The nurse educator wants to develop an educational activity to promote retention of medical terminology for first-year nursing students. Previous students frequently complain the material is dull, repetitious, and hard to remember, yet the material is required for successful outcomes. The nurse educator is already taking a flipped classroom approach to the material, asking the students to review the textbook and corresponding flashcards prior to entering the classroom so that an active, hands-on activity may occur.
1. As nurse educator, you are evaluating the best and most appropriate teaching method for the content – Simulation, Group discussion/chat, Scaffolding, and/or Gaming. (250 words)
• Briefly define/describe each method – its advantages and disadvantages for each.
• Choose one or two appropriate methods and reason/s for choosing such.
2. Which are primary concerns when designing educational activities using gaming? (Select 2-3 below and explain rationale based on the chapter readings.) (250 words)
• Is there enough time, interest, or money to develop or purchase the game?
• Is the intended learner developmentally similar to children who enjoy play?
• Is the game purposeful in meeting learning objectives?
• Will there be enough participants to play the game appropriately?
• Do the learners have computer skills?
