Category Archives: Education

Applying Learning Styles to Electronic Health Records (EHR) Training

Posted on 26 December 2018 by Darin

In the educational world, learning styles can be a taboo subject. The learning style field is filled with nearly a dozen distinct models all claiming to encapsulate and categorize learners. As an education professional, I frequently must modify teaching opportunities … Continue reading →

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Engaging with an Unreceptive (or Hostile) Audience

Posted on 27 November 2018 by Darin

CAVEAT: This is geared less toward sales and more toward partnerships. Often, we are required to develop partnerships with organizations and people who are less than receptive to our message. Even if we are passionate about what we are doing, we … Continue reading →

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Learning Styles

Posted on 24 October 2018 by Darin

Several years ago, I worked on a project with youth from a state’s foster care agency. This project required teaching youth about their learning styles. My (then) boss talked about the five learning styles, specifically visual, aural, verbal, mathematical, and … Continue reading →

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Check your (implicit) biases

Posted on 26 September 2017 by Darin

Yesterday, I attended a training put on by Dr. Rita Cameron Wedding, California State University, on the topic of implicit bias. To me, these trainings are like revival meetings: These trainings encourage me to be more empowered. As a social … Continue reading →

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