The go to for the Nurse Educator
Formal education terminology can be at times confusing, potentially exclusionary for those trying to understand the theoretical components for their development as healthcare educators. Try explaining terms such as the cognising individual, epistemological theory or my old adversary, Radical Constructivism (which I couldn’t find in this glossary, maybe they couldn’t explain it either!). Glossary of…
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Teachnology: the use of technology for education purposes.
Read MoreBook Club: Gardner, H. (2011). Frames of mind: The theory of multiple intelligences. Basic books. (review) Domains of Intelligence “The theory of multiple intelligences differentiates intelligence into specific ‘modalities’, rather than seeing intelligence as dominated by a single general ability. Gardner opposes the idea of labeling learners to a specific intelligence. Gardner maintains that his theory should “empower learners”, not restrict them to…
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