping the customer journey is an important strategic exercise most businesses do at some point. Our customers, or Learners as we in the AHEC say, have a motivation or desire to learn more to stay current, comply with licensure requirements, and be an active lifelong learner. I’d like to share what goes into our workflow when we think of our learners through their journey in continuing professional development with Northwest AHEC.

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Are you healthy enough to learn?

Jan 21, 2021 4:01:06 PM / by Andrew L. Brewer, MS, NBHWC posted in COVID-19, engagement, learning, Wellness

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“Mental hygiene and physical wellness are key to engagement, absorption, and retention.”

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Preparing for a Virtual Activity

Jan 14, 2021 9:00:00 AM / by Andrew L. Brewer, MS, NBHWC

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By now you have most likely attended a virtual event or at least have signed up to attend one soon. Perhaps you have reached expert level in Zoom, Skype, Webex, or other virtual meeting platform. And you've likely had days where you were ZOOMed out or reached online meeting fatigue level! And if you have no idea what I am talking about then consider yourself lucky!

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Engaging learners in virtual live trainings

Jan 9, 2021 9:00:00 AM / by Andrew L. Brewer, MS, NBHWC posted in interaction, training, virtual

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Earlier this week I attended a very informative masterclass on Learner Engagement in live instructor trainings (LIT) given by Training Industry Magazine. The lessons apply even more for virtual live instructor trainings (VLIT) as well which is how most of us have been participating in any kind of training and development programs since March 2020. Below are the highlights that I would like to share with you.

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Northwest AHEC Instructional Design and Technology Services

Jan 7, 2021 9:30:00 AM / by Andrew L. Brewer, MS, NBHWC posted in engagement, technology, design, curriculum, teaching, learning, instruction

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Enhance and Engage 

At Northwest AHEC, our goal is to deliver a high quality teaching and learning experienceThe NWAHEC Instructional Design team is here help you integrate state of the art instructional technologies which engage learners, enhance knowledge transfer and retention. Our team works in partnership with event Planning Committees, Coordinators and Faculty to develop and deliver effective digital curriculum materials for synchronous and asynchronous instruction in the classroom and online. Together, we create an unforgettable experience for both faculty and learners.  

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