Nursing Assignment: Promoting Learner-Centered Lessons in Hybrid Environments

Promoting Learner-Centered Lessons in Hybrid Environments

The hybrid environment, also known as blended or mixed-mode, allows educators to mix-and-match teaching strategies, learning objects, and instructional tools for maximum impact. When carefully designed, the hybrid environment also provides the opportunity for educators to capitalize on the benefits of both face-to-face and online instruction to meet the needs of all stakeholders involved.

In this Discussion, you examine how nurse educators combine an on-site activity with an online activity to create a comprehensive, learner-centered lesson. You will continue using the learning need, objectives, and audience of learners from your Discussions in Weeks 2-4.

Questions need to be addressed:

1. Reflect on the hybrid learning environment. As a nurse educator, how might you best combine the benefits of both the on-site and online learning environment to achieve and reinforce learning objectives?

2. Review this week's Learning Resources on hybrid environments, as well as the technologies educators use to create learner-centered lessons. Based on your review of the resources for the week, how might nurse educators use the hybrid environment to enhance the instruction provided to students, staff, and patients.

3. Summary/Conclusion about Promoting Learner-Centered Lessons in Hybrid Environments

REMINDERS:

1) 1-2 pages (addressing the 3 questions above excluding the title page and reference page).

2) Kindly follow APA format for the citation and references! References should be between the period of 2011 and 2016. Please utilize the references at least three below as much as possible and the rest from yours.

3) Make headings for each question.

References:

Bradshaw, M. J., & Lowenstein, A. J. (2014). Innovative teaching strategies in nursing and related health professions (6th ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett.

• Chapter 18, "Multimedia in the Classroom: Creating Learning Experiences with Technology"

Chapter 18 discusses how multimedia is reshaping learning experiences both inside and outside the classroom.

• Chapter 21, "Social Media as a Context for Connected Learning"

This chapter outlines the steps and considerations that nurse educators should examine before deciding to integrate social media into their classrooms.

• Chapter 22, "Blended Learning"

Chapter 22 provides a framework for e-learning in the blended environment.

Bristol, T. J., & Zerwekh, J. (2011). Essentials of e-learning for nurse educators. Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company.

• Chapter 7, "Hybrid Environments" (pp. 117-132)

This chapter identifies the many teaching and learning advantages provided by hybrid environments. It also discusses in detail teaching best practices such as communication, classroom management, and class activities.

• Chapter 15, "Technology Tools" (257-276)

Though not comprehensive, this chapter overviews the many technologies that are transforming the teaching and learning process.

Pappas, C. (2013). The adult learning theory - andragogy. Retrieved January 21, 2015 from http://elearningindustry.com/the-adult-learning-theory-andragogy-of-malcolm-knowles.

A clear overview sharing Knowles 5 assumptions and 4 principles of adult learners from the eLearning Industry.

Wolpert-Gawron, H. (2011, April 28) Blended learning combining face-to-face and online education. Retrieved January 21, 2015 from http://www.edutopia.org/blog/blended-online-learning-heather-wolpert-gawron

Combining Face-to-face and Online Education: a blog that includes the 5 components needed for blended learning model.

Educause Learning Initiative. (2012). Things you should know about flipped classrooms. Retrieved January 21, 2015 from https://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7081.pdf