Module Components

• Overview
• Assignment

Topics

• Definitions of Teaching and Learning
• What is a Teacher
• What is Learning
• The Teaching Learning Process

Nurs 787 - Theoretical Foundations of Teaching and Learning

Module 1: Introduction to Teaching and Learning

The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education.

~ Dr. Martin Luther King

Overview

Teachers teach but this does not guarantee that students will learn. Successful learning can be enhanced by the teacher. The successful teacher identifies the learner’s need and learning style and formulates learning goals and objectives. The teacher chooses strategies that are based on the learner's learning style and then organizes the learning environment. Module 1 focuses of building a basic understanding of teaching, learning, and The Teaching Learning Process. Information in this module will guide you to discover the commonalties and differences in teaching and learning, and how the two concepts relate.

Objectives

At the conclusion of this module, the learner will:

• Define teaching and learning
• Identify the components of teaching and learning
• Describe the steps in the teaching and learning process

Required Readings

• Bastable, 6th ed., pp. 14-30