NR535 Week 2 Personal Philosophy of Teaching and Learning july 2021

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to provide an opportunity for learners to: (a) articulate a personal philosophy of teaching and learning, and (b) present the content in a formal and professional manner using power-point with voice over. Engaging in self-reflection is useful to facilitate awareness and professional growth. MSN-prepared nurse educators benefit from introspection to clarify the philosophical perspectives that serve as underpinnings for teaching and learning practices. Completion of this assignment is to gain insights regarding the philosophical foundation that will guide your future practice as a nurse educator.

Week 2 Personal Philosophy of Teaching and Learning Guidelines and Rubric (Links to an external site.)

Course Outcomes

CO 1: Incorporate education theories and models in developing the master's-prepared nurse educator role essential to performing as educators and advocates of holistic, safe, and quality care. (PO 1)

CO 3: Examine unique learning styles and needs of culturally diverse learners to foster acquisition of knowledge and skill. (POs 1 and 3)

Requirements

Develop a personal philosophy of teaching and learning that will guide your career as a nurse educator. Using a voice-over PowerPoint, (directions located in Resource Tab), audiotape your philosophy of teaching and learning. The presentation should be communicated as a formal depiction of your philosophy to course faculty. The quality of your communication and slide formatting should represent professional standards. The recording should range from 5-10 minutes and must include the following content.

Process

Develop your philosophy of teaching and learning based on the requirements noted in the assignment criteria table below.

Follow the instructions in the course on how to develop a voice-over PowerPoint.

Audiotape your presentation and submit it in the Week 2 assignment submission box.

You will be graded on both the content of the presentation and the professional quality of the presentation

Assignment Criteria

Category

Points

%

Description

Introduction

5

5%

This section of the assignment presents an introduction to your presentation by including:

Introduction of speaker

Identification of desired setting for future practice as a nurse educator (either an academic setting or professional development within healthcare)

Description of responsibilities consistent with the nurse educator's role in your selected practice setting

Overview of philosophy

This section of the assignment presents a discussion of your personal philosophy of nursing education, by including:

Core beliefs regarding the purpose of nursing education

Core beliefs regarding the role of the nurse educator

Core beliefs regarding learner characteristics

Core beliefs regarding the variables that influence the teaching and learning process

Application of Education Theory

This section of the assignment presents a discussion of an educational theory (no nursing theories such as Benner may be used) by including:

Identification of the selected educational theory

Description of principles from the educational theory

Description of how the selected educational theory is consistent with philosophy

Selected Teaching Methods

This section of the assignment presents a discussion of selected teaching methods by including:

Explanation of each of the three selected teaching methods

Identification of how each selected teaching method is consistent with your philosophy

Identification of how each selected teaching method is consistent with your selected educational theory

Identification of how each teaching method will foster learning in your practice setting

Summary

This section of the assignment presents a summary by including:

Description of key points identified within your presentation

Identification of how your role as a nurse educator in your practice setting will impact holistic, safe, and quality care

Identification of one next step in order to be successful as graduate student in the education track

Presentation- Speaker

The speaker presents the information in a professional manner, which includes the following.

The speaker thoroughly addresses content without reading directly from the slides.

The speaker presented the content in a clear, easy to hear and easy-to-understand manner

The speaker varied the pace of the presentation and uses pauses to aid the understandability of the topic

The speaker used language appropriate for the audience

Vocal fillers ("um," "uh," "like") were under control

The speaker made the presentation interesting to and used appropriate language

The formatting of the slides demonstrates the following:

Slides are professional in appearance and tone

Balance between space, words/graphics and color is effective

Oral presentation used concise language

References are cited directly on the slide

Graduate-level

Writing Style

For full credit the following criteria must be met:

Correct grammar, punctuation, spelling, and word usage

No direct quotes are used on the presentation slides

APA format for citing and referencing sources

Quality of Scholarly Sources

It is an expectation that a minimum of 3 scholarly sources are integrated within the assignment.

If the above expectation is not met, 10 points shall be dedicated.

A quality assignment will meet or exceed all of the above requirements