Dissertation Executive Summary - The Effects Of Postsecondary Training On Improving A Workplace Learning Culture Through Reflection James Courtney, EdD - March 2018 As learning and work continue to intersect, one of the most pressing issues is figuring out how people solve complex workplace problems through learning. Healthcare, like postsecondary education, is an industry experiencing … Continue reading Improving Workplace Learning Cultures in Healthcare Organizations
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A Brief Review of an Action Research Dissertation on Culture Change in Healthcare Education
In the action research study, “Changing the culture of teaching in silos in healthcare education”, Hunsinger studied the utilization of the appreciative inquiry (AI) process as a reference tool to improve communication and collaboration at an institution. Hunsinger (2014) was “trying to determine how interprofessional planning processes, used to build a collaborative activity, or set … Continue reading A Brief Review of an Action Research Dissertation on Culture Change in Healthcare Education
Empowerment of Learners
Educators are constantly sharing new information and insights into the science (and art) of teaching and learning and there are ever emerging theories that influence, shape, and direct the practice. Constructivism, social learning, cooperative learning, and transformational approaches are helping to shape an individual teaching philosophy. We all possess an individual teaching philosophy that directs our behaviors while becoming the framework upon which we operate.
Learning Centered Instruction
Despite the notion that students will learn through insightful lectures (if teaching centered approaches to education are done well), learning centered instruction challenges this philosophy through the differences in how students learn.
Never Stop Learning 