Pamela Wright

Team Learning in Nursing Education

Nursing education is moving away from the days of focusing on traditional methods of instruction such as lecturing and moving toward more application based education. As a nurse educator it is important to incorporate instructional methods that actively engage learners and help students understand concepts for application in practice situations. Team learning engages small groups in learning tasks that require problem solving and decision making. Team learning predominantly promotes learner-to-learner engagement with relevance to clinical practice. Most students appreciate increased individual accountability for learning and value in learning through discussion.