Introduction
CONGRATULATIONS! You have been selected to fill a position as an associate professor of nursing at your local community college. This is a very exciting prospect that you have been searching for to round out your career as a nurse! You have been placed in charge of developing nursing curriculum for the upcoming semester for senior students. But wait...where to begin? Your first assignment is to teach a diabetic lab that includes giving insulin injections. Let's see....how are the students going to get this concept? Let's explore some options!
Jennifer Castle-Excelsior College-NUR 653
Task
There are two tasks that are required to complete this quest.The first is to review the required information from the links and the second is to develop a teaching plan that will ensure success for all nursing students in drawing up insulin.
Process
There are several "tasks" that you will be asked to complete.
1. Review relevant learning style preferences. https://educationonline.ku.edu/community/4-different-learning-styles-to-know
2. Take the online questionnaire to determine your own learning preference. https://vark-learn.com/the-vark-questionnaire/?p=questionnaire
3. Watch YouTube video regarding insulin administration.
4. Develop one intervention that would increase success in learning for each of the 4 types of learners: visual, aural, read-write, kinesthetic.
5. Present information and intervention to senior students in the laboratory setting.
Evaluation
Summative Assessment:
| Excellent 33 Points |
Good 25 Points |
Satisfactory 16 Points |
Less than Satisfactory 8 Points |
Unsatisfactory 0 Points |
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Information review and project development |
Has reviewed the required sites and developed a thoughtful intervention applicable to selected learning style. |
Has reviewed the required sites and has developed an intervention that makes some connections to relevant topics. |
Has reviewed the required sites and has developed an intervention that makes few connections to relevant topics. |
Has reviewed the required sites and submitted results but has not developed a learning intervention. |
No attempt made |
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Critical thinking and high-level understanding |
Critical thinking and high-level understanding in all phases of the assignment. Connections are made to other topics or current events |
Critical thinking and high-level understanding in most phases of the assignment. Some connections are made to other topics or current events |
Critical thinking and high-level understanding in some areas of the assignment. Some connections are made to other topics or current events |
Critical thinking and high-level understanding in a few phases of the assignment. The assignment lacks connections are made to other topics or current events |
No attempt made |
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Mechanics |
The presented intervention is virtually free of mechanical errors. |
The presented intervention has a limited number of errors in the assignment. |
The presented intervention has a few errors in content or grammar. |
The presented intervention has several errors in content or grammar. |
No attempt made |
Conclusion
Remember....there are some key concepts that pertain to adult learning that are essential in teaching plan development!
- The need to know (Reasons that new information should be learned)
- Self-concept (Adult learners are self-directed)
- Role of the learner's experiences (Past experiences assist in shaping the learning experience)
- Readiness to learn (Knowledge is required to make progress toward goal)
- Orientation to learning (Adults are life or problem-centered)
- Motivation (Self-esteem may be more inspirational than factors such as career or salary)
Credits
Adebayo, A. O., Mortimer, J. W., Marcis, J. G., & Little, P. L. (2015). The impact of student learning styles on scholastic performance. Journal of the Academy of Business Education, 16, 276–291.
Billings, D. M., & Halstead, J. A. (2020). Teaching in nursing: A guide for faculty (6th ed.). Elsevier.
Blevins, S. (2014). Nurses as educators: Understanding learning styles. MEDSURG Nursing, 23(1), 59–60.
Lincoln Land Community College. (2021). Using the online VARK questionnaire. https://www.llcc.edu/student-services/cas/helpful-handouts/using-the-online-vark-questionnaire/
The University of Kansas. (2021). 4 different learning styles you should know: The VARK model. https://educationonline.ku.edu/community/4-different-learning-styles-to-know
Stirling, B. (2017). Results of a study assessing teaching methods of faculty after measuring student learning style preference, Nurse Education Today, 55, 107-111.