BAKER COLLEGE

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

NUR621 Instructional Strategies for Nursing
Education
4 Credit Hours

Student Learning Outcomes and Enabling Objectives

1. Appraise the use of appropriate technologies to enhance learning of adult students and
patients.
a. Review the nursing education initiatives of SQEN and TIGER.
b. Self-examination of the nurse educators own motivation and readiness for use of
technology as a teaching strategy.
c. Explore theoretical foundations of self-directed learning.
d. Articulate role of the nurse educator as coach and facilitator of student self-directed
learning.
e. Identify value of SOTL and employing concepts of evidence-based teaching
strategies.
2. Critique relevant theories and best practices associated with the use of technology by
nurse educators.
a. Review the IOM Reports and Blooms Taxonomy.
b. Integrate concepts of learning theory with teaching technologies.
c. Explore best practices, including benefits and barriers, for a variety of teaching
technologies.
d. Articulate the meaning of being a FIRED-UP teacher.
e. Identify value of creating lesson plans.
f. Investigate multiple teaching strategies for the same topic.
3. Integrate knowledge of effective communication and active learning concepts in the
appropriate selection of teaching strategies.
a. Review the concept of netiquette as posted by various Schools of Nursing.
b. Integrate concepts of social learning and diversity within learning communities.
c. Explore various types of active learning and evidence of best practices.
d. Articulate methods to create meaningful assignments to promote student learning
and engagement.
4. Adapt essential skills when using simulation as a teaching strategy.
a. Review the resources on simulation available to nurse educators.
b. Integrate concepts of simulation, gaming, and traditional case study in clinical
education.
c. Explore various types of feedback, debriefing, and evaluation with corresponding
technologies.
d. Articulate the process and resources required to create effective simulations with
debriefing.
5. Incorporate best practices to promote effective teaching and learning in online and
evolving classrooms.
a. Review the best practices and continuous quality improvement for online education
by Quality Matters and others.
b. Integrate concepts of online and distance-based education in nursing education.
c. Explore various methods for facilitating applied active learning and reflection.

d. Articulate the process and resource required to incorporate technology in and out of
the classroom.
6. Evaluate resources to develop critical thinking in clinical education.
a. Review the interconnected concepts of health information and technology.
b. Appraise the quality of evidence and identify implications for nursing education and
practice.
c. Explore various clinical data management and health information systems, EHRs,
and mechanisms to administer telehealth.
d. Articulate the incorporation of PDAs to enhance quality and safety at the point of
care.

Big Ideas and Essential Questions

Big Ideas
Technology
Adult Learning Theory
Communication
Effective Teaching & Learning
Critical Thinking
Essential Questions
1. What strategies are effective in teaching, coaching and mentoring other members of the
healthcare team?
2. How are learning and teaching principles applied to the design, implementation and
evaluation of health education programs for individuals and groups in a variety of
settings?
3. How does one incorporate lifelong learning into nursing practice?
4. How do theory, evidence, clinical judgment, and interdisciplinary knowledge contribute to
clinical outcomes?
5. What types of technology can be used to enhance the learners experience?

Effective: Fall 2016