Pouring from an Empty Cup

Pouring from an Empty Cup

I don’t know about you, but I will admit to being a hypocrite. I think most of us have been guilty of the occasional, “do as I say, not as I do” in one situation or another. I think the best examples for me was writing a paper for my own academic pursuits, the topic:...
Simulation for our Students

Simulation for our Students

The use of simulation in nursing education offers students a safe, controlled environment to experience simulated patient care experiences or to practice or be evaluated on nursing skills. Simulation is used here in our NMC simulation lab to connect classroom learning...
Skinning Cats: Yes, there is more than one way to do it.

Skinning Cats: Yes, there is more than one way to do it.

A quick sidebar for my apologies for this proverb’s politically incorrectness, but it fits. As the old proverb goes, there is more than one way to skin a cat. This holds true in life and learning. Our students come from different places, different learning...
What’s in it for me?

What’s in it for me?

What’s in it for me? Thinking back to August, and our professional development (PD) day, I have been thinking about our aim for a more experiential learning environment (Kolb’s learning theory). Comments overheard during PD included lots of examples of experiences we...