That’s the vital question at the heart of producer/director Kevin Eastwood’s deeply insightful and heart-stirring documentary AFTER THE SIRENS, a look at the ramifications of being an Emergency Paramedic in today’s challenging times.
Powerfully revealed through candid first-hand accounts of three Paramedics, the film underscores the perils suffered by those who “just want to help” via caring for survivors of traumatic events like accidents, suicides and murders.
The upshot is everything from depression, drug and alcohol addictions and extensive Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to the very worst–the rate of suicide among paramedics is 5 times the national average.
Dealing with…
As a Nearpod PioNear, I am frequently asked by colleagues what Nearpod is, and why they should use it in their class. This blog post will serve to attempt to answer both of these questions.
The Basics
Nearpod (www.nearpod.com) is a web-based and mobile application that allows educators to deliver their lessons interactively to students while monitoring their progress in real-time. Educators can download curated lessons from the Nearpod library, create personalized interactive content within the Nearpod website or application, or convert a lesson from another source, for example, a PowerPoint or Adobe Acrobat Reader file. Interactive pages and elements…
It surprises me how often I am asked why the Paramedic Program at Fanshawe College (London, Ontario) began teaching evidence-based medicine and why so much focus on cultivating research literacy and skills within the paramedic students has been added to the curriculum. For me the answer to both is the same — research saves lives.
Traditionally the initial education of paramedics at most colleges or organizations in Canada has followed a common training structure. Textbooks are utilized as the primary reference source. …
Hello; thank you for stopping by and visiting my new medium page. As graduate students with the Masters of Arts in Learning and Technology program at Royal Roads University, we have been challenged with chronicling our academic journey on a WordPress site (https://malat-webspace.royalroads.ca/rru0021/). I have also decided to expand on this experience by adding stories in Medium.
Although the objective is to utilize the skills, knowledge and tools within this blog please note that it will not be confined to academic posts only. Expect a mix of academic and personal blog entries. At times some of my posts may seem…
Dugg Steary
Parent, Husband, Educator specializing in Education Design, EdTech, #AppleTeacher, #Nearpod, GradStudent, WorkLifeBalance. www.duggsteary.com
