Melissa Soileau

I am in the nursing online environment at a prelicensure level as well as BSN and MSN.  Each of these levels has opportunities to discuss content as a group at least once every 2 weeks if an 8 wk course and weekly if a 5-week course. Assessments may build on a project like a capstone assignment or an evidence-based project where a topic relevant to nursing practice is chosen and then developed, mimicking activities a nurse will have once in practice. Each week videos, written materials, quizzes and a variety of reflections or papers engage all types of learners.

I have learned that depending on learning objectives and where in course the test is being given and/or if summative or formative determines what type of test is used.

I have learned that it is important to have different methods to assess students.

I have learned to keep the learning objectives in mind as I ask questions and listen to students' responses so that I can use this opportunity to break up the question to ensure objectives are met and to be careful to ask broader or narrower questions at the beginning and end of courses.

I teach Research and Evidence-Based Practice Courses. This module has shown me that incorporating a workflow design for difficult concepts validates helping a visual and written learner understand a process but does not help the auditory and kinesthetic learner.  I still work in clinical practice and will keep these 4 major learning styles in mind with educating patients and family also.