Pedagogical Trends and Research Ideas in Nursing Education: An Instructional Design Perspective

Search Terms instructional design, adult learners, nurs*, program, student, education, pedagog*

Limiters• 2008-2015• Peer reviewed• Full text• GRU libraries

Databases1. Academic Search Complete2. CINAHL Plus With Full Text3. Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition 4. Proquest Education Journals5. Proquest Nursing and Allied Health Source6. Research Library (at Proquest)7. PubMed

Over 100,000 articles retrieved

152 articles reviewed

Exclusions• Non-medical disciplines• Specific courses• Continuing education• Single-item results

Journals1. Nursing Education Perspectives2. Journal of Interprofessional Care3. Nurse Education Today4. Journal of the Medical Library Association5. Journal of Nursing Education6. Nurse Education in Practice

Learner-centered characteristics• Learner-centered power: acceptance, trust• Educator role: belief in students, partnership• Learner responsibility: self-directed, engaged• Evaluation philosophy: feedback, collaboration,

outcomes

(Greer et al., 2010)

Perceived inhibitors• Class size• Physical space• Content volume• Peer resistance• Poor student preparation

(Greer et al., 2010)

Faculty evidence for teaching• Written course evaluations• In-class feedback• Students’ comments• Theory• Colleagues• NCLEX scores

(Patterson & Klein, 2012)

EBTP Consideration• Reflection, review• Investigate strategies• Piloting strategy• Developing & implementing plan• Implementing & evaluating class• Revise & refine

(Patterson & Klein, 2012)

INTERPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

“Interprofessional Education: When students from two or more professions learn about, from and with each other to enable effective collaboration and improve health outcomes.

Interprofessional Collaborative Practice: When multiple health workers from different professional backgrounds work together with patients, families, carers [sic], and communities to deliver the highest quality of care.”

(WHO, 2010, as cited in Zorek & Raehl, 2013, p. 124)

Key Takeaways• Accreditation• Community• Attitude

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TECHNOLOGY

“In its simplest sense, instructional design is the process of translating general principles of learning and instruction into plans for instructional materials and learning activities.”

(Kanuka, 2006, p. 3)

1. “Back to the Future” 2. Learner-centered characteristics3. IPE: Building community of collaboration4. Online educator role shifts 5. Personal response system (Lecture Tools)

ReferencesDelunas, L. R., & Rouse, S. (2014). Nursing and medical student attitudes about communication and

collaboration before and after an interprofessional education experience. Nursing Education Perspectives, 35(2), 100-105. doi:10.5480/11-716.1

Greer, A., Pokorny, M., Clay, M., Brown, S., & Steele, L. (2010). Learner-centered characteristics of nurse educators. International Journal Of Nursing Education Scholarship, 7(1), doi:10.2202/1548-923X.1710

Kanuka, H. (2006). Instructional design and elearning: A discussion of pedagogical content knowledge as a missing construct. E-Journal of Instructional Science and Technology, 9(2).

Koch, L. F. (2014). The nursing educator’s role in e-learning: A literature review. Nurse Education Today, 34(11), 1382-1387.

Patterson, B. J., & Klein, J. M. (2012). Evidence for teaching: What are faculty using? Nursing Education Perspectives, 33(4), 240-245.

Richardson, A., Littrell, O. M., Challman, S., & Stein P. (2011). Using text messaging in an undergraduate nursing course. Journal of Nursing Education, 50(2), 99-104. doi: 10.3928/01484834-20101230-04

Simpson, V. L. (2012). Making it meaningful: Teaching public health nursing through academic-community partnerships in a baccalaureate curriculum. Nursing Education Perspectives, 33(4), 260-263.

Smith-Stoner, M. (2012). Class is about to start: Please turn on your cell phones: 10 uses for cell phones in nursing education. Teaching And Learning In Nursing, 742-46. doi:10.1016/j.teln.2011.09.005

Wang, T., & Bhakta, H. (2013). A new model for interprofessional collaboration at a student-run free clinic. Journal Of Interprofessional Care, 27(4), 339-340. doi:10.3109/13561820.2012.761598

Zorek, J., & Raehl, C. (2013). Interprofessional education accreditation standards in the USA: A comparative analysis. Journal Of Interprofessional Care, 27(2), 123-130. doi:10.3109/13561820.2012.718295

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