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Effective Teaching and Learning Strategies

This presentation by Catherine Van Son, PhD, RN explores various methods to facilitate learning and provides insights on adult learners' characteristics. The presentation emphasizes the importance of connecting new knowledge to existing experiences and includes practical ideas for implementing these strategies in the classroom.

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Effective Teaching and Learning Strategies

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  1. Teaching & Learning Catherine Van Son, PhD, RN vansonc@wsu.edu

  2. Hi, my name is Catherine. I hope you enjoy this class. Catherine Van Son, PhD, RN

  3. Learning Objectives • By the end of this presentation you will be able to: • Describe at least 3 characteristics of adult learners • List at least 4 methods to facilitate learning • State one idea learned in the presentation that you will implement in the class you teach.

  4. Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire. -William Butler Yeats

  5. The way we learn is to connect it to something else.

  6. Adult Learners… • learn best when they feel a “need to know” • learn best in a non-threatening & flexible learning environment • have life experiences & skills to draw upon • require a variety of teaching methods to meet learning needs • respond to learning when they feel acknowledged & respected

  7. Learning through the Senses The eye’s have it!

  8. Method & Recall

  9. Learners retain…… 10% 20% 30% 50% 70% 90%

  10. Confucius says… “ I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and understand.”

  11. Motivation • Establishing inclusion • Developing attitude • Enhancing meaning • Engendering competence

  12. 4 P’s to Teaching repare resent ractice erform

  13. Behavioral Objectives A udience B ehavior C onditions D egree

  14. Achieving Learning Goals 5 4 3 2 1 Knowledge & Skills Practice Confidence Incentive Expectations

  15. 5 P’s of Presenting • Prepare • Pinpoint • Personalize • Picture • Prescribe More P’s? Oh My !

  16. Domains of Learning • Cognitive • Experiential • Affective • Knowledge • Skills • Attitudes

  17. Cognitive Learning • Puzzles • Quizzes • Case Studies • Lectures • Questioning

  18. Puzzles Great for… • Terminology • Pathophysiology • Medications

  19. Quizzes • Who is acknowledged for the establishment of nursing as a profession? • Louisa Mae Alcott • Florence Nightingale • Clara Barton • Mother Theresa

  20. Experiential Learning • Simulations • Assessments • Role Play • Demonstration

  21. Show & Tell • use for demonstration • time to pass around • authentic items

  22. Demonstration • focus on physical skills • preparation is critical • step-by-step • reinforced verbally • visible to all • practice

  23. Role Playing • action focus • way to practice before doing it “for real” • behaviors can be tried in safe environment • increases insight into problems • diagnosing situations • pre-testing problem solutions • practicing needed skills

  24. Affective Learning • Literature • Poetry • Films • Art • Guest Speakers

  25. Films • Full length • Case studies • Snippets • 5-15 minute segments from full length films • You Tube

  26. You Tube So you won’t be bored, here’s something new, You tube should be used; by you, and you and you. A source of long and short video clips, Engaging students and showing you’re hip. Just go to the site, search with key words, Away you will go, to unchartered worlds. Some are funny, some are sad, some will even make you mad, But useful they are, to help students think, Keeping important concepts from going down the sink. www.youtube.com

  27. Websites • Organizations • Images • Facts & Statistics • Resources

  28. Case Study • snapshot of real situations • multiple uses for the exploration of issues • method to apply content from theory to practice • clearly defined tasks

  29. Small Groups Numbers • 4 OK • 5 to 6 is best • 7 becoming too large Benefits • non-talkers are more comfortable sharing • greater level of self- commitment • individuals less likely to be ignored

  30. Games • Structure • Participation • Competition • Incentive / Reward

  31. Evaluation So did students learn? • Exams • Paper • Demonstration • Project or Presentation

  32. The End Oh, one last thing, take a moment and write down one idea learned in this presentation that you plan on implementing in a class you will be teaching in the near future. Ok, now you are done!

  33. ContactInformation • Catherine Van Son, PhD, RN • vansonc@wsu.edu

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