Cross collaboration

It's Day 2 of the first shoot at WCCC.  I'm consistently amazed at the frenetic pace of students and teachers and I'm left wondering exactly when do they tend to basic needs like eating and bodily functions.  Most students are directly out of high school; a few are returning after a brief sojourn.  All are pretty willing to chat and share their learning experiences thus far.  Professor Krug's teaching style is a definite departure from what their norm.  "She's energetic and I never know what to expect," is a common sentiment; "she explains why she does things this way," says another.  They all have glowing reviews and it's not like she's within earshot of the interviews :)  What I find interesting are her techniques.  Drawing and rhyming exercises to build vocabulary; repeating a concept or words aloud to increase the stickiness factor, juggling to break things up.  

Krug's currently exploring collaboration opportunities with the Nursing department at WCCC to give her students practical applications of their reading and writing exercises.  The Nursing department has various patient simulation exercises; Krug's students, many of whom aspire to the Nursing program, would be responsible for reading a patient's chart for comprehension, executing a simulation of a patient emergency, and then writing up a detailed account of everything that transpired.  "This type of cross-collaboration helps students realize why it matters...it's not just all theoretical," explains Krug.