This discussion gives you the opportunity to consider what you think about learning styles and teaching perspectives in light of the evidence and near universal acceptance of benefit. Responding to your classmates expands on the initial discussion and allows you to consider other ideas beyond your own and perhaps even reconsider your opinion. Justify a clear position regarding the role of learning styles and teaching perspectives in the clinical learning environment.
Answer one of the 3 questions below regarding Learning Styles and Teaching Perspectives.
Support your point of view with citations from two sources. One must be a peer-reviewed source (textbooks are not peer-reviewed sources), and the other may be any credible source, including educational websites. Please include APA-style (7th edition) references for your two sources within your post. Hanging indent for your references is not required.
Questions:
1. Considering the current debate about the validity of learning styles theory, how should today’s clinical nurse educator approach the theory of learning styles in the classroom or clinical setting?
2. Does an instructor’s own learning style preferences affect the way the instructor teaches? Does it matter?
3. What is the effect on student learning outcomes of presenting material in multiple ways versus expecting the student to adapt to the instructor’s presentation style?
