Identifying Research Topics Within Your Practice: Part One

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Identifying Research Topics within Your Practice: Part One

11/2/2006

Renee F. Frank

Walden University

Abstract

Becoming a nursing instructor has been a very big challenge for me. There is so much to learn and so much that is so important to the success of our program. This assignment has helped me communicate with the other instructors on a professional level and learn valuable tools that are very effective to the program and the students.

Review of our education system:
My main reflection was on the education system and how effective some of the currently used techniques were used and how effective they were in the end result. In our current curriculum we use what is called reflective journaling. One of my questions relates specifically to this process. How is Reflective journaling impacting the students and practitioners and their ability to use critical care thinking skills? Another area that was of interest to me was the student teacher relationship. My second question is: How do student-teacher relationships affect the overall outcome of the learning experience? Questioning is very common in all situations and sometimes is a difficult concept for new students. My third questions relates to this: How valuable is the concept of The Importance of Questioning as a Teaching-Learning Strategy? Critical thinking has been a huge part of the learning process in nursing schools for as long as I can remember and my fourth questions is based on two important components of the nursing process.What is the relationship between effective critical thinking and effective social skills students learn to be prepared to manage real-world situations? Time management is something that everyone should incorporate in their programs and my last questions is related to time management. The Importance of Considering Time in Developing Teaching-Learning Experiences is related to what subject matter and what proficiencies should be required of a certain degree in nursing?

My interviews with my colleagues.