Process

First get some background on Type 2 Diabetes by looking over the following websites and resources:

http://www.diabetes.org/home.jsp

This is the website for the American Diabetes Association.

http://www.nurse.com/ce/course.html?CCID=1105

This is a continuing education course.  You can read the article for free; you have to pay to take the test to get continuing education units.  You do NOT need to take the test for this WebQuest.

http://www.nurse.com/ce/course.html?CCID=3763

This is a continuing education course.  You can read the article for free; you have to pay to take the test to get continuing education units.  You do NOT need to take the test for this WebQuest.

http://www.nurse.com/ce/course.html?CCID=1473

This is a continuing education course on patient teaching. You may want to look at it to get an idea of what a teaching plan is if you have never done one before. Again, you do not need to take the test for this WebQuest.

http://www.rcn.org.uk/resources/improvingcare/diabetes/ 

This is from the Royal College of Nursing in the UK so some of the terms may be a little unfamiliar, but it has good information and good links.

http://www.sbcommunicationsgroup.com/publications/journaldiabetesnursing/issues/index.htm

This is the Journal of Diabetes Nursing from the UK.

Decide among the group who will be assigned which topic(s) and how you will present them in class. The entire teaching presentation should take no more than 40 minutes to present, so you will have to decide what are the important points to cover and how much depth to go into.

Learning Outcomes

Part of a teaching plan is deciding what the important things are for the patient to learn. Therefore each group has to develop at least 2 learning outcomes or objectives for their portion of the plan. Learning outcomes must be specific and measurable. Some verbs that lend themselves to good learning outcomes are:

"Understand" is not a good verb to use for learning outcomes because it's almost impossible to measure. It's too abstract - you can't see it or hear it. A patient will say, "Yes, I understand" but there's no validation.  Whereas, if he lists the most common complications then you know he knows what they are.

Write out your proposed lesson. Make sure you have interaction between you and the "patient". Do not talk for more than 10 minutes straight - it gets too boring! Think of creative ways to present the information. Also think about how you will evaluate if your "patient" met the learning objectives. Will you have a quiz, a game, or some other way to ensure that the "patient" has learned the important points? (The rest of the class can be your "patient" so if you are bringing handouts please bring enough for me and the rest of the class.)

Make sure you have practiced in advance and have timed your presentation so it's not too long or too short.