This paper will describe a detailed analysis of a problem-based learning group to understand how an expert facilitator supports collaborative knowledge construction. The study examines the questions and statements that students and the facilitator generated as they traversed a complex conceptual space. The facilitator tended to use open-ended metacognitive questioning and never offered new idea...

GETTING STARTED Introducing Roles Facilitator Introduction [7] Participant Introductions [8] Other Process Leadership Roles [9] Representation [10] Roles of Agencies [11] Roles of Tribes [12] Explaining Purpose and Scope Setting Process Expectations [13] Preparing to Collaborate [14] Icebreaker: Hopes and Concerns About the Process [15] Establishing Boundaries [16] Clarifying Participant Respon...

I was trained with femoral catheterization techniques and found catheterization from the right radial artery to be a frustrating experience. Specialized catheters were of no avail in reducing excessive fluoroscopic time or providing the guide catheter support that I was accustomed to from the femoral approach. I nearly abandoned the radial technique. I then chose to cannulate the left radial ar...

GETTING STARTED Introducing Roles Facilitator Introduction [7] Participant Introductions [8] Other Process Leadership Roles [9] Representation [10] Roles of Agencies [11] Roles of Tribes [12] Explaining Purpose and Scope Setting Process Expectations [13] Preparing to Collaborate [14] Icebreaker: Hopes and Concerns About the Process [15] Establishing Boundaries [16] Clarifying Participant Respon...

GETTING STARTED Introducing Roles Facilitator Introduction [7] Participant Introductions [8] Other Process Leadership Roles [9] Representation [10] Roles of Agencies [11] Roles of Tribes [12] Explaining Purpose and Scope Setting Process Expectations [13] Preparing to Collaborate [14] Icebreaker: Hopes and Concerns About the Process [15] Establishing Boundaries [16] Clarifying Participant Respon...