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NR525 Theoretical Foundations and Instructional Strategies in Teaching and Learning

Week 1 Discussion

Personal Philosophy of Teaching and Learning

Write your personal philosophy of teaching and learning that will guide your future career as a nurse educator.  Your philosophy should include beliefs about teaching and learning supported by evidence based practice on educational theory.

 

NR525 Theoretical Foundations and Instructional Strategies in Teaching and Learning

Week 2 Discussion

DQ1 Teaching and Learning

There has been an educational paradigm shift from a focus on teaching to learning. Consider the following statement in light of the shift from teaching to learning: “Teachers don’t fail students; students fail themselves.” Do you agree or disagree? Provide examples that support your position.

DQ2 Learning Styles

As the shift from teaching to learning has occurred, more emphasis has been placed on differing learning styles. After completing the  learning styles inventory  (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., identify your primary learning style. Were you surprised by the results of the questionnaire? Think back to the methods of instruction that you received in high school and your undergraduate nursing education. Did the method of instruction fit with your learning style? Identify one or two changes in instruction that may have been helpful to you in undergraduate education.

 

NR525 Theoretical Foundations and Instructional Strategies in Teaching and Learning

Week 3 Discussion

Case Study Part I

Part I of the case study opens on Sunday and will close on Wednesday of the week. You cannot add additional information to Part I once it closes on Wednesday.

In this part of the case study you are to identify a minimum of 2 key questions for the student and 2 key questions for the faculty member that are relevant to the grievance. A rationale for each question is to be provided. A scholarly article supporting this part of the discussion is to be included in the initial post.

Part II will open on Wednesday of the week and close on Saturday of the week. You cannot add additional information to Part II once it closes on Saturday.

In this part of the case study, you are to review a minimum of one skills policy and answer the questions identified in part two of the case study. You are to provide the web address of the skills policy. Please note: Course/school policies are not the same as a skills policy.

Part III will open on Thursday of the week and close on Sunday of the week.

In this part of the case study, you are to summarize three (3) key points in determining a decision in a grievance. You are to make a clearly identified decision about this grievance.

There is to be a minimum of 5 total posts.

Part one of the case study: Initial post and peer response

Part two of the case study: Initial post and peer response

Part three of the case study: Initial post

Part I: Failure of the Skills Exam

You are the chair of the grievance committee at ABC Community College. On Monday morning, you open your e-mail and find a grievance form from Susie Student. Susie is a second-semester nursing student at the college. The grievance form states that she has failed the Final Skills Exam on sterile technique. The Nursing Skills Policy states that if a student fails any Skills Exam, the student fails the course. Susie is challenging the failure, stating that the faculty member who observed and graded her performance used excessive personal interpretation of the skills and its published guidelines.

As the chair of the grievance committee, it is your responsibility to separately interview the faculty member who did the evaluation and Susie Student.

Questions for Part I:

Identify specific questions that you would ask Susie and the faculty member. Identify a minimum of two relevant questions for Susie and two for the faculty member.

Why are these questions relevant to the decision of the grievance committee?

Case Study Part II

Part II: Organizational Policy

Now, focus on the Skills Policy of the organization. You can use many resources to find some examples of Skills Policy on the Internet. Focus on the second part of the case study by asking the following questions:

Questions for Part II:

Does the policy describe the number of times that a student may repeat a skills test?

Does the policy describe any remediation needed prior to a repeat of the skills testing?

Does the policy describe the consequences of failing the skills testing?

Does the policy describe how the skills testing will be evaluated (graded, pass/fail, points assigned).

Case Study Part III Summary and Decision

Prior to the end of the week, summarize the findings of the case study.  The summary post is to identify at least three (3) key points about the skills policy and faculty preparation as well as your decision on the grievance. Does Susie Student fail the course or will she be allowed to repeat the skills testing and move on in the program? State a rationale for your decision.

NR525 Theoretical Foundations and Instructional Strategies in Teaching and Learning

Week 4 Discussion

Engaging Learners

You are the faculty member presenting a very complex subject, and when you look at the students, you see that they are totally lost. Identify immediate actions and techniques that you could use to regain the attention of the learners and foster understanding of the content.

 

NR525 Theoretical Foundations and Instructional Strategies in Teaching and Learning

Week 5 Discussion

Replacement of Clinical Hours with Simulation

It is becoming more difficult to find adequate clinical facilities for student experiences. In addition, there is no guarantee of students being able to participate in all aspects of patient care. Due to these and other issues, some nursing schools have begun to substitute simulation experiences for clinical experiences. In this discussion question, debate, the pros and cons regarding the use of high-fidelity simulation to replace clinical hours for nursing students? Also, discuss the regulations from the state board of nursing in your state about using simulation to replace clinical hours?

 

NR525 Theoretical Foundations and Instructional Strategies in Teaching and Learning

Week 6 Discussion

Gaming for Learning

You are having a discussion with another nurse educator about the advantages of using gaming to teach key concepts in nursing. The other educator states that real learning cannot be achieved by using games. Provide a response that debates the advantages and disadvantages of using games as a part of learning.

 

NR525 Theoretical Foundations and Instructional Strategies in Teaching and Learning

Week 7 Discussion

DQ1 Students’ Rights

You have some concerns about one of the students in your class.  You have a good friend who is a faculty member in the English Department and you ask him to come to your private office to talk about the student.   About ten minutes into the conversation, you turn toward the door and see the specific student standing in your office doorway. Obviously, she has been listening to the conversation for a while.  Have any legal or ethical rights of the student been breached? Debate what you would do next? 

DQ2 Presentation of an Instructional Method

Post your Topic Related to Instructional Strategies presentation here, which you submitted as a graded assignment from Week 6.

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Adding the PowerPoint Show as a Response in the Discussion:

When you are ready to share your Week 6 Graded Assignment presentation, select the REPLY in the Week 7 Instructional Strategies presentation discussion, below.

Enter the Subject and a brief statement of your presentation. To add the PowerPoint Show, you will select Add/Remove File.

You will see a popup allowing you to browse your computer to upload the presentation. Be sure to select the file that is a “Show”.

Select the PowerPoint Show; note the icon is different from the Presentation file; you will see the presentation loading. Once the file has loaded, you will see the attachment below the text box.

Select Post Response; Now you can view your own presentation and read your peers’ responses.

Please review and comment on two of the topics posted by two of your classmates. After viewing a presentation, respond to your peer, identifying the following:

What would you consider to be the two greatest strengths in each of the presentations and what are two areas for improvement in each of the presentations?”.

 

NR525 Theoretical Foundations and Instructional Strategies in Teaching and Learning

Week 8 Discussion

Reflection

The course is completed! Using reflective thinking skills, consider all of the aspects of this course: What have you learned in these past weeks, and how will this be applicable to your future practice? How will you use the concepts in this course to identify, guide and evaluate the final MSN practicum project?