Media utilized as a teaching strategies engages students to develop critical thinking skills and also increases their motivation to learn while stimulating their knowledge retention.
Power point is an effective method according to students over use of lectures to deliver course material through use of graphs, charts, and figures onto a screen on the class walls for all students to view. Students who are visual and auditory learners are successful using this method as a teaching strategy. Course content is set up by instructor prior to class through computer technology.
Simulations engages student for active participation in laboratory setting. Students perform hands on demonstrations of clinical skills while an instructor observes and evaluates their technique and give instant feedback to students. Safe delivery of care is seen through practicing clinical skills and decreased anxiety results from repeated practice of skills in the lab.
