I appreciated the online conference we had on Wednesday this week. I like the constructivist theory and agree with its summation provided in our power point by Dr. Ge. It states, "Meaning cannot be imposed on an individual; but rather learner must actively construct knowledge and skills based on one's experience, past or current knowledge." This goes along with cognitive psychology and is familiar to me because we use the cognitive theory as part of faciliation in nursing education. Nursing students progress through traditional learning and behavioral theory in learning the concepts and constructs of nursing and then progress to more reflective and applied learning (experiential theory and learning) as they assimilate into the nursing practice through clinical rotations. It was interesting because during the video conference I referred to my graduate learning requirement as a "practicum" and one of my classmates Melinda responded and said they call it "apprenticeship" in education. This was a reflective learning experience for me because it made me realize that we too as nurses go through an apprenticeship which is more active learning as opposed to a practicum that can be more passive and doesn't necessary require teaching or demonstration of knowledge required. In my case it does because during my practicum I have had to facilitate or help teach in two different class environments. I appreciate how our readings all relate to theories and concepts that will be necessary for us as students to utilize as we begin to learn how to teach. It helps to have the input of other too who are more experienced in this process and helps with our reflections and increases our learning.
Ge, X. (2010). Situated learning and constructivist perspective [Power-Point Presentation]. Retrieved from http://learn.ou.edu/d2l/orgTools/ouHome/ouHome.asp?ou=1729174
M. Stump. (2011, February 16). [Online forum comment]. Retrieved from http://ou.na5.acrobat.com/p62596951/?launcher=false&fcsContent=true&pbMode=normal
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