Distance Learning

     Being able to participate in distance learning education is very challenging and at the same time so fulfilling. This form of education is very new to me as a student because back then when I was still in school, computers and advance information technologies only plays minimal role in teaching process. Information are disseminated through lectures in a classroom settings. Daily attendance in school is a must and assignments were being done in a timely manner. Although I agree that distance education is an advance form of education that offers great convience specially with time issues it also thus comes with major disadvantages. What I miss with classroom learning is the chance to develop friendship with my classmates and visually seeing  individual reactions to certain topics. Physically hearing laughter and chit-chatting voices in the classroom makes me feel connected with my classmates and professor. But time is changing and education process is evolving with the time. Advancement in technology is one of this changes. I believe that change for the better should never be resisted but rather be welcome with the anticipation for improvement of the education system to better have an in-depth understanding of nursing education as a science and as an art.

My Teaching Plan

     To become a nurse educator is a dream for me, a dream that I am pursuing to fulfill, that is why I am taking my MSN Education Program. I intend to learn from this class the different models and strategies of teaching I can use to become a effective and efficient educator. My philosophy as an educator is to teach with a heart. I hope that through me, my future students will be able to care for their patients with compassion and dignity. For my students not only to be knowledgeable of evidence-based practices but also to be able to apply these practices skillfully. As an educator, I hope to become a facilitator, an advocate and a well adept resource person for my students, and for me to be able to do that self empowerment is vital.
     Well my dear classmates, let's all work together to uplift each other and to make this new semester a wonderful experience for each and everyone. I'm looking forward to learn from and with you the different models and strategies of teaching so that we can all become the next generation of educators that will empower new breeds of nursing students. God bless us all with our endeavours.