In Discussion Forum 1, post your response to the following discussion
questions. Reply to at least two classmates’ responses by the date indicated
in the Course Calendar. [MO 1.1, MO 1.6]
Textbook Readings
Read Chapter 14 in Billings and Halstead, Teaching in Nursing.
Read Chapter 1 in Bradshaw, Hultquist, and Hagler, Innovative
Teaching Strategies for Nursing and Related Health Professions.
Read Chapters 1 and 3 in O’Neil, Fisher, and Rietschel, Developing
Online Courses in Nursing Education.
Questions
1. What is the importance of studying the concept of learning in nursing
education? How does your perspective of learning influence your
teaching?
2. Discuss how a student’s readiness for learning motivates and
influences learning.
3. Discuss the differences between online and face-to-face learning
environments.
Learning in Nursing and Its Influence on Teaching
Studying the concept of learning is foundational to nursing education
because nursing practice requires clinical reasoning and diagnostic judgment
rather than a simple retention of facts. Billings & Halstead (2020) explain
that learning theories give faculty a way to understand the reasoning behind
the teaching-learning process, which then shapes decisions about course
design, teaching strategies, and how student progress gets assessed.
Without a foundation in learning theory, an educator is essentially teaching
the way they were taught, with little reflection on whether that approach fits
the students in front of them. Bradshaw et al (2021) make a similar point
when they describe cognitive style and learning style as deeply personal to
each learner. Some students respond well to structure and reinforcement,
questions. Reply to at least two classmates’ responses by the date indicated
in the Course Calendar. [MO 1.1, MO 1.6]
Textbook Readings
Read Chapter 14 in Billings and Halstead, Teaching in Nursing.
Read Chapter 1 in Bradshaw, Hultquist, and Hagler, Innovative
Teaching Strategies for Nursing and Related Health Professions.
Read Chapters 1 and 3 in O’Neil, Fisher, and Rietschel, Developing
Online Courses in Nursing Education.
Questions
1. What is the importance of studying the concept of learning in nursing
education? How does your perspective of learning influence your
teaching?
2. Discuss how a student’s readiness for learning motivates and
influences learning.
3. Discuss the differences between online and face-to-face learning
environments.
Learning in Nursing and Its Influence on Teaching
Studying the concept of learning is foundational to nursing education
because nursing practice requires clinical reasoning and diagnostic judgment
rather than a simple retention of facts. Billings & Halstead (2020) explain
that learning theories give faculty a way to understand the reasoning behind
the teaching-learning process, which then shapes decisions about course
design, teaching strategies, and how student progress gets assessed.
Without a foundation in learning theory, an educator is essentially teaching
the way they were taught, with little reflection on whether that approach fits
the students in front of them. Bradshaw et al (2021) make a similar point
when they describe cognitive style and learning style as deeply personal to
each learner. Some students respond well to structure and reinforcement,
