GCU NUR646 Discussions Latest 2022 April (Full)

NUR646E / NUR646

NUR646 Nursing Education Seminar I

Week 1 Discussion

DQ1 Compare the difference between a traditional faculty role versus the online faculty role. How are the expectations different for each role? What competencies should you meet to be successful in each of those roles?

DQ2 Referring to the National League of Nursing's (NLN) Nurse Educator Competencies, choose one competency and describe how you will achieve this competency in your nurse educator role.

NUR646E / NUR646

NUR646 Nursing Education Seminar I

Week 2 Discussion

DQ1 Select one learning theory and one nursing theory and explain how they can be applied in nursing education. How can the theories aid in your teaching practices, including clinical or patient-specific experiences?

DQ2 Search the literature and find an example of a research study that uses an educational theory in a nursing education study. Does the study appear to use the theory appropriately? How does the research contribute to understanding of the theory? Be sure to cite the article.

NUR646E / NUR646

NUR646 Nursing Education Seminar I

Week 3 Discussion

DQ1 Discuss an experience working with a diverse patient or student population or students with diverse learning needs. Using evidence-based literature, develop a strategy to increase the success of these students in a classroom setting.

DQ2 Do you think it is practical and relevant to use a learning style inventory with patients or students in your selected area of education? Support your response with literature.

NUR646E / NUR646

NUR646 Nursing Education Seminar I

Week 4 Discussion

DQ1 What culture and diversity issues have you experienced when working with current student or patient populations? What strategies do nurse educators use to bridge culture and diversity barriers? How do these strategies aim to create a positive learning environment?

DQ2 How could you implement teaching strategies with learning theories to engage students or patients about a clinical experience in a didactic or online classroom? Include an experience from your current clinical practicum, if applicable.

NUR646E / NUR646

NUR646 Nursing Education Seminar I

Week 5 Discussion

DQ1 Consider a time as a student, in which you experienced a positive learning environment. What made the experience a quality learning environment? Why? Support your choice with current literature.

DQ2 In nursing, there are several diverse "physical learning environments.” Describe three strategies a nursing faculty utilizes to ensure a positive student learning experience within a variety of settings.

NUR646E / NUR646

NUR646 Nursing Education Seminar I

Week 6 Discussion

DQ1 Choose three teaching strategies that you feel the most comfortable using. Explain why you think you are most comfortable with these strategies? Discuss how you think these teaching strategies are classified according to Bloom's revised taxonomy.

DQ2 Choose an experience from your clinical practicum that you feel comfortable teaching. Using Bloom's revised taxonomy and the teaching strategies learned in this topic, create three learning objectives for the topic you chose. Provide feedback on your classmates' objectives as your discussion response.

NUR646E / NUR646

NUR646 Nursing Education Seminar I

Week 7 Discussion

DQ1 How can nurse educators encourage critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and clinical judgment in clinical education and the traditional classroom or clinical setting? How can you differentiate these instruction pieces for various educational or clinical settings?

DQ2 What are common barriers when teaching critical thinking skills? What strategies can nurse educators use to better promote critical thinking skills in students?

NUR646E / NUR646

NUR646 Nursing Education Seminar I

Week 8 Discussion

DQ1 Identify two to three new learning technologies in nursing education. As a nurse educator, discuss how you would stay current on new technologies and incorporate these technologies into the curriculum?

DQ2 How can educators best align student learning styles with innovative teaching technologies? Discuss the role of evaluating evidence-based practices when selecting new technologies to integrate into the learning environment.