I like the question for Module 4 blog:
What sort of teaching is done in your professional role?
For me, the answer is easy. I am a teacher! I teach nursing. And…best of all, I teach nursing online. I’ve had such an interesting opportunity in the past 6 months to help write the curriculum for the Mental Health Nursing course that I’ll be teaching I’ve been fortunate to have the option to choose amongst a broad array of learning resources for distance students: case studies; eBooks; virtual clinical excursions; You-tube; pre-testing for each chapter which automatically creates an individualized study outline for the student; post-testing to demonstrate learning of the concepts; online communities; webinars; immense test banks; predictor testing for NCLEX readiness; recorded NCLEX prep courses so that a student may review them as many times as necessary, and the list goes on.
I cannot think of any nursing or health care provider role that does not involve teaching. I thought about end-of-life caregivers and researchers, but those roles can involve a great deal of teaching, too. Really, if one is going to provide health care, the major role is teaching.
I agree that all nursing roles involve teaching. Even if we are not practicing, we are constantly asked questions by friends, neighbors and sometimes strangers. Your current job sounds exciting as you help to design a curriculum. That sounds like the type of job I want after I graduate.
ReplyDeleteGood points Carma, and I can see your passion in your role as a teacher.
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