Nursing Students, Nursing Studies, Teaching, Training | Leave a Comment on Placing study circles at the centre of the student learning experience

Placing study circles at the centre of the student learning experience

image credit: Pixabay, wollyvonwolleroy CC0   In this blog, Dr Rosie Stenhouse, a lecturer in Nursing Studies, describes how she uses study circles as a key learning strategy in a year 4 course, Professionalism 4, on the undergraduate nursing programme… BACKGROUND Study circles are based on the critical pedagogy of learning circles (Suoranta and Moisio, 2006), which aim to developContinue reading Placing study circles at the centre of the student learning experience

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My Canadian Adventure Part One: International Consortium for Dementia and Wayfinding

About a year ago, when I was just getting my head around using Twitter (any followers who have been with me from the beginning will remember that I didn’t like the platform at first), I was contacted by Ron Balerno (@rb33) who saw my research profile and shared his experiences of caring for his fatherContinue reading My Canadian Adventure Part One: International Consortium for Dementia and Wayfinding

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Listening with Your Eyes Interactive Drama Workshop

Being playful and experiencing joy is part of being human, but often not what comes to mind when living with dementia. ‘Listening with Your Eyes’, a workshop delivered by Nik Howden from Vamos Theatre Company (https://www.vamostheatre.co.uk/), which ran as part of the Festival of Creative Learning 2019, challenged this mindset. Through a series of exercises,Continue reading Listening with Your Eyes Interactive Drama Workshop

Nursing Students, Nursing Studies, Research | Leave a Comment on Social Media Learning Theory – a new pedagogical model for 21st century learning

Social Media Learning Theory – a new pedagogical model for 21st century learning

An international team of nursing researchers, led by Siobhan O’Connor, have published a brand new pedagogical theory that helps explain how students learn via social media. As Facebook, Twitter and other social media technologies become more popular among students, educators are starting to incorporate them into higher education to facilitate learning. After undertaking a systematicContinue reading Social Media Learning Theory – a new pedagogical model for 21st century learning

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Nursing student goes digital

A second year nursing student at the University of Edinburgh, Rachael Ford, has spent the last few months working with Young Scot, a national youth charity in Scotland, as part of a Young Leadership Group to develop 5Rights #5Rights for young people in a digital world: https://young.scot/5rights/. From tackling fake news to protecting personal information orContinue reading Nursing student goes digital

Nursing Students, Research | Leave a Comment on Reflections of a Novice Nurse Researcher: Opportunities and Optimism

Reflections of a Novice Nurse Researcher: Opportunities and Optimism

I completed my BN with Honours in 2016. I then studied for my Masters in Public Health which helped me to realise my interest in research, and has led me to actively pursue further experience in the nursing research field. The University of Edinburgh Principal’s Teaching Award Scheme (PTAS) aims to encourage projects that improveContinue reading Reflections of a Novice Nurse Researcher: Opportunities and Optimism

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Nursing Now at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital

On 5th October 2018 University of Edinburgh Nursing Studies alumni and PhD student attended the Royal Edinburgh Hospital to bring awareness to the Nursing Now campaign and to once again show our thanks and support for nurses who do a tremendous job!  This was an intimate event which provided the opportunity to share ideas andContinue reading Nursing Now at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital

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Florence Nightingale Foundation Students’ Day

Every year a Students’ Day is held in London by the Florence Nightingale Foundation to coincide with the Florence Nightingale Commemoration Service at Westminster Abbey. The Foundation invites universities with an undergraduate nursing degree programme to nominate two student nurses to attend. The day begins at St Thomas’ Hospital when students from across the UK haveContinue reading Florence Nightingale Foundation Students’ Day

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Celebrating the NHS at 70 with Nursing Students

Maggie Carson was at the Royal Infirmary in Edinburgh on Thursday 7 July 2018, in her role as Undergraduate Programme Director, to celebrate 70 years of the NHS with Morna, Sophie, India and Hannah, second year nursing students on surgical placement. When asked what celebrating the NHS at 70 meant to her, Sophie said “NursingContinue reading Celebrating the NHS at 70 with Nursing Students