Question

The diversity of both students and faculty poses important considerations for teaching and learning. Reflect on the characteristic differences in gender, race, and culture, as well as the differences among the diverse generations in today’s nursing education classroom. When considering your personal philosophy of teaching, discuss how you might use these characteristic differences and diverse backgrounds and experiences of today’s nursing students as a teaching tool to connect students to nursing content and increase their understanding. In other words, how might you incorporate the background and experiences of your students into your teaching methods to enhance the ability of all students in your classroom to think critically and problem solve patient-care issues?

Answer 1

The background and experiences of the students can be incorporated into the teaching methods by using democratic leadership , good communication skills which will motivate the students to share their experiences , background without hesitation of being belonging to any caste ,creed ,colour etc . Provision of uniformity , without bias and discrimination also will ehnace it . I would use these approaches in my teaching to enhance students cognitive and problem solving skills

Diversity enriches the educational experience. Diversity challenges stereotyped preconceptions; it encourages critical thinking; and it helps students learn to communicate effectively with people of varied backgrounds. It also strengthens communities and the workplace.