Guest speakers and internationalization in higher education: A critical reflection of guest speakers in tourism programmes

Abdallah, Ali

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“…Typically, guest speakers are used to complement content and add real‐world application of content. There have, however, been issues identified with the use of guest speakers/lecturers beyond budgetary and timetabling issues 27 . It has been suggested that guest lecturers need to be well versed in the course content, teaching and learning styles used in the course 28 to enhance the course.…”

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“…There have, however, been issues identified with the use of guest speakers/lecturers beyond budgetary and timetabling issues. 27 It has been suggested that guest lecturers need to be well versed in the course content, teaching and learning styles used in the course 28 to enhance the course. The course was intentionally designed to use a truly interdisciplinary, approach as described by Spelt et al, 13 and to reflect authentic public health practice in complex systems, where relations and interactions are critical to successful outcomes.…”

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Student reflections on an interdisciplinary pandemics course utilising systems thinking

Shelley

Osborne

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Health Prom J of Aust

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Issue addressed: The complexity and uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic highlights the need to change training of public health professionals in higher education by shifting from siloed specialisations to interdisciplinary collaboration. At the end of 2020 and 2021, public health professionals collaboratively designed and delivered, a week-long intensive course-Public Health in Pandemics. The aim of this research study was to understand whether the use of systems thinking in the design and delivery of the course enabled students to grasp the interdisciplinary nature of contemporary health promotion and public health practice. Research methods: Two focus group interviews (n = 5 and 3/47) and a course opinion survey (n = 11/47) were utilised to gather information from students regarding experiences and perceptions of course design and delivery, and to determine if students felt better able to understand the complex nature of pandemics and pandemic responses.Major findings: Students provided positive feedback on the course and believed that the course design and delivery assisted in understanding the complex nature of health problems and the ways in which health promotion and public health practitioners need to work across sectors with diverse disciplines for pandemic responses. Conclusions:The use of an integrated interdisciplinary approach to course design and delivery enabled students used systems thinking to understand the complexity in preparing for and responding to a pandemic. This approach may have utility in preparing an agile, iterative and adaptive health promotion and public health workforce more capable of facing the challenges and complexity in public health.

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Student reflections on an interdisciplinary pandemics course utilising systems thinking

Shelley

Osborne

Reid

et al. 2022

Health Prom J of Aust

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The use of guest speakers in higher education and implications for pharmaceutical teaching: a systematic review of literature

ALSHAHRANI

2024

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Background The purpose of this paper was to systematically review the current literature on the use of guest speakers in higher education teaching and evaluate the implications of the findings for teaching in pharmaceutical teaching. Methods A comprehensive search of different academic databases for literature on the use of guest speakers in higher education teaching was conducted and articles meeting the inclusion criteria were included in the analysis. A total of 15 articles were used in this systematic review. Results The use of guest speakers has critical benefits including promoting better learning, good career preparedness, positive learning outcomes, and creating an environment where learners have the opportunity to perceive real-world scenarios from the experiences of the guest speakers and thus be better prepared for the job market. With the increasing importance of the role of guest speakers in higher education learning, researchers have been engaging in coming up with standards and best practices for enhancing the effectiveness of the use of guest speakers in learning. The use of guest speakers in the teaching of pharmacy can enhance positive health outcomes by allowing students to have a better view of the situations they will deal with in their careers. Conclusion The use of guest speakers can have major positive outcomes in promoting effectiveness in learning among students of pharmacy. Professors teaching pharmacy courses have the opportunity to benefit from various tools and resources that academic researchers have developed for guiding the process of the use of guest speakers in pharmacy teaching.

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Guest speakers and internationalization in higher education: A critical reflection of guest speakers in tourism programmes

Abstract: At its general term, this paper discusses the role of guest lecturers in higher edu

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Student reflections on an interdisciplinary pandemics course utilising systems thinking

Student reflections on an interdisciplinary pandemics course utilising systems thinking

The use of guest speakers in higher education and implications for pharmaceutical teaching: a systematic review of literature

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