From Ha-Ha to a-HA!: Using Humor to Transform Nursing Education by Shirley K Trout, PhD, MEd

The Twist Just Keeps Showing Up!

So you know how keen I am about the role of “The Twist” in creating a curriculum that sticks with your students. You know that it’s the Twist that shifts a classroom (or other learning environment) from “Yaaaawn,” to “pedENG!” (the exclamation one hears when a student is turned on to learning through a pedagogy of engagement).

This week, I’ve been engrossed in a lengthy book on CDs titled, Influencer, which looks at leading organizational change.

Different term, same concept!

And was I excited to hear the narrator discuss one of the key tools for leading organizational change – change that engages a person in doing, rather than just talking about change? (more…)