Bringing Theory to Life: Engaging Nursing Students in a Collaborative Population-Based Screening Project

2007 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elsa Arbuthnot ◽  
Patti A Hansen-Ketchum ◽  
Heather Jewers ◽  
Jane Moseley ◽  
Christopher Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Population Health ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Cancer Education ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Local Area ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Bowel Cancer ◽  
Screening Programs ◽  
Teaching Learning

A collaborative population-based project for bowel cancer prevention provided an ideal opportunity to involve nursing students in applying theory to practice. In this article, described is how the engagement of students and subsequent application of a population health template contributed to a community-based bowel cancer education and screening campaign. The campaign was a valuable teaching-learning experience for students and contributed to the goal of reducing and reporting on the number of bowel cancer deaths in the local area. Project evaluation data provide insight into student learning outcomes and reveal ways to strengthen the population health initiative for future years. Originally, a scholarly pursuit of discovery and application developed in response to growing rates of bowel cancer and advances in effective screening programs, the project has evolved into the domain of teaching and learning. This evolution has benefited students, project organizers and community members.

scholarly journals Pest Management in Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia Natural History Repository

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 80
Author(s):  
Arney Sapaat ◽  
Maryati Mohamed ◽  
Mohd. Noh Dalimin
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Pest Management ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Monitoring Program ◽  
Expansion Plan ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Learning Institutions

Under the Malaysian Universities Act 1971, Higher Learning Institutions are encouraged to set up museums that could support teaching and learning at the institution. With that provision, the Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) Natural History Repository was formed in 2014, to support the newly developed BSc Program called Biodiversity and Conservation. Under the Faculty of Applied Science and Technology, Centre of Research - Sustainable Uses of Natural Resources (CoR-SUNR), develops and organizes the repository. Currently the repository is sited at a shoplot building in Parit Raja Campus that had been modified as part of campus expansion plan. The process of converting this shoplot building into functional gallery/storage space introduced a new challenge in pest management. The goals were to ensure whatever pests already present are eradicated, determine ways to seal out future pests, stabilize the condition to decrease pest infestation, and establish a monitoring program. Baseline pest data were collected via trapping throughout the repository spaces before, during, and after retrofit construction. Data from trapping were used to assess pest problems, and actions to eliminate these pests were initiated. A year-long survey of pests was performed after staff and collections occupied the building. The results showed variation in pest diversity and populations.  Having succeeded in controlling insects pest problems at UTHM Natural History Repository would lead to better teaching/learning experience for graduates as well as promoting public awareness and education especially among young public on biodiversity.Under the Malaysian Universities Act 1971, Higher Learning Institutions are encouraged to set up museums that could support teaching and learning at the institution. With that provision, the Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) Natural History Repository was formed in 2014, to support the newly developed BSc Program called Biodiversity and Conservation. Under the Faculty of Applied Science and Technology, Centre of Research - Sustainable Uses of Natural Resources (CoR-SUNR), develops and organizes the repository. Currently the repository is sited at a shoplot building in Parit Raja Campus that had been modified as part of campus expansion plan. The process of converting this shoplot building into functional gallery/storage space introduced a new challenge in pest management. The goals were to ensure whatever pests already present are eradicated, determine ways to seal out future pests, stabilize the condition to decrease pest infestation, and establish a monitoring program. Baseline pest data were collected via trapping throughout the repository spaces before, during, and after retrofit construction. Data from trapping were used to assess pest problems, and actions to eliminate these pests were initiated. A year-long survey of pests was performed after staff and collections occupied the building. The results showed variation in pest diversity and populations.  Having succeeded in controlling insects pest problems at UTHM Natural History Repository would lead to better teaching/learning experience for graduates as well as promoting public awareness and education especially among young public on biodiversity. 

scholarly journals Using an “Escape Room” toolbox approach to enhance pharmacology education

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melinda Hermanns ◽  
Belinda Deal ◽  
Ann M. Campbell ◽  
Shawn Hillhouse ◽  
J. Brian Opella ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Classroom Setting ◽  
Student Responses ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Cardiovascular Medications ◽  
Nursing Literature ◽  
Teaching Learning

Background: Faculty are encouraged to use a variety of teaching/learning strategies to engage nursing students. While simulation and games are now common, there were no reports in the nursing literature using an “escape room” concept. Escape rooms use an entertainment approach as teams engage in critical thinking to solve puzzles and find clues to escape a room. In the classroom setting, this concept is modified to solve a mystery by finding various objects through a series of puzzles to locate clues. Some of these games involve finding numerical clues to open locks on a box, such as a toolbox. The purpose of this study was to describe the use of a toolbox gaming strategy based on an escape room concept to help students learn about cardiovascular medications in a pharmacology course.Methods: This pilot study employed a descriptive qualitative method to investigate an approach to pharmacology education. The sample consisted of first semester nursing students.Results: Student responses to criteria-based questions resulted in three themes: engaging, teamwork, and frustration, related to using a toolbox scenario strategy as a pathway to learning.Conclusions: This descriptive study yielded mixed results from the students who were frustrated by time constraints but engaged in the learning experience. Lessons are offered for future improvements.

scholarly journals Integrating Content and Language in Business English Teaching in China: First Year Students’ Perceptions and Learning Experience

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elaine Ruth Martyn
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Difficulty Level ◽  
First Year ◽  
Business English ◽  
English Teaching ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Teaching Learning

Content and language integrated learning (CLIL) is a key construct in Business English teaching in universities in China today. While there is a plethora of articles on implementation in European contexts, there is limited evidence in the literature of the teaching/learning experience in other foreign language learning environments—despite its wide application in, for example, south-east Asia and China in particular. As CLIL programs have been developed in a variety of ways to meet the unique needs of learners and societal expectations, the context of teaching and learning is critical. This paper focuses on the perceptions and learning experiences of students in a first year, first semester course, Introduction to Contemporary Business, in a Chinese university. Lesson observations, questionnaires, and interviews explore the experience of learners. While most students found the course very challenging in their first semester, they met the challenge. Coping with both language and content is always a double challenge: most students found their Introduction to Contemporary Business their most difficult course, yet they perceived it as manageable and worthwhile. Students coped with the difficulty level in two main ways: either by spending much time in review and translating the textbook prior to class, or by focusing on the teacher’s PowerPoint slides after class—as they considered these were the key points and the textbook was too difficult. Suggestions for a closer integration between language and content within CLIL courses are offered, such as a case-task-based approach, a greater variety of input, and the role of content teachers in English enhancement.

Teaching–Learning Experience Regarding Skill in Using Inhalers: Medical Students Teaching Nursing Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 120-122
Author(s):  
Catherine G. Ireland ◽  
Ellen M. Pigott ◽  
Elizabeth A. Tolley ◽  
Timothy H. Self
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Teaching Learning

An Interactive Tool for Teaching and Learning LAN Design

2008 ◽  
pp. 1726-1740
Author(s):  
Nurul I. Sarkar
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Local Area Network ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Software Tool ◽  
Local Area ◽  
Computer Networking ◽  
Area Network ◽  
Design Concepts ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Classroom Use

It is often difficult to motivate students to learn local area network (LAN) design because many students appear to find the subject rather dry, technical and boring. To overcome this problem the author has developed a software tool (named LAN-Designer) that gives students an interactive learning experience in LAN design concepts. The LAN-Designer is suitable for classroom use in introductory computer networking courses. This chapter describes LAN-Designer and its effectiveness in teaching and learning LAN design. The effectiveness of LAN-designer has been evaluated both formally by students and informally in discussion within the teaching team. The feedback from students indicates that the development and implementation of LAN-Designer were successful. It also discusses the impact of LAN-Designer on student learning and comprehension.

The Scholarship of Learning and Teaching in the Dynamic Discipline of Pharmacology and Chemistry

2018 ◽  
pp. 12-36
Author(s):  
Abdullah Karaksha
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Chemistry Education ◽  
Adverse Drug Events ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Rapid Expansion ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Curriculum Review ◽  
United States Food ◽  
Approved Drugs ◽  
Teaching Learning

The scholarship of learning and teaching (SoLT) involves research into practices of teaching, learning, and curriculum. SoLT's main principle is that effective teachers in higher education should engage in scholarly teaching practices as a matter of course by staying in touch with the latest research developments in their discipline, integrating these developments into their curriculum, and routinely gathering and using student feedback to guide curriculum review and improvement. SoLT research focuses on understanding student learning in order to improve the teaching and learning experience for participants. SoLT principles are particularly important in pharmacology and chemistry education because they entail rich content that is rapidly changing. Over the years, the discipline of pharmacology has undergone rapid expansion and advancement: the number of United States Food and Drug Administration-approved drugs has increased exponentially, patients have become more educated, and our knowledge of the mechanisms underlying many adverse drug events and interactions has evolved.

scholarly journals Teaching-Learning-Based Optimization with Learning Enthusiasm Mechanism and Its Application in Chemical Engineering

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xu Chen ◽  
Bin Xu ◽  
Kunjie Yu ◽  
Wenli Du
Keyword(s):  
Real World ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Chemical Engineering ◽  
Search Algorithm ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Metaheuristic Search ◽  
Teaching Learning Based Optimization ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Real World Problems

Teaching-learning-based optimization (TLBO) is a population-based metaheuristic search algorithm inspired by the teaching and learning process in a classroom. It has been successfully applied to many scientific and engineering applications in the past few years. In the basic TLBO and most of its variants, all the learners have the same probability of getting knowledge from others. However, in the real world, learners are different, and each learner’s learning enthusiasm is not the same, resulting in different probabilities of acquiring knowledge. Motivated by this phenomenon, this study introduces a learning enthusiasm mechanism into the basic TLBO and proposes a learning enthusiasm based TLBO (LebTLBO). In the LebTLBO, learners with good grades have high learning enthusiasm, and they have large probabilities of acquiring knowledge from others; by contrast, learners with bad grades have low learning enthusiasm, and they have relative small probabilities of acquiring knowledge from others. In addition, a poor student tutoring phase is introduced to improve the quality of the poor learners. The proposed method is evaluated on the CEC2014 benchmark functions, and the computational results demonstrate that it offers promising results compared with other efficient TLBO and non-TLBO algorithms. Finally, LebTLBO is applied to solve three optimal control problems in chemical engineering, and the competitive results show its potential for real-world problems.

scholarly journals The use of gamification to teach in the nursing field

2018 ◽  
Vol 71 (3) ◽  
pp. 1038-1045 ◽  
Author(s):  
Talita Candida Castro ◽  
Luciana Schleder Gonçalves
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Analysis ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Student Motivation ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Traditional Practices ◽  
Content Structure ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Innovation Research ◽  
Teaching Learning

ABSTRACT Objectives: To investigate whether the course offer with elements of gamification contributes to the formation of competences in Informatics in Nursing; and evaluate it based on teaching and learning criteria and content structure. Method: Exploratory, applied and technological innovation research, with a qualitative and quantitative approach, developed at a university in the southern region of the country between February and November 2016. Participants were professors (5) and nursing students (10). Results: The adoption of gamification was considered an interesting and innovative approach, as an alternative to traditional practices and applicable to Nursing teaching. In the quantitative analysis, it was observed that the course contemplates the set of evaluated criteria. Final considerations: Gamification contributes to the formation of competences among Nursing students for positively influencing the teaching-learning process. It can be understood as one more resource in the teaching work with a view to student motivation and meaningful learning.

scholarly journals Using of undergraduate student’s feedback, learning process and growth mindset to improve the teaching and learning at university

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-118
Author(s):  
Jalberth Fernandes De Araujo ◽  
Izadora Soares Cardoso ◽  
Ariadne Caroline Silva Guedes ◽  
Ianca Rocha Ferreira ◽  
Helvio Rubens Reis De Albuquerque
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Effective Communication ◽  
Growth Mindset ◽  
Feedback Learning ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
One Year ◽  
Teaching Learning

Several researches indicate that undergraduate students are unsatisfied with their learning experience at university. One of the reasons is the non-effective communication between teachers and students. The non-effective communication may cause problems in teaching and learning, which are fundamental and professional skills that teachers and students must continually develop. Problems in teaching and learning impact directly the learning experience at university of the students, and improve the communication between teachers and students can solve the problems. The communication and, consequently, the teaching and learning, can be improved using the undergraduate student’s feedback. In this paper, a methodology to improve the teaching and learning is presented. The methodology is based on the use of undergraduate student’s feedback, and it was utilized in an electrical engineering classroom during one year. Based on the results, teaching, learning, communication, motivation, engagement and satisfaction of the teacher and students have improved correlating the methodology with the learning process and growth mindset.

scholarly journals Surviving Online Foreign Language Learning: The Case for French Language

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 421-433
Author(s):  
Saidah Ismail ◽  
Omrah Hassan ◽  
Nor Azhar Mohd Taib ◽  
Noor Hanim Rahmat
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Social Presence ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
French Language ◽  
Teaching Learning

Similar to the learning of most languages, French language is initially learnt through a formal one-to-one classroom. However, the pandemic has given both teachers and students teaching/learning French as a foreign language to accept online learning as the new norm. The success of learning French language online depends on several factors. Both teachers and learners play different roles to make the lessons successful and meaningful. This study is done to investigate how online learning presence is influenced by learners’ motives to study a foreign language. This quantitative study is done to investigate how learners cope learning French online. 170 respondents were purposely chosen from learners who took French as a foreign language. The survey used has 49 items using 5-Likert scales. Findings revealed interesting information about online teaching and learning of foreign languages. The teacher anchors the online lesson with activities well planned and executed. The teacher takes the bulk of the responsibility to make online learning a success. Once the teacher’s and cognitive presence becomes positive, learners can begin to depend on their peers through social presence to maximise the learning experience.

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