Artistic Pedagogical Technologies: A Primer for Educators

Product Description


Research has shown that what students desire most in the post-secondary milieu is engagement. As traditional forms of teaching that include lecture or PowerPoint presentations no longer adequately engage today’s technology adept students, educators may find themselves at a loss for where to locate teaching strategies which both engage students, and are tried and tested in an actual classroom setting.
This book does just that. It provides a critical look at not only what is lacking in today’s classrooms to promote engagement, but actual solutions and strategies to help nurse educators as they prepare to teach. Artistic Pedagogical Technologies were first envisioned by Dr. Beth Perry in 2005, while over twelve years of research confirms that these arts-based teaching strategies actually work.
As theory-based topics can be among the most difficult to engage students, included in this book are selected lesson plans that have been employed in actual classrooms. In total thirty five strategies are provided that can be utilized in a variety of classroom settings and applied to various nursing topics.
Students, as part of the human family, have an innate need to be creative. This creativity can display itself within Artistic Pedagogical Technologies as a melding of technology, edutainment and play. The strategies in Artistic Pedagogical Technologies: A Primer for Educators have changed the classroom life of the authors as educators, and they can change your teaching too.


Review


Artistic Pedagogical Technologies: A Primer for Educators provides readers with a lively and creative set of arts-based strategies that teachers can use with their students. The authors, three nurse educators, draw from their research over the past 13 years. Although the strategies presented are directed to educators in the health professions, educators beyond these disciplines may also find them informative. This comprehensively referenced book makes a strong and original contribution to existing literature in the area of teacher preparation. By integrating findings from their own research, their personal experience and current information from a variety of credible sources, the authors demonstrate rigor and attention to detail. The artistic pedagogies explained in the book are practical and designed to engage learners; to support the development of interaction and sense of community within classrooms; and to sustain genuine learner interest in course material. The pedagogies can be implemented in face-to-face or online classrooms. Lesson plans illustrate how artistic pedagogies such as playfully using music, photography, poetry and story writing can bring course content to life. Importantly, readers will be interested in the authors' explanations of their own journey towards conceptualizing and understanding what artistic pedagogies are, how they work and why they work. Each author writes from their heart. The book is a must-read for educators who strive to create supportive student-centered environments where teachers and learners learn together and from one another.
Sherri Melrose PhD, RN, Faculty of Health Disciplines, Athabasca University, Canada


About the Author


Katherine J. Janzen, RN, MN is an associate professor in the Faculty of Health, Community and Education in the department of nursing and midwifery. Katherine completed her undergraduate (2005) and graduate degrees (2011) at Athabasca University. She received the Distinguished Alumni Award in 2013. She has published over 33 articles in national and international journals and has numerous presentations nationally and internationally since joining Mount Royal University in 2011. An avid researcher, Katherine is currently exploring the use of the Quantum Perspective of Learning, in a four-year national grant. Her research interests include student engagement and creative arts-based pedagogy.

Beth Perry RN, PhD is a professor in the Faculty of Health Disciplines, Cent