This course reports on a project using community-engaged activities to infuse patient narratives into a course on hearing devices. Results showed improved student understanding of the impact of hearing differences, and increased student desire to include community engagement and involvement as part of their career path.
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Course created on March 12, 2025
| 0-5 Minutes | Introduction |
| 5-15 Minutes | What is community-engaged learning |
| 15-30 Minutes | Lessons for students from Hear & Beyond |
| 30-45 Minutes | How to Structure the engaged learning into a course |
| 45-55 Minutes | How can you do this in your course/ future directions |
| 55-60 Minutes | Summary & Q/A |
Shari Eberts is a passionate hearing health advocate, author, and speaker on hearing loss issues. She is the founder of LivingWithHearingLoss.com, a popular blog and online community for people with hearing loss, and an executive producer of We Hear You, an award-winning documentary about the hearing loss experience. Shari has an adult-onset genetic hearing loss and hopes that by sharing her story, she will help others to live more peacefully with their own hearing issues. Her book “Hear & Beyond: Live Skillfully with Hearing Loss” (co-authored with Gael Hannan) is the ultimate survival guide for living with hearing loss. Shari holds a BS in Psychology from Duke University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Dr. Cienkowski is an associate professor of and program director of Audiology in SLHS. She is also the UCONN LEND Audiology Discipline Coordinator. She studies comprehensive aural rehabilitation (AR) for individuals with acquired hearing loss with an emphasis on care across the lifespan. She is currently investigating factors underlying successful hearing device use, including the impact of health literacy and patient-centered care.
Financial: Shari Eberts is the co-author of Hear & Beyond, which is discussed in this presentation. She received an honorarium for this course. Non-financial: Shari Eberts is an HLAA board member.
Financial: Kathy Cienkowski is an employee of UCONN. Non-financial: Kathy Cienkowski is a board member of the Eastern CT Chapter of HLAA.
A donation to the Eastern Connecticut Chapter of HLAA was made in lieu of an honorarium.
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