"Strategies that Bring Your Teaching to Life!"
Presenter: Gail K. Baumlein, PhD, RN, CNS

St. Lukes Hospital School of Nursing, Priscilla Payne Hurd Education Center, October 27, 2006

Conference Description

Are your students snoozing? Wake them up with creative teaching strategies, designed to meet the needs of today's student. Set the tone for active learning in your classroom by using teaching strategies that are creative and innovative, use all the senses, and generate students' enthusiasm for coming to your class. Whether you have been teaching for years or are new to the world of education, you will be interested in this workshop on creative and innovative methods to wake up your students. Integrate multimedia for stimulation and to meet the needs of today's students. Have fun with music, audio, and video, as well as skits and role-play that spark the imagination! Find out many ways to use exams to enhance, as well as evaluate, student learning. Teaching today's technology-savvy students means using up-to-date strategies to keep them engaged. This workshop will examine some of the issues facing faculty, students, and administrators using technology and the Internet in education. Find answers to your questions about copyright and fair use in the educational setting. Sprinkled liberally throughout this workshop are pearls and pitfalls in using technology, multi-media, and the Internet in teaching today's active learners. Hands-on activities will have you out of your seat and excited about stimulating your students with innovative teaching strategies!