This site links to a curated collection of nursing-focused Khan Academy videos. Topics range from pathophysiology, pharmacology, Nutrition in disease processes, and health care infrastructure. All of these topics are core to nursing and provide expertly engineered visuals to help learners easily understand complex processes. Source materials referenced for learner exploration.
Type of Material:
Animation
Recommended Uses:
Lecture
Homework
Class presentations
Team activities
Individual review
Technical Requirements:
Requires internet access and a computer with sufficient processing speed, audio, and visual software
Accessed via Google Chrome
Identify Major Learning Goals:
The overarching goal is to enhance understanding of health related concepts associated with nursing. These animated videos break the concepts down into understandable parts, and the relationship of these segments are then reintegrated for a comprehensive overview. References are included for further exploration if so desired.
Target Student Population:
High School
College General Ed
College Lower Division
College Upper Division
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
A number of the topics are accessible to all levels of learners with no prerequisites needed.
More complex topics are oriented toward information synthesis and review and require basic understanding of science, chemistry, and pathophysiology.
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
This animation series is approachable, entertaining, and professionally engineered.
The learning is offered in small bites and can be viewed on a variety of devices.
Concepts are referenced and conceptual dynamics are explained.
Presentations are timely and relevant to nursing.
Concerns:
The collection is limited to the free materials offered by the Khan Academy and there are important topics that are not addressed by this series.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
Students benefit from learning via numerous modalities.
These videos are engaging, dynamic, and help students relate topics to daily life or medical practice.
The videos can be incorporated into other learning platforms such as PlayPosit or Kaltura.
This allows synchronous or asynchronous sharing of classroom activities and extends the utility of these resources.
Concerns:
The animation series does not provide learning outcomes for each topic. Some topics are addressed conversationally or without summarizing the learner take-aways.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
This collection is clearly labeled and easy to use.
The site is robust and easy to access. A click on each video icon is all that is needed to launch each presentation.
Creative Commons:
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