Educational scaffolding: Back to basics for nursing education in the 21st century

Nursing education in the 21st century is becoming more reliant on educational technologies, globalisation and independent learning. Modern program development and curriculum designs are transforming to include concepts such as blended learning, flipped classrooms, simulation and virtual spaces. Recent interpretations or definitions of Scaffolding in the literature have now included the use of supportive technological learning environments or appliances, supporting complex cognitive tasks and thinking processes (Devolder et al., 2012) hence, evolving or redefining the original scaffolding concept.
Source: Nurse Education Today - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Contemporary Issues Source Type: research