In my project, the purpose of this action research, is to look at the effects of collaboration with asynchronous learners in the course. I have learned using Constructivism and Merrill’s First Principles of Instruction, through repetitive emphasis of diagnostic coding concepts, with engagement and collaboration of experiences, students learn effective coding strategies through practice and feedback regardless of learners attending synchronously or asynchronously. Delivering the course via Zoom, giving students additional attendance options, and using Google Docs to engage students with online collaborative coding practice, encourages confidence and accurate coding skill to be successful with attempting the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) Professional Medical Coding Certification (PMCC) Exam. Eventually the goal is to increase the number of students in the course which contribute to increasing the number students in the Associate’s Degree Track by: 1) targeting students from the Certificate of Achievement Track, 2) recruiting MEDA graduates, who are employed full-time, and 3) recruiting clinically experienced healthcare professionals to take the course thus overall addressing the State’s shortage of Certified Medical Assistants and Certified Professional Coders.
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