Active learning is critical for engaging students and getting them to think critically. Learn how escape rooms, interactive puzzles, simulations, and other strategies can help students develop caring and clinical judgment.
Martha Johnson, a nursing instructor and owner of Breakout RN, discusses how active learning strategies can drastically improve knowledge retention and comprehension!
Frustrated with stale slide presentations and marathon 3-hour lectures, Martha started experimenting with active learning techniques. As a result, she found her students were more engaged, excited to come to class, and doing better on exams. Martha has set out to help educators create physical, virtual, or blended escape rooms in their classrooms. Learn more at breakoutrn.com.
Martha shares her experiences at the Idea Bank, a blog with practical, easy-to-implement activities for nursing instructors to use in class or clinical: breakoutrn.com/idea-bank.