It was not organised into a hierarchical tree, anything could be connected to anything else and the map moved to position the selected node into the centre of the screen.
She was the first recipient of both the Teaching Excellence Award given by the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and the University Chair of Teaching Excellence at Vanderbilt.It is my opinion that in a mapping program moving the map to keep the node of interest in the centre of the screen is a very useful feature which should be more widely available than it is.Ī long time ago I used a free mapping program called Cayra, it was unlike any of the mind mapping program which I had used before. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Award from the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society and the Association of American Medical Colleges. She has received several other teaching awards, including the Jack Davies Award for teaching excellence in the basic sciences, the Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award, and the Robert J. Norden has twice won the Shovel Award, given by the graduating class to the faculty member who has had the most positive influence on them in their four years of medical school. Her innovative approach in integrating 'humanity' into basic science courses has been recognized at Vanderbilt and nationally. Professor Norden is also the Director of Medical Education in the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology at Vanderbilt School of Medicine. She completed postdoctoral training at Duke University, the National Institute for Medical Research in London, and Vanderbilt School of Medicine. in Psychology, with training in Neurobiology and Clinical Neurology, from Vanderbilt University. Jeanette Norden is a neuroscientist, Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology in the School of Medicine, and Professor of Neurosciences in the College of Arts and Sciences at Vanderbilt University. It is good to be friends with the driver.ĭr. The first few lectures would beneficial to those going to college and contemplating a career in medicine. I think all seniors (and future seniors!) should take this course. I am glad to have learned so much in the first 24 lectures, and look forward to completing the course at my slow pace. Now when I tell my grand children not to put things in their ear, I can explain why and how their hearing may be permanently impaired. There are some important pieces of critical information to the viewer such as not to ignore minor temporary strokes (TIA) because they may portend to more serious events later on if ignored. Throughout the course she uses clinical cases to highlight the material being covered (mostly sad situations). The course has many illustrations, and diagrams. She shows a lot of empathy for those victims whenever she does it. I addition, she has demonstrated at different times how patients with specific affliction shows their symptoms, and she does it well reaching Oscar award level. There has been a lot of practice on her part to do this as well as she has. I think she has designed her delivery with deliberate packaging of words and terms to maximise their effectiveness. Professor Norden's delivery pace is perfect to allow the viewer time to absorb the new concepts presented. Some terms are used frequently and for others their mention would be accompanied by a reminder of their function. There are many technical terms, but it was more important to learn their meaning. She took care to link the topics together, bridging them (a la Pons method). The lectures are building blocks to future lectures. Professor Norden has designed a great course, with an organisation that is logical. So far, I have been totally impressed by what I have learned. There was a lot of reinforcement of the covered material. Whenever I felt tired, I would stop and repeat the lecture when I resumed. I did a lot of repeating of the lectures as I went along. I had to devise a modified learning style to stay abreast of the lectures. To a layman like me, they seem logical and adequate.Īt this point I have completed 24 of the 36 lectures, done slowly and purposefully. I bought this course (video version) based on reviewing the course topics, and their layout.
On this occasion I did not, and I am glad for it. My background included many years of designing computer training courses, and delivering the same.īefore buying anything on line, I would pay close attention to the reviews, especially to the 1-star comments.
Going in, I knew that this class will be technical in nature with the potential of being boring and overwhelming at times. Exceeded My expectations I wanted to know the workings of the brain to better understand how a family member has been diagnosed with "cognitive impairment" as an assist to my increasing role as a caregiver.