benefits and challenges
Ch.23
Trends over time…the benefits and challenges
What demographics changes have you seen in the student population?
In the faculty population?
What are the challenges of teaching in a culturally diverse student population?
How does faculty address those challenges?
What are the benefits?
Barriers for whom…
Which of those themes resonate immediately with your experience?
Have you observed or heard these mentioned by your students?
From faculty?
Do you treat all students the same?
Can you see where changes could be made?
Student learning outcomes
Who accredits your institution?
What are the student learning outcomes specific to your department?
How are cultural learning styles addressed in the development of curricula and testing?
Do you see any biases?
Self and department cultural assessment
Have you ever completed a cultural self-awareness assessment tool?
What were the results, were they what you expected?
Did you find it helpful?
Were you involved in the decision-making process to do this exercise?
Did new programs, new teaching strategies, better communication emerge?
Five Teaching patterns
Which pattern is most reflective of your teaching style?
Which style intrigues you?
What resources are available to enrich your cultural teaching strategies?
In the classroom setting
What are some of the resources you currently use?
What teaching strategies have you used in the classroom?
Are they effective?
Does faculty work collaboratively to develop these programs?
Are they part of your overall mission statement, goals, and objectives of the department?
Summary: The purpose of the weekly reflective journal exercises is to allow for analysis, synthesis and evaluation of nursing theory using guided questions. Reflection has been referred to as a process that happens internally, privately or in isolation (Hill & Watson, 2011). Also a useful definition of reflection has been referred to as the examination of an issue of concern, as a consequence of experience, creating clarity and meaning in terms of self, and which results in a change of perspective ( Boyd & Fales, 1983).
Directions: Complete the Reflective Journal questions presented in your Lincoln (Weeks 1-6) and Dayer-Berenson (Weeks 6-8) text as defined in the course outline. Post the responses to the questions in the D2L dropbox. The assignment in due on Monday by 11:59 PM PST
