Learning Theory for Nursing: An Introduction
Explore basic learning theory to help with nursing education
Understanding how we learn is vital for designing experiences that support the diverse learning needs of nursing students.
Through this course, you’ll explore the learning theory that underpins teaching and learning strategies for nurses. You will be taught how learning theories affect teaching decisions along with experience, learning aims and curriculum expectations.
To help you increase learning opportunities for your students, this course will also address various ways to enhance attention, motivation and memory, and analyse factors which help or hinder learning.
What topics will you cover?
- Principles of learning theory
- The application of learning theory to nurse education
- Learning styles
- Factors that facilitate or hinder learning
- Individual learning needs
- Teaching and learning strategies
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What will you achieve?
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Who is the course for?
This course is for nurses and healthcare professionals who are new to nursing education and student-nurse development. It will also be useful for experienced nurses wanting to refresh their knowledge, or share their experiences with a nursing community.
Who will you learn with?
Kimberley Craig
A senior nurse specialising in the care of patients with renal and urological disorders. 20 years experience in education, including in South Africa. MSc Nursing Course Director online and on campus.
Who developed the course?
Coventry secured a gold rating in the UK government’s 2017 Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) and is the country’s top modern university in the Guardian University Guide 2018.
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Since 2017 you have been able to take a degree on FutureLearn. This free course is a bit like a starter course for a degree — it should give you a flavour of the degree subject but can also be your first step towards a degree qualification.
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Which program and degree is this course part of?
This course is part of the program Teaching, Learning & Assessment in Nursing, which is one of the building blocks that leads to a degree in MSc Nursing.
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