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Monday, 18 November 2013
Learning Objective 1: The learner will be able to identify how ethical debates can increase student participation in class, enhance communication skills and improve their critical thinking.
Learning Objective 2: The learner will be able to describe the components of an ethical debate graduate and undergraduate assignment.
Ethical debates can greatly increase student participation in class, enhance their oral and written communication skills and improve their critical thinking. In fact, research supports the need for a variety of teaching styles to be implemented into the classroom environment especially those that promote active learning. Debating is an innovative strategy that requires students to think critically as they weigh different views against evidenced-based practice literature. Classroom debates can encourage beginning nursing students to explore ethical issues upon entering the profession and potentially strengthen their role as patient advocates. Graduate students can also benefit from this teaching strategy as they draw on their level of knowledge and experience with practice situations while preparing for and participating in the debate activity. Nurse educators from one Midwestern university will describe how ethical debates were incorporated into a graduate course in nursing education and an undergraduate nursing course in critical thinking. They will compare these different student populations and offer recommendations to enhance successful outcomes using this teaching strategy. Specific guidelines of an ethical debate assignment will be shared with the audience. The use of this innovative teaching strategy is a way to create a legacy of best practice in nursing education by promoting strong communication in professional settings and strengthening problem solving through critical thinking.
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