Innovative teaching strategies are selected as the best approach to meet learning outcomes focused...

Innovative Teaching Strategies

Innovative Teaching Strategies

• Innovative teaching strategies are selected as the best approach to meet learning outcomes focused on clinical reasoning, decision making, and active learning.

• Creative teaching strategies should be designed not necessarily to entertain, but to inform and stimulate learning.

• Can range from simple to complex

Lowenstein & Bradshaw (2001)

Process of Innovation

• Assessment – what is essential content to be learned?

• Options – from the literature, colleagues and students

• Planning – resources, approvals or data needed for innovation. Stakeholders & change.

• Implementation• Evaluation

Strategy must support….

• Critical thinking/clinical reasoning components • 3 elements –

•attitude• knowledge• skill

Innovative Characteristics and Strategies

• Think about your favorite teacher/professor. • What characteristics and teaching innovations set

him or her apart from others who taught you over the years…..

Pod Casting

• Elizabeth Hassan and Sarah Branan….their experience as pacesetters.