Theory and Evidence Based Practice for Nurse Educators and Nurse Leaders

4.0 credits

The science of teaching and learning in the health professions is broad and diverse. Theories of teaching and learning are drawn from psychology, sociology, anthropology, and economics, representing diverse ways of understanding what knowledge is, and how we attain it. In this course, students will learn about a wide variety of theoretical perspectives and paradigms, including behaviorism, cognitivism, constructivism, social constructivism, and humanism. Students will learn how learning theories can inform effective instructional practices, and guide scholarship of teaching and learning. Effective