Instructional Insights: Audio Feedback as Means of Engaging the Occupational Therapy Student

ABSTRACT

Constructivist learning approaches require faculty to engage students in the reflective learning process, yet students can begin to view this process as mundane and at times not engage in the process or utilize feedback provided. This article describes the results of applying audio feedback to overcome these obstacles in a practicum integration course. Student report and assignment performance indicated increased learning and engagement. The instructor found giving audio feedback more efficient than written feedback as it overcame inflection issues associated with the written word. Recorded files also alleviated additional student appointments for clarification of the feedback.

KEYWORDS.:

• Audio
• Constructivist learning strategies
• Feedback

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Sarah K. Nielsen

Sarah K. Nielsen, PhD, OTR/L, Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA.