Creative Teaching Strategy
What creative teaching strategy have you or your peers used in a clinical or on-the-job setting that has reinforced content and skills learned in class?
case studies are great and keep the student engaged by allowing them to come up with a treatment plan based on what they have learned up to that point. Makes it more realistic.
I have not used any of these, however if I were, event cards seems most applicable.
Anita , this sounds both interesting and engaging.
Michele Deck
I do a skit involving the students where they have to dress up in costumes to mimic antibodies and antigens and they seem to love it.
Hudson, safety is a priority on NCLEX, so reinforcing it is essential.
Michele Deck
I like the event cards. They have been especially helpful in the ob rotation, when it may be slow.
I have incorporated NCLEX and Fundamentals review as part of my pre and post-conference at clinical.
What I see with the current NCLEX exam is that a large portion of questions are based on concepts from Fundamentals, and they're all related to safety. Our students take Fundamentals in the first module but then take their NCLEX a year or more later.
To me, it makes sense to keep reviewing and reinforcing those basic concepts so students can pass their licensure exam on the first attempt.
Hudson
I like the event cards, they provide critical-thinking scenarios
Salina, applying learned concepts in a variety of ways teaches and reinforces critical thinking skills.
Michele Deck
Utilizing case studies on a regular basis trains student in critical thinking as it relates to real life scenarios. Also it teaches them to apply the techniques and materials that they are studying to be excellent allied health care professionals. I have never tried the Patient/Bingo personally but I really like this teaching strategy and will be implementing this next term.
Cheryl, teaching critical thinking is tough, but possible. Thank you for reminding us of its importance.
Michele Deck
I also use scenarios as a teaching method as I want the students to start thinking and not just memorizing facts. I feel it is important for them to start using their critical thinking and using patient scenarios have been very helpful to my students.
I also use scenarios as a teaching method as I want the students to start thinking and not just memorizing facts. I feel it is important for them to start using their critical thinking and using patient scenarios have been very helpful to my students.
Lisa, it is a way to open an honest and important conversation.
Michele Deck
I like the idea of "Staff Surprises". This will give my students an opportunity during class to discuss what they are experiencing at their clinical rotation sites. We can reinforce that we teach the "Gold Standard" but that they will see many techniques and methods at hospitals. It will also give us an opportunity to share new ideas and techniques that they are learning.
Valerie, I like that index cards are an inexpensive supply that is easily found and utilized.
Michele Deck
I use index cards a lot. I have found that it is a tried and true method that is still very effective.
When giving anesthesia to the patients I ask the students to go down a written checklist of what they learned in class before they start the procedure. By doing this 3 or 4 times, it has become a mental habit for them to do it before they start and they don't have to look at the written checklist anymore.
Amanda, simulating real world scenarios helps to build problem solving skills and build confidence.
Michele Deck
