Objectives:

1. To evaluate the effectiveness of these activities (songs, plays and role-plays) on promoting student learning outcomes of creativity and critical thinking.
2. To facilitate the student learning process by these three activities in the problem-based learning context.
3. To promote a more interactive and student-centered learning and teaching culture within the School of Nursing, especially in regards to more diverse and creative pedagogical activities.

Remarks:

Outcomes & Deliverables:

• Chan, Z.C.Y. (2011, December). Why does poetry writing in PBL class enhance learning? Poster presented at the Conference on Frontiers in Medical and Health Sciences Education: Holistic Approach in Medical and Health Sciences Education, Hong Kong.
• Chan, Z.C.Y., Carlson, K., Leung, S.F., Heung, R., Lai, T., & Wong, K. (2012, June). The effects of composing songs, writing plays and using role-play within a PBL context on the development of creative and critical thinking. Poster presented at the 2012 Beijing International Nursing Conference, Beijing.
• Chan, Z.C.Y. (2012). Role-playing in the problem-based learning class. Nurse Education in Practice, 12(1), 21-27.
• Chan, Z.C.Y. (2012). A systematic review of creative thinking/ creativity in nursing education. Nurse Education Today.
• Chan, Z.C.Y. (2013). Critical thinking and creativity in nursing: Learners’ perspectives. Nurse Education Today, 33, 558-563.
• Chan, Z.C.Y. (2013). Freestyle presentation in nursing education. Nurse Educator, 28(1), 9-10.
• Chan, Z.C.Y. (2013). Exploring creativity and critical thinking in traditional and innovative problem-based learning groups. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 22, 2298-2307.